Mountain Painting

Tear cardboard into ragged strips that resemble mountain ridges.

Lay three to four strips of torn cardboard on premade canvas as desired, creating a natural, layered look.

With a pencil, lightly trace mountain ridges onto canvas, continuing downward, tracing each strip as you go.

Mix increasing amounts of white with base color to create a gradient, one color for each traced area on canvas.

Paint “sky” first (space above first ridge) in the lightest color and continue downward, painting each ridge with a darker color as you go. The bottom ridge should be the base color alone, without any white mixed in. (Tip: For more detailed painting where colors meet each other, use a paintbrush with an angled tip.)