Transcripts
1. Intro: Thank you for joining in and for this watercolor challenge
for the spring, we're gonna be
learning how to paint five different florals here. In this class you will learn some of the basics
of color mixing, layering, the wet
on wet technique, and some different
brush strokes. We have first the renal
calculus flowers, some Blue Roses. Two different styles
of the Roses. Puppies are really nice, beautiful mixed bouquet,
the Snapdragon. So those are some of the
florals that we're going to create through this
five-day journey. So let's jump right in.
2. Art Supplies : I am going to quickly go
over the art supplies used for this five day
watercolor challenge. I am using the Fabriano
artistic watercolor paper here. This is the 140 pound
cold press paper. The size is seven by ten. My brush here is an eighth round and it's
this silver black velvet. And I'm going to be using my Winsor and Newton
professional paint set here. And I'm just going
to show some of the colors real quick that
we're gonna be using. Our golden yellow there, the cadmium free one, some of the permanent
rose and magenta, and Dan through and
blue and some of the greens, Payne's gray. Now we're ready
to jump right in.
3. Day 1 Ranunculus : In this tutorial, I am going
to be showing you how to create some of these
beautiful florals. And they are called
the renal ankylosis. So we're gonna do two of them in this particular painting here, I am going to use, they come in a wide
variety of colors, but I'm going to use some of the deeper yellow and
some permanent rose. And then that's going to
create its own orange, which you will see, and then some of the
greens later on. So first up, we're
going to start off with that deeper yellow. I'm using my Winsor
and Newton set this one was the
cadmium free yellow. But whatever deeper yellow
you have will be fine. For this. I am using the tip, the tip of the brush. And you want these lines and
strokes to be very skinny. And you're going to
keep going up and around just like a
flick of the wrist. These are really
great for practice. And then I'm going to
rinse off my brush here and switch over
to that permanent rose and continue here along the edges. Then we're going to work in to that yellow a little bit there and you will
see some of it will start to turn that pretty orange
blending on through here. And then I'm going to rinse
my brush again and just use the water to feather
out and blend the edges. After the blending of the edges, I'm going to move down and let this one dry
up a little bit. And we're going to create a
second one right below it. The same thing starting
off with the yellow. And then around that will be
that permanent rose. Again. Also, it's up to you. I made this one slightly
larger than the one on top, but you can make it the same
exact size if you want. Just a little bit of
personal preference there, it doesn't really matter. Sometimes if you're like if you feel as though you
have a lot of papers, so on the bottom maybe
or one up top was a little tiny just so you
can fill things out. But keep in mind, we're going to add a
lot of leaves too, so we can always use
them as fillers. So just some things to think
about while you're painting. That's why these are great for practice and to learn placement. Next up, I did zoom
in a little bit here and we're moving
on to the green. I'm going to start off
with my olive green. And I'm going to put some in
the centers that too much, just a little bit
there and you will see its spread and
bloom out a little bit. Soft strokes. And then we'll let that dry
up and move on to the leaves. For the leaves, I'm going to
start off on the side here. And I'm going to create some skinny ones
and some fat ones. So you want a wide variety here. And again, it's nice to just play with the brush
and have fun with it. You can give a little
bit of wiggle to create some of those
crinkly leaves. And I always recommend too, that you can practice on a
scrap sheet if you want to, until you get the hang of it. But these are great
practice For every day, which is why we're doing
the challenge here. So again, with
that little wheel, little wiggle, and then
you can leave some of those spaces as highlights. I am using some
sap green next to this one is a little bit darker. I think I may have
mixed a tiny bit of Hooker's green in there as well. As long as it's darker so that you can see a little
bit more depth here. There were still a
little bit too light, and that looks better
now you can see the green blending
in with the yellow. And then you still have your
shadow there in the center. And we're gonna put
some darker leaves mixed in with our
light ones here. So you always have
your light and dark. And I was mixing a little bit of the yellow and
with the olive, but I decided against that. So we're just going
to stick with the darker shade of green. And that is it for
today's tutorial, I hope that you did enjoy it. This one was a nice, easy one just to get you into the flow and in that state
of practice every day. So be sure to watch all the other upcoming tutorials and I'll see you next time. Also be sure to upload your
artwork if you would like. In the Skillshare project area, I will have reference photos. And if you're on Instagram, you can feel free to tag me. I love to see
everyone's art work.
