Level up your skills by painting one of the most intricate and beautiful flowers - hydrangea! In this class, we will practice a number of essential watercolor techniques so you can gain confidence to approach even the most difficult botanical subject. I will show you how utilize the full potential of watercolor transparency to create a realistic painting by glazing several layers of paint. In addition, we will go in depth on the following subjects:

Creating an under-painting layer - Your "map of color" using wet-on-wet technique
Defining light and shadow using wet-on-dry technique
Building texture on petals using negative painting technique
Capturing realistic light and applying glazing technique to build a sense of 3D volume on 2D paper
Extending your palette to include cool and warm variations of the base color

This class will provide an excellent training opportunity for intermediate artists who are familiar with the basic watercolor techniques and want to progress to more advanced subjects. Advanced artists will also find this class enjoyable and will surely pick up some new tips for hyper-realistic botanical art.

Olga Myronenko

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