How to Paint Loose Watercolor Tulips

Do you LOVE playing with watercolors? Do you LOVE flowers? Perrrrfect. I've created a class JUST for you.

Together we are going to learn how to paint these darling loose tulips in a loose watercolor style. As I will mention in the videos, there are several branches of watercolor, with styles ranging in the very tight and controlled, leaning toward botanical, and those that are looser and more carefree. The latter is where we will focus our efforts today!

I cover a good deal of information in this class, so I've broken it into six segments. 

• SUPPLIES - this is where I will show you everything I use in my work and what you will need for today's lesson!
• CREATING MULTIPLE WASHES - watercolors are ALL about layers and washes. I will show you how to create different water to paint ratios to build up intensity in your work.

• SHAPING THE FLOWER HEADS  - using very simple strokes, I will instruct you on how to use your brushes to create different a variety of flower heads. We'll also start the blending two washes together.

• ADDING MIDDLES, STEMS AND LEAVES - once we have thoroughly covered building flower heads, we will move on to learning how to add a stem and leaves into wet paint to create a "bleed" - a controlled disruption of merging color. This is where we will practice wet into wet technique, which is a matter of timing and being mindful of how wet the paint is.

• PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER - next we will practice putting everything we have learned together in one seamless motion, using multiple washes and brushes of varying sizes 

• CREATING ELEMENTS FOR A PATTERN - lastly I will show you how to create multiple tulips, in different stages of growth, which you can later turn into a pattern using photoshop!

BONUS: I will ALSO show you how I mix two colors to create a new color featuring my muted tones. More on this process can be found in my "Color Guides" which are located on the website! Rosaliegwenpaperie.com. This will be fun for those who especially love vintage, earthy colors!

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