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1. Introduction: [MUSIC] Are you like me who loves to give
gifts that are handmade? Well, if you want
to learn how to paint unique Christmas
themed projects, then you would probably
enjoy this class. [MUSIC] Hi, my name is Jordy and I am a watercolor artist based
in the Philippines. I'm also known as Joly Poa
on Instagram right here. That's where I post
photos of my paintings and I also post process videos. In this class, we
will be painting modern watercolor
holiday florals. We'll be focusing on a
different color palette. We'll be using deep red, muted yellow, and some
art drawing colors. If you prefer using
bright and happy colors, I will suggest checking out.
2. Materials : Let's talk about the materials. For the paper, I am using Saunders Waterford 100
percent cotton paper. This is called pressed paper and it has a little
bit of texture, so it's good for loose florals. This paper is in a block form, which means that
all sides are glued except for one part right here. You can use a palette knife to slide off one sheet of paper. It's very convenient to
use watercolor blocks, but it can be also
quite expensive. I would suggest to buy a loose
sheet of watercolor paper. It's usually around 22 by 30 inches and then just cut it into the
size that you want. Let's move on to the brushes. I have here a silver brush, black velvet, round brush. I have two sizes here. I'm using Size 6 and Size 8. You don't need to use two
sizes if you have just Size 6 or just Size
8, that is fine. When choosing a brush, try to look for a brush
that can hold a lot of water and yet it
can keep its point. Moving on to paint, I'm using the Shinhan PWC and it's a Korean
artist-grade paint. It comes in tubes like this, but I do prefer pouring it into smaller
half pans like this. I just find it more convenient
to use when I'm painting. Here are the colors that we
will be using in this class. We need permanent
rose, Sap green, hookers green, yellow
ocher, burnt sienna, permanent violet, burnt umber, sepia indigo, cerulean
blue, and ultramarine deep. Don't worry because
I'll be uploading this photo in the
resources section. You also need a mixing palette, so this is just the lid
of my paint palette. You can also use a ceramic
plate if you have one. Then we need a jar of water and also tissue paper to blot out the excess
paint in our brush. For this class, we are going to add some gold details
to our paintings. I'm going to use the Art
Philosophy Metallic Accents. I'm going to use the
gold paint right here. You can also use
a different brand like Fine Tech or maybe if you have a gold gouache or acrylic paint that's
also fine to use. For the white details
in our florals, I'm going to use
a white gouache. This is from the brand Holbein. If you don't have white gouache, you can also use a white pen. This is the brand
new Uniball Signo. I find this very
convenient to use, especially if I have
to draw small details. Lastly, you will
need a pencil to draw the guides in our painting. You can use any type of pencil. That wraps up our materials. Let us now start
painting. [MUSIC]
3. Floral Border Project Part 1: Let's start with
our first project. What we need to do is
to figure out where to put the main flowers first. I'm going to put one flower over here and another
one at the bottom. You can use a
pencil to just draw a circle so that you
have a guide and then we'll be painting
the border later. I'm using a size
eight round brush. I'm just going to
dip my brush in the water jar and grab
some yellow ocher. Let's start with the
center of the rose. I'm going to paint the
muted yellow rose. For the center I'm just going to mix yellow ocher and sepia. We want a thick mixture
for the center. I think I want a
little bit more of that sepia so that it can
be a little bit more brown. Using the tip of my brush, I'm going to start with a
letter C stroke in the middle. That will be the center
of my rose and then I'll paint some more smaller
C strokes beside it. Keep in mind that you should
leave white spaces in between those strokes so that it will not look like a blob. Let's zoom in so that
you can see it better. At this point, I'm going
to paint bigger petals. Let's dip our brush
in the water jar and tap the excess paint to get a lighter shade of this yellow ocher
and sepia mixture. I'm going to paint
besides C shapes. Try to paint a quick strokes so that you can get
those pointy tips. To add a bit more
shadow to this flower, I'm going to put a darker shade of color
for the outer petals. This is just diluted sepia. I'm just going to
continuously paint, C shaped petals all
around this flower. If there are small gaps, you can just paint a line instead of a letter is C stroke. It's a trick that
I usually do just to close those small white gaps. Now let's grab just clean
water and I'm just going to slowly fade away
the outermost petals. Don't be scared to fully press your brush to create
broad strokes. Now let's move on
to the other rose. I'm going to grab some
rich permanent red color. We are going to add
a little bit of hooker's green because I
want a deep red color. Permanent red is a bright
color and we're just going to tone it down with
