3 Step Bushes

Welcome! This time, I would like to talk about bushes in landscape paintings. They are simple, creative ways to add depth and perspective to any painting! Also a great way to cover up mistakes or areas you may not like.

What you need
Olive Green, Sage or Spanish Olive Green & Ivory, also a smaller sized brush. Glossy aritist pallette sheet (found at dollar store) or a regular piece of paper and of course a canvas or blank sheet of white paper.
Begin:
-Place a small amount of each colour on a piece of paper or glossy artist pallette sheet (these prevent paint from soaking in to regular paper or newsprint and drying out quickly)
-Dip brush in Olive green, dip brush on a spare piece of paper to get the feel of what it is going to do and how the brush is going to react.
-Now, on your canvas, using a light dabbing motion make a 1 inch size 1/2 circle or moon shape, leaving the bottom of the circle flat. Using the paint on the brush, stroke upwards from the bottom, moving the paint up, filling the 1/2 circle. Allow the brush to 'flip' over the top portion of the circle, creating the look of thin stems and branches.
-Using the same brush, dip in to the Sage green or Spanish Olive green and fill in with a dabbing motion some of the spots, randmomly placing the lighter colour over the darker Olive green. This time, you don't want to stroke upwards, you just want to dab the brush lightly, creating another colour and adding depth to your bush.
-Next, using the Ivory and the same brush, add very little paint to the very tip of the brush! With a light hand, gently tap the brush on to the top of the bush adding a bit of colour to the tip. Using light colours against darker colours, creates the illusion of light.

I hope those small tips help you out! Now try making more small bushes and maybe try clumping them together in a cluster.
Try Adding: hints of black under the bush to add a shadow effect!

Good Luck and keep painting!!