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Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)

Bonsai Tree Leaves

Japanese Maple Bonsai Tree Leaves Painting - Steve Greaves Photorealism Paintings

Japanese Maple Bonsai Leaves                   enlarge image

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

 

Japanese Maple Bonsai Tree Leaves Drawing - Steve Greaves Photorealism Paintings

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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Low-Tack Frisket

Ideal for Airbrushing.

 

 

Low-Tack Frisket

Ideal for Airbrushing.

 

 

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