WINTER FOREST| Watercolor painting. How to paint sunlight in the snow

Enjoy and relax watching a time lapse of winter painting. In this video, you can see the process of painting two snow scenes step by step from a white sheet to the last details. I start painting with the wet-on-wet technique, laying down the basic tonal relationships. Next, I apply a masking fluid to the light areas and darken the tone in layers. Completing the picture, I make the details already on the dried sheet.

I found these landscapes while walking in forest in Lithuania.

A ray of sun, like a spotlight, lit up a slender Christmas tree covered with snow. Everything around was rather gray, and the snow on its branches shimmered in different shades. This scene has inspired me a lot!

And I noticed the second landscape quite by accident, getting lost in the forest. In this landscape, I was attracted by the alluring blue of the dense forest.


🟩"Ray of winter sun"
20*35.5 cm
2023

🟦"On the forest glade"
35*35.5 cm
2023

00:00 🟩 (Pic. 1) The first layer. Wet-on-wet technique
02:11 🟦 (Pic. 2) The first layer. Wet-on-wet technique
04:18 Applying masking fluid
05:03 🟩(Pic. 1) The second layer. Forest in the background
05:56 🟦(Pic. 2) The second layer. Dark blue forest
07:34 🟦(Pic. 2) The third layer. Shadows in the background
08:00 🟩(Pic. 1) The third layer. Shadows in the background
08:43 Removing the masking fluid
09:04 🟩(Pic. 1) Shades of light in the snow
10:37 🟦(Pic. 2) Shadows on trunks
11:06 🟦(Pic. 2) Tree crown
12:29 🟦(Pic. 2) Shadows in the foreground
13:23 🟦(Pic. 2) Dry stems in the foreground
14:15 Final details
14:34 Signing and results

I would be glad if this video will be useful for both beginner watercolorists and just art lovers!

I used these materials:
Paints: Sennelier watercolors in tubes
Paper: "Arches" cold pressed 300 g/cm² 100% cotton

My instagram is   / dzen_painting  

Music used in this video:
Keys of Moon - Closer to Your Dream
Keys of Moon - Hope and Sadness
Keys of Moon - Life Blossom
Keys of Moon - Across the Park
Music author is    / @keysofmoonmusic  


If you like the artwork, you can buy it, for this, write in the comments or by mail.
My e-mail [email protected]
Artist Daria Chepurnaia

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❓ Question for you guys!
Was it interesting to watch how I create two paintings in parallel? Or do you like one picture in one video more?
Please answer in the comments, your opinion is important💚!)

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