About This Class

Hello! I hope you are doing fantastic today. We are going to paint a simple watercolor floral bookmarks. Nothing specific kind of flowers. Here you will learn to control the water and paint in order for you to achieve the transparency and opacity of watercolor also the control of your hands holding the brush.

Here is the guide for your class project:

1. Prepare your paint, brushes, water and paper. Try to paint using natural light or under a bright source of light.

2. For beginners, do some exercises first in creating petals. You can find the exercises under the Watercolor Washes and Techniques section.

3. Paint the flowers. This is not something too serious where we have to think about detailing and depth or dimensions. This is more about being free and tapping into your intuition. Just be mindful of the tonal value, the lightness and darkness of the color. Be creative and feel free to add your own style.

4. Paint the tiny leaves. Use the darkest blue and with then that shade, add more water to create a lighter tone. Paint some different tones on your leaves just like with flowers, there are dark tones and light tones.

5. Totally optional, but you can also accentuate the leaves with white dots using white gouache, white gel pen or acrylic.

6. Cut the finished painting into a bookmark. You can also punch a hole and put strings on it if you prefer.

By the end of this class you will not only have bookmarks to be a part of your reading journey, but you will have inspiration and confidence to paint simple and easy loose watercolour florals.

Materials:

Watercolor Paints (tube or pan paints will do the job)
Watercolor Paper
Watercolor Brushes in different sizes
Cups with water
Paper towels or napkins
White Gouache, White Gel Pen or While Acrylic (Optional)

Sharing your Artwork

I can't wait to see what you create. Please show me your work in the project section and please do feel free to upload any of the following:

Your Watercolor Washes and Techniques
Your work-in-progress from any phases of the project
Your final Watercolor Painting

Please reach out to me if you have any questions or need an extra guidance. Please feel free to ask them in the discussion section of this class, and I will get back to you as soon as I am able. If you find this class beneficial, it will be much appreciated if you leave a review to help other students decide if they like to take this class as well.

If you want to learn more from me, please feel free to visit my other classes over here on Skillshare as well as thousands of creative classes from talented teachers all over the world on this amazing platform.

Don't forget to tag me on Instagram @habit_of_art and use the hashtag #letspaintandstayconnected to feature your work on my stories. Please reach out to me if you have any questions or need an extra guidance.

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https://www.facebook.com/makulaystudio

Feel free to share your work to our Facebook Private Group Page: Let's Paint and Stay Connected by Makulay Studio

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1024233775013094

I hope you will all enjoy this class. Paint your stress away, be creative, have fun and enjoy the process.

Angela Sims

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