The Ultimate Guide to Painting Loose Watercolor Roses: Floral Bouquet, Wreath, and Floral Border

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Free Online Course: The Ultimate Guide to Painting Loose Watercolor Roses: Floral Bouquet, Wreath, and Floral Border provided by Skillshare is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4-5 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. The Ultimate Guide to Painting Loose Watercolor Roses: Floral Bouquet, Wreath, and Floral Border is taught by Joly Poa.

Overview
  • Here it is! The most requested topic, a masterclass on loose watercolor roses.

    When I was a watercolor newbie. one of the top flowers that  I had wanted to paint was a rose. It's a satisfying yet challenging flower to paint.

    Through this class, you will learn that upon overcoming a few basic hurdles, you will be painting like a pro in no time. This is an extensive class for beginners and watercolor enthusiasts alike.

    Here are the things that you will learn in this class:

    • The importance of choosing art materials and how it affects your painting.
    • Brush stroke drills for painting better leaves and flowers.
    • How to hold your brush.
    • Controlling your brush to create more movement in your strokes.
    • Tips on turning your reference into a painting.
    • How to paint 4 different style of roses including layered rose and freestyle rose
    • How to paint angled or sided roses
    • How to paint leaves
    • Common mistakes in loose florals and how to fix it
      • Why are petals too arched?
      • Why are strokes too stiff?
      • How to add white spaces?
      • Why does the center of the rose look off?
      • How to fix a rose with no white spaces?
    • How to paint 8 different projects 
      • Floral Number, Bouquets
      • , Wreath, Single Stem Rose, Corner Border

    I am sharing below the projects that you will be able to paint after taking this class. Yes, you can paint all of them! :)

    I hope that you will enjoy this class!

    Joly

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Tips Before You Start
    • Materials
    • Student vs Artist Grade Paper
    • Tips on Using Reference Photo
    • Controlling Your Brush
    • Brush Stroke Drills
    • Common Problems in Loose Roses
    • Watercolor Rose Version 1
    • Watercolor Rose Version 2
    • Layered Rose
    • Freestyle Rose
    • Angled Roses
    • Leaves
    • Corner Flower Part 1
    • Corner Flower Part 2
    • Orange Rose Bouquet
    • Single Rose Stem
    • Expressive Florals Part 1
    • Expressive Florals Part 2
    • Rose Watercolor Wreath Part 1
    • Rose Watercolor Wreath Part 2
    • Orange and Blue Florals Part 1
    • Orange and Blue Florals Part 2
    • Blue Floral Part 1
    • Blue Floral Part 2
    • Pink Rose Bouquet Part 1
    • Pink Rose Bouquet Part 2
    • More Tips and Final Thoughts
    • Bonus Video Valentines Day Project 1
    • Bonus Video Valentines Day Project 2