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PRACTICAL
Next month: Paint a seascape in watercolour
Digital readers can paint along with Barry as he demonstrates wintry trees in gouache.
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Morning Light, Early Frosts, acrylic on mountboard, 14 3 21in (35.5 3 53.5cm).
I just love doing the last bits of detail, the finishing touches. I mixed up my white paint to a
creamy mix and, with a loaded rigger, started to develop the highlights on the tree trunks and
branches. Still using the white paint I fashioned all the fence post highlights, together with the
gate on the left of the picture. I also touched in some of the light leaves within the dark areas of
the copse, which added a bit of sparkle to the painting. And that was it!