Grass can be a bit difficult to paint if you do not follow certain guidelines.
Have you ever looked at the fields and noticed they are not all the same tones. This can be due to different things growing, but it is also due to the affects of the sun and shade.
A good way to start is with a horizon line. You can start by putting a field just below the skyline. Make it a little sloped, but not too big (it is in the distance and perspective wise, that would be barely visible.) Use a dark green. Then add a little yellow or white and work in the next layer. This layer will appear to capture the sunlight. Finally, as you work your way forward with a medium green color and pull it all the way forward. Let the slopes flow and leave any color variations.
In the example above, you can create some very simple fields. It’s pretty easy to identify each blade of grass as well. Tufts of grass are painted by simply using a color that contrasts (dark on light background and vice versa). Using rapid movements, pull the paint up with a light touch and allowing your brush to come off the canvas. This creates a fine point at the end of the stalk of grass.
It is only necessary to add a few stalks here and there to indicate the fields around. Make the grass in the foreground stand out by using a little yellow, but make sure not to over do it.
Julie Shoemaker is an avid painter and hobbyist who regularly gives paintings as gifts to family and friends. To read more articles like the one here, and to see more free art tips, tricks and techniques and free step by step lessons Learn Painting Techniques or visit http://www.IamPainting.org
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