4. Day 2 Blue Florals pt1: Have a nice blue floral that
we're going to create here. And I'm just showing, I'm gonna use a few
different blues on the end. They're going to start
off with the Winsor blue, but it's also the same
thing as fellow blue. So I'm just using my Winsor
and Newton said there that I just got as a gift and I've
been really enjoying it. But yeah, it's the same
as the yellow-blue, which is very popular. It's almost in every set. So we're going to
use this one first, and then I will be using
some Payne's gray. But it's also really
similar to indigo. So if you have indigo, which is another popular color, I'm going to use
that one as well. So in the beginning here,
right in the middle, a little bit up from the middle, we're gonna do a simple rows. And I have the concentrated
color there in the center. And then I'm just
using the water to feather out the
edges so that it's lighter as I go along here. And right below it, I'm going to use
that Payne's gray. And this flower is
a bit different. Think of it as like
a little pinwheel. And we're going to
pay attention to these strokes and
the direction here. Then again, I'm going to rinse
off my brush and just use the water and create
some more petals here. But again, with this
particular flower, you need to pay attention to. You want to move it
in the same direction as the lines that you made. And we're just going to feather out the edges a little bit. And I am going to go ahead
and add a little bit more of the same color in the center just to deepen
it up a little bit. And then it will bloom
out there a little bit. And then we're going
to let that dry. So technically this will be
like little second coat here. Moving on to some space up top, I'm going to create
the same exact flower that we just did up top here. And so that there's balance. I'm going to use my Winsor blue, which was the low. And we're going to
create another rows down here on the bottom. And I'm going to
deepen up a little bit here in the center,
that one up top. For the leaves, I am using a sap green and also
a deeper green, which was the hookers green. If you have olive green, that will work well too. I'm going to continue to
work my way down and just go side-by-side here to create the leaves in-between
the florals. And then just keep in mind
that this is the first layer.
5. Day 2 Blue Florals pt2: Now that I have one layer
complete with the leaves there, I'm going to add a couple of
buds because it does look, it looks a little bit
better and I would like it to look a little bit fuller. So that's always a good
idea to just add some buds. And I'm going to use the same colors that we already
used from the beginning. So just that Payne's gray
and the Winsor blue. Once you're done with your buds, we're going to move back to the, those little pinwheel flowers. And we're going to add some more definition
in the center. Like those little t roses. But you want to make sure that the area is dry
before you do this. And if you have an area where
there's too much water, you can always use your paper
towel or an old washcloth. That's what I'm using
there just to pad up any puddles if you
put a little too much. And I'm going to fix that
one leaf in the middle. I wanted to leave it in the
video here so you can see how to fix things
if you need to. A little bit on the top
here and right there, it just needs a
little extra paint. Sometimes if you
put too much water, it's just the way it dries down, it'll have too much paint
in one area and not enough. So may have to go over with one or two coats whenever
you need to do there. And now we're going to work on the second layer for
the deepest green. I added some of the Payne's
gray in with my sap green. But again, you want
to make sure that your first layer is dry or else it'll blend right together
and then you'll just have like a big
blob of the greens. So in order to make them
look 3D and really full, they have to be completely
dry in between the layers. Lastly, here just
around some edges, I'm going to add a
little extra water just so we can bleed
out a little bit. And just create a little bit of a design where it
may look too empty.
6. Day 3 Poppies pt1: Now that the flowers have
dried up a little bit, I'm gonna go in with the indigo. If you have Payne's gray, that will look just
as nice either one. And we're gonna make
our oval shape. They're just in the
center for now. It's okay if you have
some of it bleeding out, you just don't want it too much. Just so everything has a little bit more
balance and flow. I'm going to add
a couple more of the puppy buds just to
fill things out here. Now that the first layer
of our greens has dried, I went ahead and I put some of that indigo in with the green just to get a
deeper shade there. And I'm just going to
spread it throughout some of the picture here. Just a little bit on the
leaves and the stems, so everything doesn't
look the same. We have some nice shadow areas. Also, after your indigo
dried up a little bit, we're going to use a little bit more and you're just going
to use the tip of the brush. And we're just going
to create some of the lines for some of the
stamen and the flower. Just some soft details. And then you can put a few
little dots on the end. For the very last detail here, we're going to use some white. And again, we're just gonna do a good couple of
little highlights. And then again, we're going
to touch up the stamen area. So I have these Jelly Roll pens. Sometimes you can see them
and sometimes you can't. If you have some Posca paint
pen or a white paint marker, I would definitely
recommend that. Or also you can
use white gouache. So there's a few
different options there. But as you can see here is that sometimes it's
hard to see these, these little jelly roll pens. I'm gonna go ahead
and use my posca. As you can see, the
white highlights really make these flowers pop. I think they came
out really nice. And they're very easy
and fun to create. That is it for today's tutorial. So you can be sure to stay tuned and I'll see
you next time.
