Swati Singh Studio
Leaves, trees and wildlife
Nature watercolor tutorials for painting trees, leaves, birds, fish, mushrooms and seasonal subjects with realistic detail.
Explore natural subjects beyond the studio still life. These tutorials break trees, leaves, woodland finds and wildlife into manageable shapes and layers while preserving the movement and atmosphere that make nature rewarding to paint.
13 lessons
July 2, 2022
Hello, my lovely artists. How are you all doing? Monsoon has arrived here in India. And it is making my plants so happy! Nothing like a peaceful monsoon morning with drops of water on the flowers from all the drizzling. Today we are painting the leaves of the…
September 25, 2020
Hello, my lovely artists! Hope you all are doing great. It’s time to add in another study to our autumn page. The subject for today is none other than the horse chestnut fruit. In the last tutorial we tackled a beautiful chestnut leaf and taking it further tod…
September 6, 2020
Hello lovely artists, I am back with yet another tutorial. And this time I am in the full autumn mood! Although it’s currently raining quite heavily in India, that does not stop me from thinking about the autumn breeze since September has arrived. Winter has a…
August 14, 2020
Hello, my lovely artists! This is my first time painting a fish. And I must say I truly enjoyed painting it. The subject for today is Sailfin Tang. Now I must sound quite professional saying its name but to be frank my knowledge of fishes is quite poor. And I…
July 10, 2020
Welcome back lovely artists. Today, I have a tutorial on hummingbird for you. I always wanted to paint this little bird. I love how they change to magnificent iridescent colors in a particular direction. Looking at them I just wait for these colors to show. Th…
September 8, 2018
Hello, my lovely artists. With the start of Autumn season, I am back with the first tutorial this year. I know, such a long time, right! I apologize for keeping you waiting for so long. Well, a lot of changes have happened in my life recently. Me and my husban…
December 13, 2017
Hello all, welcome back to the studio! I hope you all are enjoying the festive winter season to the fullest. Christmas is just around the corner and the city streats are looking beautiful with all the decorations. Last year I captured these red berries after s…
November 22, 2017
Welcome back, my lovely artists! Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you celebrate this festival to the fullest with all your loved ones. Today, I am back with Part 3 and 4 in the acorn series. If you are new to this series you may refer to Part 1&2…
November 4, 2017
Welcome back, my lovely artists! The Fall season is here and the trees have started changing colors from green to yellows, oranges, and reds! It is so beautiful around here in Virginia. Today I am sharing a watercolor tutorial for white oak leaves and acorns.…
August 11, 2017
Hello, beautiful artists! How are you all doing with the Daisy series so far? I did get a chance to see some of the artworks in the past few days and I must say they all are turning out to be beautiful! I love looking at your work so do not hesitate to share i…
April 7, 2015
Hello everyone! Welcome back to my art blog. Spring is around the corner. Last Saturday I posted the sketch of a cherry blossom tree in the “Sketch On Saturday” series. Well, this is the last sketch in the “Tree” series. I wanted to conclude it with a touch of…
March 30, 2015
Hello everyone, welcome to my art blog! Last Saturday I shared the sketch of an Aspen tree in the “Sketch on Saturday” series. I am going to elaborate on the same in today’s post. Interestingly this sketch took me way longer to complete than the previous sketc…
March 22, 2015
Hi all, I am here again with a new post! Today I am sharing with you all the sketching process of a white pine tree in detail. This is a sketch I posted under the "Tree" series of "Sketch On Saturday". I think it is a very good tree to start sketching with, as…