Simply spring, flowers sing.
If you love spring flowers, these painting tutorials might get you started with trying some of your own.
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1. Simple Flowers
Materials: (links are my favorites)
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Simple Flowers samples
2. Zinnia
Work in simple shapes. Find a real zinnia or a zinnia photo (check copyright) and have it handy to use while you are painting. This flower has a big circle, a stem, and big leaves. Remember, it doesn't need to be "perfect." Have fun.
3. Poppies
It is more detailed than the zinnia, but in this case, I start with a light pencil drawing and then trace over the lines with a black ink pen. You must let the ink fully dry before starting the watercolor paint. Add the bright reds and greens, and it's like adult coloring books.
4. Stencil flowers
You can always use stencil shapes for flowers. I used a template of petal shapes in this video.
Supplies: Pencil, Watercolor paints, brush, stencils.
Stencil flowers (0:24 sec)
5. Go Abstract
A flower is a flower. The shapes change, colors change. Parts stay the same.
“Nature is a teacher whose wisdom we can learn, without which any human life is vain and incomplete." ~ William Wordsworth
Once you recognize this...pick up your paintbrush, sing, and dance:
6. Translucent Flowers
This last sample lets you see how wonderful watercolor's translucent quality can be. It will take a little more practice, and the most important factor is to let the watercolor DRY COMPLETELY before adding another layer. The result is a visual delight.
Waiting between layers is the key. (0:36 sec)
Experiment...have fun.
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