Watercolor Flower Painting : How To Paint Loose Watercolor Peonies

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Free Online Course: Watercolor Flower Painting : How To Paint Loose Watercolor Peonies provided by Skillshare is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for Less than 1 hour of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Watercolor Flower Painting : How To Paint Loose Watercolor Peonies is taught by Alifya P. Tarwala.

Overview
  • In this class, I will be teaching you how to paint Loose Watercolor Peonies using a reference photo but adding your own touch to it. I will show you basic watercolor techniques and will walk you through the painting process of painting these flowers. This class is great for all levels.

    A former art teacher and now an independent full-time artist, I am so excited to be teaching on Skillshare and I truly hope you find this corner of your space comforting, inspiring, and encouraging! Can't wait to connect with you all!

     

    TOPICS I COVER:

    • Prepping your paper and materials – I will show you how to prep your paper before painting and all the brushes and paints you will need for this project.
    • Warm up exercises – I will go through 4 exercises and cover basic techniques, layering, how to paint leaves and how to sketch using a reference photo.  
    • Painting process and details – We will go through how to paint a peony step by step.
    • Final Touches – This step will teach you how you can add last minute details to finish off your piece.

     

    MATERIALS I USED (but use whatever you have available.)

    1) Paints:

    • Arteza Watercolor half pans- https://bit.ly/3fFJ5xS

    2) Brushes: #2 round, #10 round - https://amzn.to/3azl0pM

    3) Arteza Watercolor Paper 140 lb - https://bit.ly/3egWHzt

    4) Masking tape - https://amzn.to/2XAtPuI

    5) Bowl for water

    6) Paper towel / rag

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Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Materials
    • Exercise 1 - Techniques
    • Exercise 2 - Layering
    • Warmup 1 - Leaves
    • Warmup 2 - Sketch
    • Prep Paper
    • Sketch Phase
    • Painting Process 1 - Flower
    • Painting Process 2 - Flower
    • Painting Process 3 - Flower
    • Painting Process 4 - Vase & Leaves
    • Painting Process 5 - Background
    • Final Touches
    • Class Project