a complimentary color, which is a green color, and that's why I'm
adding hooker's green. Complimentary colors
are colors that sit on the opposite side
of the color wheel. Now that I have added
the hooker's green, you can see that the red
has been toned down. It looks a little bit like
burgundy or a bit maroonish. It depends on you,
if you want it to be deeper or a bit on the red side. If you want it to be
on the red side then just add more red
and less green. I want a thick and bold color
for the Center for my rose. Let's start with the
letter C shape stroke. This is the center of the rose. I just froze this screen
so that you can see it. Then let's add some
more C strokes that are connected
to the center. To make it look
more interesting, you can try to vary the strokes. Some can be thinner, some can be thicker. Just try to vary the
pressure that you put on your brush
towards the paper. Now let's move on to
the bigger petals. I just dip my brush in the
water jar and just introduce more water in my brush so
that I get the lighter color. I'm doing this so that we
can get a gradient effect. The center will be bolder and darker in color and then the
outer petals are lighter. Let's get a tissue
paper and blot out the excess
paint in my brush. I'm just going to absorb that
excess water on that petal. Let's continue to build
the shape of the rose. I'm going to grab some more
paint and just give this rose an extra pop of color so we can also add a bit more
red to our mixture. It's now time to soften
the edges of the rose. Let's just rinse our
brush and try to slowly fade away the strokes
on the outer petals. While we are doing this, we can also try to
fix the shape of the rows so that
it's not too round. We want the shape
to look organic. Now let's move on to adding more details to this
muted yellow rose. We're going to add more depth to this rose by adding
a second layer. Let's grab some
sepia and they want this mixture to be a little
bit on the thick side. Now I find this a bit too
dark and just going to add a little bit of yellow
ocher to lighten the color, for the color of
the second layer, I usually choose about
two or three shades darker than the first layer. I'm going to start
in the center and just paint on top
of the first layer. I'm also making sure
that some parts of the first layer
can still be seen. Now let's rinse our brush and just fade away some
of the strokes. For the outer petals, I'm just going to get a lighter color of the
mixture on my palette. Always remember that the
center of the flower is always darker compared
to the outer area. That's what we're trying to
do right now our painting a lighter shade for
the outer petals. Now we are done
and let's move on to adding some of the
leaves and fillers.
4. Floral Border Project Part 2 : [MUSIC] For Part 2
of this project, we're going to paint the
leaves and the fillers. I'm just going to
switch to my size 6 round brush and I'm going
to grab some burnt umber. We are going to paint
the pine needles first. Here is a reference photo
of the finished painting. Let's start with the
center of the pine needle. Again, this is burnt umber and I'm just painting
a thin stroke. You can make it curved a little just so that it
looks a bit more organic. Now, let's grab some
Hooker's green. Let's start painting some
thin, short strokes. Move your brush from
the center going outward or vice versa and make sure that your strokes
are going into different directions so that
it just looks more natural. You can also rinse
your brush to create a lighter shade so that you'll have different greens
in your leaves. While waiting for the
first pine needle to dry, I'm going to start
with the second one. Let's paint the
same thin strokes from the center going outward. I'm just using the tip of this brush to create
these brush markings. You can also do some
swift strokes so that it looks a
bit more organic. Let's add another layer to this pine needle and this
time I want a darker color. I'm going to add Sepia
to Hooker's green. Sepia is a dark brown color
and if you add it to any green that green becomes
an earthy green color. Adding this last step just
gives this more depth. Just continuously add
some short strokes using this dark green color. If you don't have Sepia
you can add indigo instead and it will also produce
a nice dark green color. We are done with the two
pine needles and I'm going to add a cedar in-between
the two roses. I have here a sap green color. I'm going to start
with the center from the center we're
going to add the arms. I'm just going to slightly rinse my brush and then we're
going to dab our brush. Just lightly stamp
your brush onto the paper to create
a leaf marking. Slowly fill in those
arms that we painted. I still have an extra mixture of Hooker's green and Sepia
and you're going to use that so that we
have a darker color. Every time we paint
a cluster of leaves, we want to vary the color so that it
looks more interesting. As you can see, some parts
are darker, some are lighter. It's also nice to see
the colors blend into each other while leaves
are all still wet. Let's go back to our
size 8 round brush. Now, let's mix Hooker's
green and Sepia again to get that
