Gouache Yosemite National Park - Digitalt Kit

The back-to-front layering method finally clicked for me — starting with that pink sky made the mountains and tree lines fall into place without overthinking. I've replayed the steps three times already and my second attempt actually looks like Yosemite instead of a blue blob.

I'm usually intimidated by landscape paintings, but the back-to-front method made the layers of mountains and trees finally click for me. The pink sky turned out way better than I expected on my first try, and having it as a digital download meant I could print the steps right next to my easel.

The back-to-front layering method finally clicked for me after this kit—the way it builds the pink sky first then stacks the mountain ranges really makes the trees feel like they go on for miles. I’ve replayed the step-by-step a few times for the mountain edges and my layers came out way cleaner tha