Blooming with Watercolors: Peony Roses Made Simple

1. Intro: Hello and welcome. My name is Natalie. I'm a watercolor artist, sketcher, and drawing instructor. I'm thrilled to have you join my class. Together, we will explore the vibrant world of watercolor, and I look forward to sharing my knowledge and passion with you. I have prepared a series of lessons where we will be focusing on drawing beautiful flowers. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, this lessons will help you capture the delicate beauty of flowers in your artwork. In this lesson, we will be focusing on rods. We will use an easy and quick method to capture these beloved flowers. Let's get started and enjoy the process of creating these staring floral paintings together. 2. Materials: Are you ready? I've prepared very beautiful photo of pony like rosies. We will draw them quickly in a sketchy manner to capture their character and beauty with watercolor paints. So let's quickly go over the materials we will need. Of course, we need watercolor paints. I'll tell you about the colors a bit later. You'll need a palette or a dish to make the colors to the desired consistency. What a color paper with a weight of at least 200 gm. So it's easier to pint and the paper doesn't twinkle. A pencil and an isor for making prelimitary sketches, a drawing board, if you're not using a sketch book, and masking tape to secure the paper, so it doesn't move or curl. If you're going to draw in a sketchbook, you can also use tip to secure the pages in it for your convenience. One brush, any brush with a sharp tip will do. You can use a brush with natural bristles, squirrel, Kalinski, man goose. But the subject is not complicated, and you can even use synthetic brushes. The main scene is that the brush has a sharp tip. It's a handy characteristic for drawing details. Liners, I have two liners, but one will be enough. The sickness should be 0.2 or 0.3, so the lines aren't too sick and don't draw too much attention. A sickness of 0.5 is already quite sick. Next, a container of water, tissues, and the head draw if you want to speed up the drawing process. Now, I'll show you the colors I will use for the drawing. I need only two of them. Pink and green. I'm using mine, but you can use whatever pink you have. We'll need a soft pink shade to highlight the flowers delicacy. For green, I'm using grassy green to add freshness and contrast. These two colors will be enough since the subject is simple, and we don't want to overload it with unnecessary details and too many colors. 3. Pencil drawing: Let's start with the pencil sketch. First, we need to schematically place the flowers on the paper. We have a larger object, a medium one, and a smaller one, and we need to arrange them harmoniously on the paper. Don't draw the details right away to having to redo everything if the placement is off. We'll schematically place the flowers on the paper and then we'll draw the details. I like this shape and placement. Now let's add the details, starting with the main flower. Mark the center with the darkest parties and briefly outline the petals. Don't press to art with a pencil to aid damaging the paper. This way, we create the direction of the petals making it easier to walk with paint. Now let's move on to the next flower. It's important to show the leaves to add some greenery and create a natural. Schematically, outline the petals, at least the direction. The upper part can be left white. We'll add the details with watercolor. The smallest flower has even fewer details. But it will complete the composition. The pencil sketch is now ready. Put away the pencil and eraser. We won't need them anymore. If there are very dark areas, you can lightly erase them so they don't show through the watercolor, and let's start painting the flowers. 4. Watercolor drawing: If you look closely, the flowers resemble the shape of a ball. One side is lighter. The other darker. Let's study the next flower carefully. One part is lighter, the other darker. Before painting, I recommend spending some time studying the subject. This will help you to understand the structure and lighten better. Let's wet the paper first. So that the pint goes on more smoothly. We'll start showing the form from the lighter side. You can take an even lighter tone. L eave more unpainted areas to show light and air. Move on to the next flower and use light movements to the dark areas. You can also zoom in on the image and see it better. Pay attention to the petals which are more vertical. Now look at the next flower to see where the darker areas are. Our goal is not to draw the petals in detail, but to outline them lightly. You seek a pain to show the darkest parts, including the center. Add a few details carefully to avoid overloading it. Immediately add green from the bottom. Blending it smoothly with a flower to create a more harmonious lo. Carefully connect the leaves with the petals. Here, I suggest pinch and dry. As it is closer and will be in focus. These parts should be lighter, showing the petals and the arrangement carefully. Let's designate the shape of the flower and look in this area, the flower is darker. Add more color here. After that, you can repeat the lines of the pencil. Add bright color here. You seek a paint to identify the darksterors. The center is bright, and the petals at the edges are also dark. Add more color to this pot to create contrast depths. After that, mix in some green, adding a bit of this color to the center for mony. You can also add a bit of discolor in the center of the flower. The main flower, the largest one attracts the most attention as we painted it dry. Blue the edges in some places to blend the walk with the background and make it look natural. This completes the watercolor part. I'll dry the shirt with a hair dryer and start detailing with the liner. 5. Details with liner: Everything is dry. Using a 0.3 liner. Let's add details. Making some areas more defined and expressive. Note that you don't need to outline each petal uniformly. The main focus will be on this flower, so there will be more details here. And after that, we'll add details to the top two flowers based on what's left for harmony. Let's start. Lo careful at your painting and start drawing the petals more clearly. Don't outline one to one is painted with watercolor. Sometimes capture white areas. Sometimes draw over the painting. But remember, the closer to the center, the more details and be more careful around the edges. The lightest part is the beginning of the petals, which we shade into darkness. Such sketches are spontaneous and largely depend on chance. Draw based on what you have, building the flower from the spots. Everyone's result will be unique. There is no need to copy. The main goal is to convey the flowers character, making it recognizable and de slide as possible, using the properties of watercolor. Slightly highlight the advantages. Noting the darkest parts with the liner, the center and surrounding petals. Look at the reference and you walk periodically. Relaxing your hand closer to the center, where there are many lines allowing your hand to draw the petals itself. Try to make the lands different from each other. Making some sicker, add a few dark shadows land here. Now, move on to the petals and leaves. Portray them lightly without excessive detailing. The main thing is to show the green areas. Highlight the shadow spot with a dark spot for rhythm. Draw some details of the smallest flower. Show the edges of the petals, but not all as this flower is not in focus. Let's move on to the second largest flower. Look at the spots we got and highlight them. If you don't like the light area, darken it with the liner to make the shape of the flower and readable. The more texture the paper, the harder it is to draw with a liner. Use smooth or medium green paper. I'm working on medium green, and in some places, it's hard to use a liner. And much depends on the liner brand, so try different ones. Schematically, show the petals without drawing all of them. This is a meditative task where we bring details to life, helping the drawing come alive. These small actions add charm to your drawing. Look at the reference and your walk trying to combine them. In some places, make schematic lines without detailing, following the lines, letting your hand flow. Let the flower appear itself. Add more details on one side, leaving some ambiguity on the other, allowing the viewer to imagine. It's important to stop in time. I think it's time to do that. The flower is recognizable, and we've conveyed what we wanted. Okay, it's ready. Let's remove the tape to see how the drawing looks without the boas. Here is our quick and spontaneous sketch. I love such sketches where you can capture the flowers character without spending much time on detailing. I hope I've inspired you to draw quick sketches and flowers. 6. Conclusion: Thank you so much for joining me in this lesson on drawing roses. I hope you enjoyed it and found the process as delightful as I do. Remember to paint with joy and let your creativity flow, and I encourage you to share your beautiful results with me. Happy painting and see you in the next lesson.