Progression of a Tree

Today morning, I came across a Jewish folktale from India and I felt that this artwork is so apt for this tale. You may read the story of the golden tree here. It's a sweet little tale.  I bet I had heard a similar story minus the golden tree in my kiddo years.

Here's a simple tutorial on the creation of a

Golden Tree (Bamboo Wall Hanging)

What you need:

Handmade paper (it is heavenly...I simply love it!!!)

Golden leaves

Acrylic colours

Brushes (I have used No:6 [flat] , No: 4 &1[round])

Glue

Bamboo wall mat

Basic sketch of a tree. I just placed few gold leaves for quick glance on how it would look.

Satisfied, I began the basic colouring

Completed the shading...added some grass and the background hue

A closer look; don't you think the impressed leaves give it a gorgeous look?

Glue the gold leaves onto the branches.

The whole tree...

I loved the deckle-edges that were on two sides of the paper and

so I manually gave the look on the other two sides.

 I wanted it that way.

Now glue it onto the bamboo wall mat. Let it dry for a few hours.

Viola! The bamboo wall hanging is ready to be hung!

If you are 'adventurous' and would like to try your hand at homemade paper, visit Julie who is too good at it.

You could also visit here for a neat and easy video which Julie shared with us:)

Hope you enjoyed it my dear friends:))