earthy green color. We can now start
adding some leaves. We're going to start in
between these two roses. When you're adding leaves, the easiest way to do it is to add it in between
the main elements. It honestly takes practice to know where to put the leaves, so that it doesn't
look too awkward. My advice is really just
to practice and really paint a lot and try to
experiment as well. Now, let's grab sap
green and indigo. At this point, I'm
just going to play around with the leaves. You can add different
colors to your green paint and just experiment and
try to see what happens. Another advice that I
could give is to add dark colored leaves right right the light
colored main element. For example in this painting, I have muted yellow rose. I want to add the dark green leaf beside
it to make it pop up. Now let's mix Hooker's
green and indigo. I'm just going to add
a bit more water. For this leaf we're going
to paint a round tip leaf. Just try to paint a loop
to create this leaf. Now let's add some berries, I'm going to grab some
permanent red paint. Adding these red berry fillers will close some of
the white gaps. At the same time, it will make your
painting look more festive and really
good for the holidays. You can vary the
number of berries. It can be just three
pieces per cluster. I'm going to add
one more over here. Now let's mix a frosty sage
green color and they've achieved that by mixing Hooker's green and
permanent violet. We just need to add
a bit more water. Adding these two colors will
produce a neutral color. Now, let's make one
long stroke and add some arms on both sides. We'll be painting more of this leaf in our other projects. Let's clean up this area because it doesn't
look that good. Using a clean and damp brush, I'm going to clean that area, make sure that your
brush isn't too wet so that you won't
ruin this area. I'm looking at the speeding from afar and it's feels
like it needs one more leaf on the upper
left side near this red rose. After painting the leaves, I'm going to add some twigs. We're going to use burnt umber. Just paint some broken lines
using the tip of your brush. You can paint on top
of the pine needles and on top of the other
leaves, that's okay. This is also one way to give your painting a
more rustic look.
5. Floral Border Project Part 3 : We are now on part C
of this project and I have here my uni-ball
signo white pen. We are going to use this to add some white details
on our painting so we can add some white
veins on the green leaves. You can also use white gouache, but I find that using a white gel pen gives me more control when it comes
to painting some details. Now let's add some
white berries. Just draw around shapes
and attach a stem to it. Adding white details looks
good when the background is quite dark so this would look good on darker
colored leaves. Right here I'm just adding
an imaginary filler, I'm just putting in some
dots and then going to attach stems so this will
look like small flowers. Now let's add a few
more berries at the bottom and as you can see, it's not as prominent compared
to the first set that we drew because the
background isn't that dark. But that's okay
because it's still makes a huge difference to put on layers of fillers
in this painting. As you can see now, our painting looks
fuller because we added leaves and fillers and
we added different layers. Now let's add a
grayish green color. This is just a mixture of Hooker's green and
permanent violet. I just added a lot of water
to achieve this color. Adding these shadow leaves will give a different dimension
to your painting. This is optional,
but I'm going to add more details on
the white berries. We're just going to put
a dot on the tip of the white berries and
I'm using just indigo. Make sure that the
mixture is quite thick so that you can
get a really dark color. For the next detail, we're going to put a highlight on the red berries and I'm just using my uni-ball
signo white pen again. We're just putting in some dots. After adding those details, I'm going to go back to the
roses because I want to add another layer just
to give it more depth. Let's mix the color first, so this is sepia
and yellow ocher. I just added more sepia so that they can get a
darker brown color. I'm going to trace
the center first. I just added some thin
strokes and then it's just rinse our brush and
fade away those strokes. With a clean brush, you can just fade away
one side of that stroke. As you can see, the
other side still has that hard and sharp edge. The other side has a faded edge. For the other petals, I just use a diluted mixture of that sepia and yellow
ocher combination. We're done with the
muted yellow rose, and it's now time to move
on to the deep red rose. I have your thick mixture of permanent red and
then just going to add a tiny bit of Hooker's
green just to tone it down. I'm going to trace the center again and then for
the outer part, I'm just going to
paint some C strokes. Be mindful of the spaces
in-between the C strokes, just so that it won't
look like a blob. Then we can start
fading away some of those strokes using
a clean brush. All right, we're done
with the main painting. It's now time to add the border. I have here my metallic
