Tall Christmas Tree Strung with Lights and Eight Ornaments

A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.

• forest green
• golden yellow
• bright red
• bright blue
• orange
• leaf green

A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.

1. 1Color the whole tree in forest green, filling the four layered branch tiers from top to bottom.
2. 2Color the top star in golden yellow.
3. 3Fill the flowerpot with bright red on the top rim and bottom stripe, and golden yellow on the middle stripe.
4. 4Color the big ornaments: bright red on the top, middle right, and bottom left; golden yellow on the upper right, middle left, and bottom right; bright blue on the upper left and bottom center.
5. 5Add the string lights in bright blue, bright red, golden yellow, orange, and leaf green, leaving the thin wire lines white.
6. 6Optional: add a darker green shadow along the lower edge of each tree tier for a little depth.