Tree Bark Acrylic Painting

Mix a brown paint and a red paint together on a palette.

Tree bark acrylic painting.

Saplings adult birch trees and beech trees have smooth surfaces while the outer bark on most other trees such as maple or oak cracks and dries as the tree grows leaving behind a grooved rough surface. When painting a tree the trunk and leaves are the foundation of your painting. When painting trees realistically you need to pay attention to the bark. Painting tree trunks white is a time honored method of young tree protection often found in orchards and tree farms.

There are several purposes but chief among them is to prevent cracking and splitting of the tender new bark which can allow introduction of disease insects and fungus. 1 begin by making a line with a flat or round brush and your desired. Trunks are wider at the base and may have large prominent roots and knotholes or peeling bark. Micah uses this process to create three dimensional bark on the trees in his paintings.

To get a realistic painting of a tree trunk use different colors shades and techniques. T depends on the type of tree the season you are painting and the play of light on the trees and branches. Painting the bark is more than just a layer of brown paint on your tree.