7. Day 3 Poppies pt2: Welcome to today's tutorial. And for this painting we
have some nice fun puppies. These are really loose
and easy to create. First off, we have an alizarin
crimson red at the top. And then at the bottom I'm showing some
vermilion red there, which has a little bit more
of an orange tint to it. So I'm going to start off with the vermillion first because
it is a bit lighter. And then I am just going to
create a few loose petals. And I'm going to start in
the middle towards the top here because we're
going to create three different flowers. And then creating little
petals up top here. You want to leave this center. We're gonna put a different
color there later run. And make sure to leave a few white spaces in-between the petals
for the highlights. And off on the side here. We're going to
create another one. We're going to switch up
the petals a little bit so that you have some nice
variation, different viewpoints. And on the other side here, we're going to do, I would
say like a half of view. So one big petal up top and
then a small one on the side. And then one that is coming
down and around here. Almost like the
shape of a tongue. Then one little tiny one here. Now for the next step, I'm going to use some of the Alizarin and
we're going to use a deeper red and blended
through the centers. The centers where
you already put the vermillion
though we're still going to leave that white spot. We're going to use
indigo there later on. So just a little bit here
and then you'll see it bleed through with the vermillion. Just to give some more shading. For the greens, I'm going
to use olive and some sap. This is my Winsor. And Newton said if I
didn't mention it before, if anyone was curious, olive green and sap
green are very nice. They go with just
about anything. More of a natural neutral look. If you wanted something
to look a bit brighter, you can try using viridian or Othello as just
an extra tip there. So we're just going to use
the tip of the brush and put on some skinny stems here. And I did curve
mine a little bit. I always do that. I don't recommend doing
them just straight up and down and put a little
bit of a curve there. It just looks a
bit more natural. Then you may have to go up
and down two or three times, just so the stems
don't look too skinny. Now after the stems, we're going to start
to add on some of the leaves to fill
everything in. And then I'm going
to add a couple more little little stems
here and there, just because it does look
a little bit bare so you can feel free to add
as many as you like. If you want the highlights
on your leaves, you can leave little spaces. If you don't like that, look, you can fill the entire, the entire leaf with your green. I like to do both actually, I think it just adds
to your painting. And then you can practice with
different types of leaves, some small and some bigger. You always want a few
different sizes and variation.
8. Day 4 Snapdragon : Thank you for joining in
and for this tutorial, I am going to show you how
to create a Snapdragon. This flower is a little
bit more complicated, but not too bad. So first off, we're going to
pick out some colors here. I'm going to use the permanent
rose and some violet. These flowers also come in a
wide variety of colors too. But for today we're
just going to use the Permanent Rose
and the violet. And if you have a magenta
That would be fine as well. And then some olive green
for the stems and leaves. And sap green too. And here I'm showing, I am going to mix the
Permanent Rose and violet together and you get
that really pretty color. Those two colors blend
really nice together. First off, I'm going to use the violet as the
first color here. And I'm going to create
some of these petals a little bit different
than the other flowers that we were creating. And for some variation, I'm just wiping off a little
bit of the paint and getting a little extra water so that
you have different shades, but you are using
the same color here. These flowers are
quite long there. They are thicker on the
bottom and then it's gonna get thinner as
we go up to the top. So I'm just going to add
some lighter petals up here. And then we're going to mix
in that permanent rose. But remember to save some space because
we still have to put on the stem and the leaves
and a couple of buds. And I'm going to
continue to fill in around or this
larger flower is. So we can really build up
this area here on the bottom. For the green, I'm
mixing some of the sap and a tiny bit
of olive in there. And right here, I'm
just going to go up, straight up into that
big flower there and can make it a little bit thicker so
it's not too skinny. Then we're going to start to connect our
pieces here a little bit up through the petals. And then when I get to the top, I am going to curve it off
to the side a little bit. Just so it looks a
little bit more natural. And sometimes these flowers can be a little bit droopy as well. So it just a little
curve off to the side. They're up here on the top. Also, we're going
to create some of the green buds and blend them down in through
some of the petals as well. And if you want your agreed
to be a bit brighter, you can add a tiny bit of
yellow in I did with mine here for some variation to
brighten it up for spring. Also, you can always
find extra photos on Pinterest or Instagram
if anyone was curious, That's where I usually look for mine or out in nature as well. But these leaves from what I've found are
long and skinny. So we're gonna make them
a little bit bigger. Heading at a second coat there. The first one was a
little bit too light. With the violet. I'm gonna go back in and add some more details on that
bigger flower in the center. And then a tiny bit with
some of the other flowers. Just so there's a little
bit more contrast. For a deeper shade of green. You can use a hookers green or even like there was
a debt perylene green, whatever debri and
that you have. I used my sap and
olive and I just added a tiny bit of the Payne's gray
in there to darken it up. And then I'm just going to
put some of my dark leaves and you can give your brush a little
twist on the end. For some variation if you want some more of those
little crinkly leaves. Sometimes it just helps
your painting to look a little bit more
interesting as well. And a tiny bit with the stem. For some last-minute details here I just added a little bit deeper of the permanent
rose in some areas again, just for a little
bit more contrast, if anything, got to
light as it dried. And that is it for
today's tutorial. I hope that you did enjoy
it and that you've been having a lot of fun with
these extra floral tutorials. Be sure to stay tuned and
I'll see you next time.
