Colors of the forest

The colors of nature are visual spectacle. There is nothing better to combat sadness, stress, anxiety, than to go out to breathe fresh air and observe the beautiful colors that nature offers us, especially the forest, for its mystery and beauty. For that reason, I wanted to make this painting where the colors are the protagonists, those colors that are submerged among the trees, those colors that the light produces and make us dream. Here I show you the result and its elaboration process.

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Colors of the forest

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This work is licensed under a Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional.

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Materials

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For this work I used a lot of materials, since I had to make the painting and the frame. The materials were:

-Canvas.
-Charcoal.
-Acrylic paintings.
-Pinceles (Pointer Japan 2, kores 4)
-Wood.
-Varnish.
-Thread.

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Painting process

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With the charcoal I traced the lines of the trunks and branches, leaving spaces with unique shapes to fill them with different shades of colors.

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I started painting making my favorite combination, making a gradient from yellow to red, and orange. To degrade with acrylic paints, it is necessary to do it while the paint is wet, because when it dries, it is not possible to obtain a good result.

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After adding the beautiful color of the twilight, I added a gradient of green tones, which is the predominant color in nature. Progressively, I was mixing tones to paint other spaces.

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Then I added the different blue tones of the sky, yellows of the dawn, and dark tones of the nocturnal forest.

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Little by little I was mixing and creating colors to paint each space with a different tone, and thus obtain a colorful result, which would represent the wide range of colors that turn a forest into a visual spectacle.

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After finishing with the colors, I could proceed to add the black of the trunks and branches that would give the contrast, and would provide a result like this.

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Framework process

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I wanted the frame of the painting to look rustic, and for that, I looked for a dry trunk of soft wood to work with. The wood of this trunk is special to make comets, since it is a resistant and light material.

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With a knife, I took out the 4 pieces of wood that I used to frame the painting. Then I painted and barnicé.

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With sticks and thread, I made some fasteners to finish framing the painting, and thus obtain the final resultl.

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This was a tribute to the colors of nature, a tribute that will now adorn the wall of my living room. Did you like it? I would like to read your opinion, and you can support me with your vote if you like it.

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Thank you

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