How to draw and paint an Ancient Olive Tree - Watercolour

This video shows you how I drew and painted in watercolour the olive tree that appears a fe times in my recent children's picture book, Pandora. A longish video with a lot of chat about drawing, painting, illustration and making picture books.

The tree is a recurring theme in the book. I wanted something to connect the inside world of the story with the outside world.

In my researches I came across the stunning wall painting in Akrotiri in Crete, dating back some 3400 years. The swallows and the lilies really got me going, and then I decided to have a lone, ancient, gnarled olive trees too, as a symbol of the mediterranean and. You can see a video about Akrotiri and the amazing wall paintings here: youtube.com/watch?v=1gb7g9w6fxo

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Everyone asks about the tools I use when I'm out using my sketchbook. here's a video to show you what and how I use them. youtu.be/QJwjV1FKdyg

Rotring Tikky Graphic Pen
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The Pentel Aquash Brush
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Huion A4 Tracing Light Pad
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The Seawhite of Brighton a5 travel journal
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The Cotman sketching watercolour set
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Neutral Tint Half Pan Watercolour Paint
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Naples Yellow Half Pan Watercolour Paint
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Sharpie White China Marker
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Pentel Brush Pen
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Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils
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Shoo Rayner is an award-winning illustrator and author of over 200 books for children.

The Shoo Rayner Drawing Channel won the 2011 YouTube NextUp award.

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