Flower paintings have always been one of my go to things to paint and relax with, because they can be as simple or as complex as you make them to be. In this class I will share with you how to control your brush strokes in order to paint singular petals, that you will then be able to combine and create your own flower variations.

I’ve separated the lessons for these exercises, so you can take the time to practice and repeat the strokes and shapes as many times as you’d like before applying them all to a final composition. I will also share my thoughts on the brushes which I find would benefit this kind of paintings.

For the final painting, I’ve created 12 types of flowers that you can paint along to. These flowers use the strokes and techniques which I will go over in the exercises, and these are some examples of the things you can create. But of course, you can also make your own variations with customized colours if you have other ideas.

In the painting demonstration, I will both sketch as well as swatch colours, so beginners who might be intimidated to paint freehand, might get used to this method to get a bit more comfortable with the shapes and colours beforehand.

Though I will be painting freehand, for those of you who are not comfortable with this idea, I will have the downloadable outline ready in the projects and resources section. And you can use this to trace lightly onto your watercolor paper, so don’t worry if you’re new to painting.

The class is made for all levels including beginners, as it’s very open to interpretation. In the lessons, I will paint in real time, but I will be cutting the footage where my hand is off the camera, to get the class going and you don’t have to wait when I’m just sitting idle and thinking or waiting for things to dry. I understand that everyone paints at different speeds, so if you want to paint along, please pause in between steps, so you can paint at your own comfortable speed, and even have some time to practice certain strokes and do small trials whenever you need to, without feeling rushed.

If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, come join me in this class and let's begin!

Viola Vitkó

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