How To Paint An Oak Tree

10 Amazing (and Easy!) Tutorials

Introduction

Painting oak tress isn’t that difficult of a task. Of course, in order for it to feel so easy, you need to know where to start, and how to approach the artwork. This is where I was a bit rusty at first, and I can understand if you too have faced similar issues. I then did what I knew best, and decided to study a few tutorials on how to paint oak trees. This helped me to understand the overall process, and work my way through the painting. And if these tutorials proved useful for me, I’m pretty sure you too will be benefitted by studying them.

To paint an oak tree, you first start with the leaves, then color the branches and finally do the trunk. This is a basic top to bottom approach that’s usually followed by artists. This is perhaps the best approach there is to painting an oak tree. No matter whether you’re a beginner, or a profession artist, this is the best way to paint an oak tree.

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Realistic Oak Tree Painting Tutorial

Realistic Oak Tree Painting Tutorial

In this professional level video tutorial, we’ll look at the approach to painting a realistic oak tree using acrylics. The painting is as real as an artwork can get. It has depth, accurate coloring, precise shades and shadows, and does a fine job in mimicking the actual thing. A top class painting, accompanied by an amazing tutorial video. This one is a challenging thing to work on, and hence, I recommend you try this only if you’re an expert with acrylics.

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Beautiful Red Oak Tree Painting

Beautiful Red Oak Tree Painting

Although not realistic, this painting is quite beautiful, and charming. It may not have lifelike vibes to it, or give off a realistic appeal, but it’s still quite majestic to look at. The painting does have a fair amount of shades and lighting effects, and a bit of depth due to all that. But by no means is it a difficult painting to work on. Beginners will enjoy painting this, and learning from the experience as well.

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Beautiful Digital Painting of an Oak Tree

Beautiful Digital Painting of an Oak Tree

This digital painting of an oak tree can be achieved in many ways. You can follow the instructor’s approach in the video for maximum accuracy. Or, you could take some of his idea, and part of his approach, and make it your own by adding in bits and pieces from your own creative concept of the painting. It’s not a difficult painting to work on, but you’ll still need to be familiar with the tools or software you plan on using.

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Oak Tree Painting Tutorial for Beginners

Oak Tree Painting Tutorial for Beginners

This is a rough oak tree painting tutorial for beginners. There’s nothing complex about this painting. It’s as simple as an artwork can get. It lacks details, and doesn’t bother with shades and other lighting effects. These missing features make it the perfect painting for beginners to work on, and expand on their acrylic painting skillset.

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Quick Oak Tree Painting Demonstration

Quick Oak Tree Painting Demonstration

This sweet and simple oak tree painting done in watercolor is perfect for beginners. It’s not a complicated artwork, but it still has all the features you’d see in a professional level painting. It has shades, lighting effects, and a proper blend of colors. Beginners can learn a lot from this demonstration, and I think they should do whatever it takes for them to replicate it.

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Oak Tree in a Gorgeous Landscape Painting

Oak Tree in a Gorgeous Landscape Painting

This acrylic painting tutorial focuses not only on the oak tree, but also the landscape surrounding it. It’s what you can call a simple masterpiece. Of course, there’s nothing simple about this painting, except for the scenery it paints. In fact, you’ll notice this artwork has a lot of work done in terms of shades, lighting, and other key areas. Hence, it’s a painting you should work on only if you’re confident of your skills. The tutorial will help you through the whole process, but you need to have the skills on your end as well in order for things to work out.

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Majestic Digital Drawing of an Oak Tree

Majestic Digital Drawing of an Oak Tree

This demonstration video shows you how to sketch a digital drawing of an oak tree. I found this process to be very simple and enjoyable. It was something I tried out on my drawing tablet, and the results were pretty good; quite similar to the one seen in the video. But I’d recommend this artwork only to those who’re not only familiar with digital drawing tools and software, but are also somewhat experienced in digital drawing.

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Stunning Landscape Painting of an Oak Tree

Stunning Landscape Painting of an Oak Tree

This stunning landscape painting of an oak tree gives a lot of emphasis on the lighting. Working on this painting is a bit difficult in my opinion. There are a lot of elements here that you can’t identify, let alone work on, unless you’re somewhat of a profession in acrylic painting. Not to demotivate you or anything, I’m just saying that it’s a lot easier to paint this if you’re familiar with such projects.

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Easy Oak Tree Painting Tutorial

Easy Oak Tree Painting Tutorial

This is the perfect painting to start with if you’re a beginner. It’s simple, easy to work on, and will help you develop your acrylic painting skills. The tutorial does a good job in explaining everything very smoothly. All you need to do is study it a few times before starting work on the actual painting.

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Simple Oak Tree Painting with a Green Landscape

Simple Oak Tree Painting with a Green Landscape

This beginner’s level tutorial will help you paint a simple oak tree with an equally simple landscape behind it. It’s a straightforward approach, and involves no complicated steps or procedure. I think that you have the scope to improve this art piece by adding in bits and pieces from your own creativity. Feel free to make a few changes, if you think they’ll help improve this artwork.

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By Jimena & Iñigo

The Navarro-Rubios

My husband and I are learning how to draw and paint. We wanted to share this learning process with the world and have fun! That's why we created this blog. We'll have drawing contests every week and you'll decide who won that week! Follow along and learn with us!

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Jimena & Iñigo

The Navarro-Rubios

My husband and I are learning how to draw and paint. We wanted to share this learning process with the world and have fun! That's why we created this blog. We'll have drawing contests every week and you'll decide who won that week! Follow along and learn with us!

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