accents from art philosophy, going to use this
gold right here. You can also use fine tech or you can use a gold
colored gouache. For the border we're going
to do a dry brush technique. I want a really thick
mixture in my brush, but I don't want a lot of water so that I can get
those nice streaks. You can try to paint on
a scrap paper first, just so you can get
the feel of the brush. I'm holding it at a 45-degree
angle and I'm just going to slide my brush so I can
use the side of the brush. Here's a zoomed in video
so you can see it better. If you have too much
water in your brush, you won't be able to achieve
this dry brush technique, you won't be able to see
those white patches. I'm just going to go around this paper and just
paint a rectangle. You can also use a
different metallic color. You can use bronze or silver, it depends on your preference. [MUSIC] Just continue to build a layer so you can
really see the gold color. If you don't want
this rustic look, you can also paint
a straight line for the gold details so you
can use a flat brush. Let me just finish
this gold border. [MUSIC] Let's zoom in again so we can see the details, it's really just look so
pretty when it looks so rusty. It's such an easy technique, but it makes a big difference on the overall [MUSIC]
look of the painting. Congratulations, you've just finished your first project. I am excited to see your own version of this
floral border. [MUSIC]
6. Modern Holiday Floral Bouquet Part 1: [MUSIC] Let's pain modern
watercolor holiday florals. To start, I'm going to draw two circles here using pencil. This will be my guide, and I'm going to paint
the two roses here. To start, I'm going to
grab some yellow ocher. I'm using my silver brush
Black Velvet in size 8. You can also add a little bit of raw umber if you would like to. Lastly, let's add
a little bit of sepia to get a darker
brown mixture. I'm going to start over here and let's start with
the center of the rose. I'm going to paint a C-stroke. Using the tip of my brush, I'm going to paint a few more thin strokes around the first
stroke that I did. Let's change up the angle
so you can see it up close. I think that we're
good with the center. I'm just going to rinse
my brush and just tap the excess water to
create the lighter color. Then let's start painting
the broader C-strokes. Start with a light pressure and then slowly press it and then lift and drag your brush so that you can create
that pointy tip. Just to add more shadow, I'm going to grab some sepia and I'm going to add a lot of water and re-dilute
this mixture. Then I'm going to
continuously add more C-strokes all
around the center. At this point I'm going to
add a bit more water to my brush so that it's easier
to glide along the paper. When you're using 100
percent cotton paper, you don't really
need to worry that much if you're adding
too much water because it can handle a lot of water compared to using a
student grade paper. You'll notice that the
center of the rose is more on the muted
yellow ocher side, and then the outer
part has more sepia. Let's move on to the next rose. Again, I'm going to grab
some yellow ocher and sepia, I'm just going to mix those two colors and start
with the center of the rose. You can also try to
rotate the paper so that you can change
the angle of the rose. I'm going to start with
the center C-stroke again and just add some
thin strokes around it. Don't forget to leave white spaces in
between your strokes. Another tip is to hold your
brush in the middle portion so that you can keep your
brush strokes pretty loose. Now let's start painting
the outer petals. I'm just going to
grab some sepia again and it's diluted
in a lot of water. Try to also observe
the way that I'm holding the brush
so that it will be easier to understand how to paint those brush
strokes for the petals. When you're painting,
it should feel as if you're dancing
with your brush. It will also help if you have a reference photo of
a real flower so that you can see each petal and translate that into
your own style. Let's move on to the
deep red flowers. I'm just going to mix
Permanent Red and just a little bit of Hookers Green just to
tone down this red. I want this mixture to be
quite thick because I want a bold color to complement
the muted yellow flowers. We are just going to paint the simple five petaled flower. I'm just going to
gently press my brush against the paper to
create a broad stroke. Move your brush up and
down and just vary the pressure that you put into your brush to create
some expressive strokes. I'm going to mix more red
and Hookers Green mixture and you're going to close off this flower with
two more petals. I'm also leaving
the center open. Now let's rinse our brush
and just grab some indigo. I will put that color in the
middle of this flower while this flower is still wet so that the two colors will
blend with each other. We don't want a really
wet indigo mixture because if it's too wet, it will spread all
over the place. When you're mixing this mix
more paint and less water. Let's rinse our
brush again and just mix up some Permanent
Red and Hookers Green. This time I'm going to add
a bit more Hookers Green compared to the first
