WinterDay Tutorial

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First A Couple of General Notes When you are using any of the paint tools you must set your presets prior to choosing your color or it will revert back to the default color also once you choose your color the preset will go back to showing none but it does in fact keep your choice Remember to Save often, once you save - clear your undo history. If you find a setting you like or think you will use often refer to this snapshot tutorial by Debbie Hardisty on how to save your favorite brushes. Saving Brush Settings to your Easy Palette Also most all the settings specified in this tut are done with the brush panel.So once you set your Preset.....all other settings can be done from the brush panel Saving textures for reuse in your Paintings	This can be done with a Wacom tablet or with a mouse.The settings are all approximate as each person will use a different amount of pressure or a firmer or softer stroke.Also remember the undo is a very important tool and you will need lots of patience. A lot of steps seem repetitive but when you are trying to achieve a certain look you may have to try several different tools to get the look you want .So it is kind of a back and forth process. (which is where the patience comes in) Painting in Mode versus not Please note that you may find it much easier to manipulate your painting if you were to paint in object mode. Advantages to painting in mode is that you can paint a little bit at a time making it an object. If you decide later on down the line that you don't like that particular tree in that spot but it might look better on the other side of the canvas, you can simply move it over. It also makes it easier should you require to blend certain aspects of your painting.
All color Values specified are Windows Color Picker using the R>G>B Remember every time you click in and out of mode you are creating a new layer that can be altered or saved separately	If you are not familiar with the brush panel settings and where they are located I would recommend referring to this tutorial prior to starting
Start with a 600x400 White Canvas. You can reduce when you are finished. Click on Mode
Base Coat Oil Paint Dry Stroke size 160 transparency 87 wet control Color Windows Color Picker R230 G234 B238 multicolor 0 27 24 Click on Texture tab Texture snow 006 cover canvas (about 2 passes) Click out of Mode Click Mode Background Leaves Charcoal-Gritty Size 15 transparency 14 weight 100 distribution 52 Color 233 205 141 multicolor 0 27 24 spacing 21 Changing only color and transparency Color 165 125 87 multicolor 0 27 24 transparency 88 make a few highlights Click out of mode ---------------------------------------------
Click in Mode Trees Paint brush sizes varying from about 35 to size 1 make your trees and branches Color 8 10 9 Transparency 60 Softedge 30 Click out of Mode --------------------------------------------
Click in Mode Small branches Color 8 10 9 Transparency 80 Softedge 20 Click out of Mode ---------------------------------------------
Click in Mode Snow on Trees Oil Paint -Drop size 6 brush head 4 density 25 Color 229 227 234 multicolor 0 13 38 random 100 spacing 24 Click on Texture snow 7 Change Size only to size 2 and do small branches Click out of Mode ---------------------------------------------

Click in Mode
Evergreens
Charcoal Gritty
size 10 w 2 h
weight 34 distribution 52
transparency 14
Color 69 84 54 multi 0 27 24
spacing 32
Click out of Mode

Click in Mode
Rough up your snow
Oil paint light stroke
size 22 transparency 93
brushhead 27 dens 35
Color 240 241 247 multicolor 2 16 0
Wet control 13
Spacing 24
Click on Texture tab
snow texture 8
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Add a little base to your color trees in the background.......very small
Paint brush
size 2 transparency 20 softedge 26
Click out of Mode
Select your trees
Add some shadows to our front trees........

Since the light appears to be coming from the right front
I have chosen the left perspective shadow which is the last one

Right click shadow and split shadow and adjust transparency (reducing slightly until you are satisfied with results).

I also clicked on the background trees and used the same shadow

Paint a couple of small animals or use objects or the ones supplied
Place them where you want them and then add the same shadow

frame it and don't forget to sign it
Below are our 2 FullSize Examples

We hope you have enjoyed this tutorial


Any question please email me Sparrow sparrow8@cogeco.ca or Acadie murphy.norma@vl.videotron.ca