Watercolor Florals -Orchids
Sandra Bowers, Illustrator+ Surface Pattern Designer
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Trailer
0:53 -
Class Project
0:34 -
Supplies
0:17 -
Blending
4:03 -
Shadows and Highlights
4:44 -
Dry Brushing
1:00 -
Brush Control
2:35 -
Subject Matter
1:13 -
Sketching and Composition
6:01 -
Selecting Colors
2:56 -
The Flower - Part 1
11:59 -
The Flower - Part 2
12:08 -
The Leaves
10:02 -
The Vase
5:20 -
Painting The Other Two Flowers
7:30 -
Backgrounds
4:55
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About This Class
I use watercolor florals a lot in my designs, so I created this class to show you how I paint flowers, and specifically, orchids. Since it´s not scientific botanical illustration where everything has to be exactly the same as in nature, you can have fun with your creations. Join me while I show you the basics of blending colors, adding shadows and highlights, and I show you how to add texture and how to gain brush control. I will also share some tips on sketching and composition, selecting colors and creating backgrounds. And the best part, I will walk you through my whole process of painting one of the orchids, the leaves and stem and the root and you can see a time lapse painting of the rest. So join me and use my tips and techniques to create your own paintings!
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105 of 106 students recommendSee All
Wonderful class. Very well explained.
very complete instructions! Talks a little fast.
I just watched through all the videos first to see how the artist works and to see clearly what she is teaching and doing. I have yet to set aside the time to do the painting (I intend to paint my own orchids) but I greatly look forward to doing it. The class was well thought out, well explained and broken down into steps that make sense and are very thorough. I now have a better understanding of how to brake down shapes to draw them with more ease as well as how to add very fine detail, how to properly plan the composition of a painting and how to shade the flowers properly which I always find difficult.
Adrienne Brown
Mixed Media Artist/ Felting Goddess
I'm Sandra Bowers, I'm a Freelance Illustrator and Surface Pattern Designer based in BC, Canada. I'm originally from the beautiful Medellin, Colombia, where it's springtime all year round!
I have very big eyes and I love animals, specially dogs. Most of my inspiration comes from nature and animals, so I'm lucky to live in a place where I can sit in the garden and watch many free animals come close enough to admire (coyotes, raccoons, bunnies and many many birds!).
I love mixing ...
