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Snowy spruce, plate 36 of Quiet Winter. Drag across the page to compare the color reference with the drawing as printed.

Quiet Winter · Plate 36 of 45

Snowy spruce color reference

Spruce trees grow across the cold northern forests of the world. Their cone shape and bendy branches help them shed heavy snow. Spruce needles are short and stiff and grow one by one from the twig.

Colors to reach for

Use dark blue-green for the needles, white for the snow, blue shadows under the snow, and brown for the trunk.

  • dark green
  • blue green
  • white
  • pale blue
  • brown

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