Tree Painting Bundle – Watercolor & Mixed Media

Take your tree painting skills to the next level with this exclusive bundle of three recorded classes, each offering a unique set of studies and a different final artwork!

Two Live Class recordings classes cover the same essential theory and artistic approach to painting trees in watercolor and mixed media, but through different composition studies and final paintings, making this bundle perfect for those who want extra practice and deeper exploration of the subject.

A recorded class from the essentials course “Watercolor and Mixed Media Sketching” — now available as a stand-alone module.

Ready to explore watercolor in a fun, expressive way? In this vibrant class, we’ll play with flowing paint, bold textures, and joyful color palettes—while learning essential artistic tools that will serve you far beyond this one project.

This module is all about painting trees—but not in the usual way. You’ll create two versions of semi-abstract trees, each in a different color scheme, using spraying, sprinkling, and flowing paint to bring your compositions to life.

What You’ll Learn: 

 Understanding Trees & Finding Composition

We begin with exploring how to paint different tree types:

• How to observe and simplify various tree trunk shapes.
• How to plan a strong composition, including the use of the golden ratio for balance and visual flow.
• Sketching and compositional planning to prepare for painting.

Tree Studies – Techniques & Practice

• Practice different types of tree trunks and how to express their volume and texture.
• Learn to use watercolor techniques, fountain pens, drawing pens, and watercolor pencils for layered, mixed media effects.
• Explore contrast, edges, line work, and color to make your trees feel natural and three-dimensional.

Final Improvisational Paintings 

• Apply everything you’ve learned in an expressive, improvisational session.
• Watch how I bring together composition, texture, and mixed media effects in real time.
• See how I stay loose and confident while still making intentional decisions.

From the Colorful Trees Class you will learn the following:

• Composition with the Golden Ratio
  You’ll start with mini-compositional sketches and discover how to use the Golden Ratio to create balanced, dynamic paintings.
• Color & Texture Contrast
  We’ll explore granulating watercolors and the difference between opaque and transparent paints—key tools for expressive, textured landscapes.
• Techniques That Set You Free
  Learn how to make dynamic lines using just your brush, plus create beautiful textures with spraying, splashing, and sprinkling.
• Color Harmony & Final Project
  Once you’ve explored tools and techniques, you’ll choose your palette and bring your colorful tree painting to life—with my full guidance, step by step. 

What’s Included in the Bundle: 

• 8 Sketches & Composition Studies (4 in each class – A4 / 8x10”) – Twice the practice for refining your technique.
• 4 Different Large Artworks (A3 / 12x16”) – Apply your skills in four unique final tree paintings.
• Step-by-Step Recorded Live Classes & Online Class Recording – Unlimited access to all three classes so you can learn at your own pace and revisit lessons anytime. 

This bundle is ideal for anyone who wants to practice more and strengthen their skills in painting trees using watercolor and mixed media. By working through all three classes, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of tree painting and feel more confident in applying these techniques to your own artwork.

✦ Core Techniques You’ll Learn:

• Painting a variety of tree forms and textures with confidence.
• Using composition principles like the golden ratio to structure your artwork.
• Creating volume and depth using watercolor and drawing tools together.
• Developing a loose but intentional painting style.
• Making creative decisions throughout the process, from planning to finishing touches.

✦ My Teaching Approach:

I share my entire thinking and painting process step by step, so you not only see how to paint a tree—but also why I make each decision. My goal is to help you become more confident in your own process, giving you the skills and mindset to paint trees that feel personal, natural, and expressive.

✦ This Bundle Is Perfect For:

• Artists who want to explore trees in a more expressive, mixed-media way.
• Beginners looking for a clear and inspiring foundation.
• Intermediate painters who want to deepen their understanding of texture, volume, and design.

 Access is NOT time limited!

Click below to get the bundle and start painting today!

MATERIALS WE ARE GOING TO USE IN A CLASS: 

Paints:

Your usual watercolor paints set

Colors - complete freedom of creativity, the class is not limited to specific colors.

All the colors that I use could be replaced with others.

I would talk about and explain my general approach to colors choice and explain why it is not so important to have exactly the same colors.

However for your convenience you will find colors that I use almost in all my paintings in attached file after registration.

For the Colorful Trees: 

Maple Tree (Tree n.1)

Analogous Color Harmony Transparent: Qiunacridone Sienna, Ultramarine Blue, Dark Olive Green, Azo Yellow
Semi: Transparent: Olive Green
Opaque: Bismuth Yellow (DS), Spring Green 211 (Rockwell), Cadmium Orange

Autumnal Tree (Tree n.2)

Complementary Harmony
EM 225 and EM 407 for tree crown
Ultramarine Blue and Sepia for the trunks
Brown and Bluish Grey Granulated colors by Rockwell, while brown splits to couple of colors yellows, browns and oranges and also has grey cold particles in content.
You are welcome to use your choice of colors.
Important points you have to pay attention to:
• Check the mixes to be sure you get darkest dark tonal value in mix or as pure one of one of the colors.
• Check if you have both cold and warm colors or can make your colors warmer and colder.
• Check if you could get any kinds of neutrals or grays from the colors you've chosen 

EM 225 and EM 407 for tree crown could be replaced with any other paints with granulation

Brushes:

• A Hake brush with a wide soft hair for wetting the paper.
• Also your usual work kit: it is important that you have brushes that are convenient for you to work with in several sizes - both for large washes and for details
• It is advisable to have a liner brush with a small diameter and a long hair.
• It can be a classic liner or you could use Chinese calligraphy brushes of different sizes.

Paper:

• paper for sketching - you usual sketchbook or loose sheets (90-100 gsm for sketching)
• 8 sheets of watercolor paper 100% cotton cold press in size A4/ 9x12'' for quick studies and 4 larger sheets of the same paper - could be about 12x16'' /A3

Other tools:

• Water bowl x2
• Spray bottle with clean water
• Graphite pencil 2B/4B or charcoal for sketches and eraser
• Medium or coarse salt
• Fountain pen or liner pens
• Palette knife
• A piece of thick cardboard about 3x10 cm.
• Watercolor pencils in several natural shades - brown, gray, green.
• You don't need a lot, 3-4 pieces will be enough.
• (At class I would show both watercolor pencils and additional tools that can be used in work, but you definitely could work without them)
• It is also not necessary, but you can prepare a bamboo pen (a sharpened stick of bamboo sold in art stores) or replace it with a dry twig of a tree by sharpening it with a stationery knife.