E-Book - Secret to Leaves and Painting the Maple Leaf - by artist Sharon Hamilton MDA

E-Book 

Introduction to painting leaves with artist Sharon Hamilton. 

This short booklet is an in-depth study on the importance of how leaves impact a composition.  Sharon covers leaf structure including the many serration characteristics of leaves, vein development and how to work with turned edges.   There are a multitude of photos and illustrations throughout the text.  The artist uncovers some of the secrets to painting your own beautiful leaves.

In this e-book painting lesson the artist puts to use the information covered in the leaf study portion of the e-book.  The painting exercise is to paint a simple maple leaf by follow along with Sharon’s in-depth instructions and step-by-step photos included with the written text.

                                              Here's just a tiny sample from Sharon's e-booklet.

Traditions Artist Acrylic Paints: 
Burnt Umber (DAT46), Carbon Black (DAT42), Hansa Yellow Light (DAT15), Phthalo Green-Yellow (DAT22), Raw Sienna (DAT43), Raw Umber (DAT45), Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide (DAT56), Quinacridone Burnt Orange (DAT53), Ultramarine Blue (DAT26), Warm White (DAT36)

Traditions Mediums
Multi-Surface Sealer (DATM03), Extender & Blending (DATM02), Glazing (DATM01), Satin Varnish (DATM04)

Traditions Brushes:
#3/0 Liner (TB11), #3 Round (TB21), #6 Flat (TB32), #10 Flat (TB34), #12 Flat (TB36), 1” Flat (TB38), #6 Filbert (TB41), #10 Filbert (TB43)