Do you want to relax, paint simple florals, and not fuss with a ton of supplies? Fantastic! You're in the right class... Grab 1 brush, 3 colors, some watercolor paper and let's paint. You'll learn 5 simple designs in under an hour. These charming flowers can be used as stand-alone art pieces, as filler flowers in larger bouquets, accompany your lettering work, add charm to your envelopes, used with engraving, letterpress, and the list goes on!

Videos are in real time, none are sped up. You see every step from start to finish, including a reference thumbnail, within frame, as we paint our flowers. No background music is played during the lessons. I share plenty of my brush tips and techniques along the way.

This class is designed for all levels but some knowledge of the wedge brush and watercolor is helpful. If you're not familiar with the wedge brush or don't have one, no worries, a round brush can be substituted.

Supplies needed:

1. Watercolors: Yellow Ochre, Quinacridone Gold, and Undersea Green. These are Daniel Smith pigments but any brand will do. I use them from the tube but pan watercolor is absolutely fine. If you're not a yellow and gold fan, change up your colors!

2. Watercolor paper: I use Canson XL cold-pressed, 140#, watercolor paper. I cut mine to 4 1/2" by 4 1/2" cards but no need to do that. Practice along with me on a larger piece of watercolor paper, then when you're comfortable with the strokes and designs, cut them into cards or Polaroids if that's what you choose to do. As with all supplies, use what you have and what you're most comfortable with.

3. Brushes: I'm using my size 8 wedge brush. Any wedge or triangle brush will do OR a similar size round brush can be substituted.

4. The usuals: Water jars, palette, rags or paper towels to dab your brush and anything else you need as you paint (tea and soft music are my "extras" when painting).

Jackie Tyler

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