flower that we did. This is just to show
you what it looks like. If you add more
green to your red, it's going to be a deeper color. I'm going to start with this
pointed oval shaped petal. Repeat each side view flower. I'm just going to add
three more petals. Just sway your brush freely back and forth to
create those petals. Don't worry about the shape. It doesn't need to look perfect. You can also rinse your brush
to create a lighter color. This is optional but what
you can do is you can also lift the color in
some of the petals. Doing this will give the
flower a different character. Some parts will be lighter and
some parts will be darker. Again, I'm going to add indigo in the middle of this flower. Let's go back to
these flowers later. We're going to add more
details, but for now, I'm going to start by painting some leaves and I have
here some Hookers Green. You can use a different green if we don't
have Hookers Green, Sap Green is a great color. What I'm doing is I'm
adding a darker green near the muted yellows because it
will compliment each other. Let's try to experiment and add different shades of
green to your bouquet. Right here I have Sap Green. As you can see, it looks
like a happier color. When you're thinking
of what to paint, you can start by thinking
of what vibe you want. If you want a happy bouquet then you might want to
add happier colors too, like Permanent Rose and
more yellows and orange. For this bouquet
that we're doing, it's a Christmas theme, so I just want something warm. But I also want more modern watercolor florals so I added some muted yellows. Let's paint a pine needle, but I want it to look loose. As you can see,
I'm just flicking my brush to create
these thin stroke. While the first
layer is still wet, I'm just going to add
a darker green color and just let it blend
with each other. Now let's grab some
Hookers Green and indigo. I'm going to paint
one more pine needle. You can also rinse
your brush to create a lighter shade and just mix that up with the
darker green color. These brush markings just gives more character
to your painting. Now let's add some shadow leaves and I'm just going to
mix my Hookers Green and Permanent Violet so that we can create a grayish green color. Don't forget to add
a lot of water. My inspirations for doing
this leaf is a dusty miller. Let's start with a long
center stroke and just add some hands on the side. Let's add one more set
on the right. [MUSIC]
7. Modern Holiday Floral Bouquet Part 2: [MUSIC] Welcome to part
2 of this project. It's now time to
add some fillers. Right now I'm just going to add a cluster of red berries, I'm using permanent red paint. Fillers are just as important
as the main element, it just complete the
entire painting. Now I'm going to add
some loose berries at the bottom part and we
need to let it bleed into that green pine needle. Now let's add some
blue colored berries and I'm using the color
Ultramarine Blue, but you can use different
shade if you want. I'm also going to try
to fill in this gap with some stem sticking out. Now I'm going to add one
more cluster of red berries. Now let's add some blue flowers. I have here a very
diluted cerulean blue, I added a lot of water. We can start with painting
some four petaled flowers, but you can just randomly paint some petals by just
dabbing your brush. It doesn't really have
to look so defined. Now let's add a little
bit of sap green. I'm just keeping
it pretty loose. Just going to let the colors blend into each other
and we're just going to grab some of those red from the berries and just spread it. Don't worry if it looks
like a mess right now. It will come together later
once we add the stems. Now let's grab some
hookers green, so we can add the
stems in between those flowers and try to make them mixture
a little bit dry. I want the stems to
be quite defined, that's why we want
the paint to be dry. Because if your
brush is too wet, it's just going to blend in with the flowers and it
will look like a mess. Then we can add just
a few more leaves and maybe some
stem sticking out. [MUSIC] To give this piece more rustic look, we are going to add some twigs. I'm just grabbing
some burnt umber, using the tip of your brush, create some crooked lines. Then we'll just add this
all around this bouquet. [MUSIC] You can also grab a little bit of
green and also add some stems and just
keeping this pretty loose. This is a good filler
if you don't know what to add anymore
to white gaps. I'm looking at this
bouquet from a far and I feel like we need to
add some blue over here. This is just diluted
ultramarine blue. I'm just going to add some
blue colored berries. If you get stuck when it
comes to painting a bouquet, you don't know what
to add anymore. Just look at it from a
far or take a photo of it and just see it from
a different perspective. You can also leave your
painting for maybe an hour, just take a break, and then go back to
it with a fresh mind. It's now time to add more details to this
mutant yellow rose. I just use the
mixture of CPR and yellow ocher and I'm going
to add a second layer. Let's paint some C
strokes over here. As you can see, I'm
really trying to use all the parts of the brush to create an expressive
