Forest Stream

A clear stream winds through a green forest, breaking around mossy rocks and fern-covered banks. Tall trunks rise behind the water, their straight lines contrasting with the tangled leaves below. Sunlight reaches the channel in small patches, turning ripples white and revealing stones beneath the surface.

Trace the stream from the foreground toward the center rather than treating every bright ripple as a separate piece. Water flowing over rocks has sharp white edges, while calmer pools show muted green reflections. The largest mossy stones make strong anchors along both banks. Fern fronds can be sorted by their repeated leaflets, leaving broader leaves and tree bark in different groups. Once the course of the water is fixed, the dense background becomes easier because every trunk, shadow and cluster of foliage has a known place beside it.