7 Steps To Painting Autumn Trees & Riders in Acrylics Preview

In this step-by-step paint-along course we will explore how to paint an atmospheric autumn woodland scene in acrylics, complete with dappled light, falling leaves, and distant riders moving through the landscape.

We’ll focus on capturing that fleeting autumn moment when golden leaves glow against darker trunks and long shadows stretch across a woodland path.

I’ll guide you through the painting in clear, manageable stages, showing you how to build depth and atmosphere using acrylics alone. We’ll work from simple shapes and tonal blocks through to layered colour, texture, and detail, so the scene gradually comes to life without feeling overwhelming.

You’ll learn how to suggest detail without overworking: how to paint trees as a group rather than individually, how to create the illusion of drifting leaves, and how to place figures and horses so they feel naturally part of the landscape rather than stuck on top of it.