plate no. 2620

Landscape with Tree

Maurice Braun, 1910

oilImpressionismlandscapelandscapetreemountainsvegetationskyhill

suitable for beginners

This painting offers a good opportunity to practice layering colors and creating texture with visible strokes. Students can learn to simplify complex scenes into basic shapes and color blocks.

technical profile

palette complexity

brushwork visibility

value contrast

compositional simplicity

study guide

est. 6 hrs

approach — 8 steps

step 01
Lightly sketch the basic shapes: mountains, trees, hill, and foreground.
step 02
Establish the horizon line and the overall composition.
step 03
Begin layering colors for the sky and mountains using light pressure.
step 04
Add the darker greens and blues for the trees, varying the pressure to create depth.
step 05
Use reds, oranges, and browns to build up the hill, layering colors for texture.
step 06
Create the foreground vegetation with short, broken strokes of blue, green, and brown.
step 07
Add the tree trunk and branches with dark lines, varying the thickness for interest.
step 08
Refine details and adjust values to create a sense of depth and atmosphere.

color palette

primary · red · green · brown · blue

secondary · orange · yellow · grey

Mix browns with reds and oranges for the hill. Create greens by mixing blues and yellows. Use grey to tone down colors and create shadows.

techniques

·layering
·hatching
·scumbling
·color mixing
·broken color

common pitfalls

→Overworking the colors and losing the freshness of the strokes.
→Making the colors too uniform and lacking variation.
→Ignoring the underlying sketch and losing the structure of the composition.
→Not varying the pressure of the strokes, resulting in a flat image.

materials

surface · Drawing paper

required

·Colored pencils
·Drawing paper
·Eraser
·Pencil
·Sharpener
·Blending stump

optional

·Kneaded eraser
·Fixative spray

Experiment with different brands of colored pencils to find ones that blend well. Use a light touch when layering colors to avoid overworking the paper.

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