9. Day 5 Mixed Florals pt1: For today's tutorial, we're
gonna get started here. I'm going to swatch out some colors that we are
going to be using today. I have the permanent rose, and this deeper blue
is the und Dann 3a1, or sometimes it says
in Dan thrown blue. But if you have Prussian,
that'll be fine too. Whatever darker blue you have. And then we're going to use
that deep golden yellow. And then we're going to use
a few different greens. I'm going to swatch
out here some of my deeper Hooker's green
and some sap green. For the first flower, I am using some of the permanent rose mixed with a little bit of that yellow to create
a peachy orange color. I thought that would
be nice for spring. Starting off with
the first flower, we're gonna do a rose. So I'm just going
to use the tip of my brush here and then
press down a little bit on this side to create some of those fatter petals
as they go along. And then just use the water
to feather out those edges. So they do look a
little bit lighter. And then on the very outside here I'm only using the yellow. So that orangey color
was in the center. And then the yellow is
on the outside here. For the second flower, it's going to be the same, but we're going to use
just the Permanent Rose. Starting off again
in the middle. Playing around with the
pressure and some of the different lines and strokes. These are great for practice, even practicing with
the water control. And then moving on to
some of the deeper blue. I'm going to start off
with a few petals here, starting from the center and
then just dragging the brush up and then down the other
way for the bottom petals. And then if some of your petals look a
little bit too light, can go back in with a little bit more paint
and then just drop it on. Drop it in their practice
that wet on wet technique. Moving up top here, I'm going to create
the same blue flower. Just to balance things out here. These are pretty easy to create. You just push down and let the shape of the
brush create the petals. And as they dry up a little bit, we can start to fill in some
leaves or negative spaces. I have my deeper green. They're mixed with a
little bit of the sap. And we're going
to continue to go almost like you're
weaving in and out between the florals, just filling in that negative
space that I mentioned. Anywhere where it looks
a little too empty. And down towards the bottom, I am going to use that
nice golden yellow color. And these flowers are actually
really easy to create. They can be compared to
like a chrysanthemum. It looks like a
big puffy flower. So I'm just going to push down and create
little strokes there. It's okay if some are
bigger than others. Just some variation. And then I'm gonna go in with a little bit of just the water, tiny bit of the orange color from before just in the center. And let that bleed through
with the wet on wet. We're going to let
that one dry up a little bit and move on to the final rows down bottom here just
to balance things out.
10. Day 5 Mixed Florals pt2 : Now that things have
dried up a little bit, we're going to go
back in and fill in some of these whitespaces. So we're going to create
some leaves in here, so it looks nice and fall. And then little tiny stems in-between some
of these petals here. So it looks a little
bit more natural that everything is connected. For the last details here, I'm going to keep going around
and add some more leaves, just so everything
looks nice and full. After you've completed
your leaves, you can go back in with
some of the permanent rose and a good concentrated amount because you want the centers to be a little bit deeper here. You have those nice shadow
areas in your dimensions. We're going to do the same
thing with the blue flowers, a little bit more of that
and Dan throw in blue. And these, you couldn't
do four little dots. And almost looks like a button. And deepen up those centers. The very last detail here, I thinned out the blue and I added a couple of blue leaves throughout
the painting here. I thought everything, it just really brought
the whole piece together a little bit up top. And wherever else, you may
have some empty spaces. Now that your first layer
of your leaves have dried, you can go in with your second
layer and we're going to add just a few of the
dark green leaves. We're closing in
on the end here. And I wanted to
thank everyone who participated in this five-day
watercolor challenge. Hopefully I will
be creating more of these and that
you enjoyed it. Be sure to check out some of my other classes and also be sure to share your work
if you would like, in the Skillshare
project area and also on Instagram if you're
interested. See you next time.
Suzanne Kurilla, Art with Suzanne
