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Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum) Bonsai Tree Leaves
Watercolour & airbrushed gouache painting on watercolour paper. Photorealism botanical painting 2008 - 2010. 15.25 x 10.25 ins. For Sale - offers invited. (The painting still needs the finishing touches adding).
A close-up study of Japanese Mountain Maple (Acer palmatum) leaves in spring showing the red colour before they mature and turn green. Later in autumn / fall they again display this spectacular red colouration before the leaves drop.
Painting Technique / Tutorial: Japanese Maple Bonsai Tree Leaves
Here's the drawing showing the main leaves masked with Frisket prior to the background being airbrushed in with gouache. This mask is a kind of low-tack sticky-backed plastic.
First stage of airbrushing in the background with a Simair AB60A airbrush. The gouache paint has been diluted with water to a runny liquid consistency and stored in mini jam-jars. You can see the reference photo in the foreground.
Yellow tones have been airbrushed in to warm up the greens.
A couple of airbrushing stages later and the out-of-focus fence panels in the background are taking shape.
Next stage is to remove the Frisket and start painting the large foreground leaves in Watercolour with a sable brush...
More images & info to be added shortly - please check back!
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Steve Greaves Trafalgar Square London Postcard
Simair Sp35 Airbrush.
Low-Tack Frisket Ideal for Airbrushing.
Low-Tack Frisket Ideal for Airbrushing.
Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache Introductory Set.
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