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For the beginner who has trouble drawing I show an easy tracing method and a less boring way to explore different shades of green. This is not a lengthy detailed painting. It is a simple, quick method.
I used Arches Cold Press 140 lbs. It's often inexpensive at Jerry's Artarama website. I think the size of paper I used was 10 x 14 inches, something like that.

Here is the link to where the reference photo was found and the excellent photographer who took the photo, which was Diego Madrigal at Pexels website. https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-viper-2062314/
(If you don't see the snake image, just scroll down until you do.)

It's a great photo/image to practice watercolor. You'll discover different ways of painting it if you paint it more than once. Use different paper and paints and see the difference as you also better your skills through experience, trial, and error.

After you have painted this a couple of times on a small scale, exploring different ways to approach and complete this image, try doing it on a much larger scale. It's a good way to practice drawing with a less complicated image.

Fun fact: Take a cell phone photo of your painting as you paint it. View your painting on your phone. It often helps instantly see areas needing correction or attention to.

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This video is an instructional video which falls under fair use pertaining to educational purposes.