brush stroke. You can still see the
first layer underneath. Right now I'm just adding the second layer just
to give it more depth. Let's move on to
the second rows. I'm going to paint
a second layer with some thin strokes
that are darker. This use the tip
of your brush to create those thin strokes. Right now with a more
diluted mixture, I'm going to add the broader C strokes all around this flower. I still have the mixture from the dusty miller
that we painted. I'm just going to
add some veins, just extra details so that
it doesn't look too flat. The other leaf is still wet, so maybe we can just
add some veins later. Now we can add some
white details. I'm using my uni-ball
signal white pen. I'm going to add
some white veins on those dark green leaves. You can try to alternate
the leaves that has some white vein so that it
just looks more interesting. Then you can add
some white berries. You can even add some five
petaled flowers if you want. I think that adding this white
detail just gives it that holiday look and it
has this snowy effect. Now let's add some veins
on the red flowers. I'm going to grab some
permanent red and just mix it with hookers green so that
they get a deeper color. Just using the tip of our brush, I'm just going to
drag it just to create these thin veins. Let's put some veins
on all the flowers. Adding all these
small details just gives a fuller look
to your painting. [MUSIC] Now let's go back to our white pen. I'm just going to put
some dots all around the center and then let's just draw
some straight lines connecting all the dots. This is just an
imaginary flower. You can of course, draw your own flower, so you can add different
details using this white pen. [MUSIC] Let's look at this bouquet one last time just to see if we
missed some details. Now I'm going to
add some veins on this dusty miller and maybe we can add just a
pop of red over here. Some of the veins are still wet, that's why the red is flowing into some of
the veins on that leaf. But that's okay, mistakes
are very much welcome. Sometimes you'll just discover new things when you
make mistakes when it comes to painting with watercolor and that's
just part of the journey. I'm holding my brush towards
the end of the handle and just stippling my brush, just adding some small leaves using a green paint
on my palette. I'm just doing this as a filler. I think we are done. Congratulations again for
finishing another projects. Now let's try to move on to painting a beautiful
wreath. [MUSIC]
8. Holiday Wreath Part 1 : Roses: [MUSIC] This is our last
project and we're going to paint a beautiful
earth-tone holiday wreath. I'm going to split this into smaller videos so that
it's easier to follow. Let's do a quick overview of how we will proceed
with this project. The size of my paper
is 9 by 12 inches. Using a pencil, just
draw a circle first so that this will be the
guide of the main wreath, and then we'll start
painting the three roses. After that, we are going
to paint the pine cones. After the pine cones, we're going to paint the cotton. There will be a small white gap between the rose and cotton. So I'm just going to paint
a brownish-pink flower. We'll also be adding
some fillers. After painting all
the main elements, you're going to paint the
leaves and more fillers, and then we'll be painting some more details
of the main elements. After that, we're going to add some snowy effect using gouache, so we'll be adding
some white details, and lastly, we are going
to add some gold sparkles. That's it. Now, we can proceed to painting
the yellow roses first. Using a pencil, let's just
draw a big circle first, and then let's mark
the three roses. Just paint three small circles. Make sure that the pencil
outline isn't too dark because once you paint on
top of the pencil outline, you cannot erase that
pencil outline anymore. I have here my mixture of
yellow ocher and sepia, and I'm going to start with
the center of the rose first. I'm going to paint the
main see stroke first, and then let's add some
thin strokes around it. Don't worry, I'm going
to repeat this again many times after
this first rose, and what you can do
is you can observe first how we painted
the first rose. After painting that area, I'm just going to
dip my brush in the water jar to create
a lighter color. Now, I'm going to paint
the broader C strokes. Let's zoom in a little. For the outer petals, I'm just using a
very diluted sepia. You can see I want a shadowy
effect on these rose. I want the outer
petals to be a little darker compared to
the inner petals. Again, don't forget to leave white spaces in-between
your strokes. That was a very quick painting. Let's now move on
to the second rose. I'm still using yellow
ocher and sepia. Let's start with the center. That is the main C stroke. Just using the tip of our brush let's create
thin strokes around it and just rinse your brush
to create the lighter color. Now, I'm adding some
fatter C strokes. I'm making sure that all my C strokes are
connected to each other, that there isn't a big gap between the ends of each stroke. Just use a full belly of
the brush and just press it against the paper so that
you can get a big stroke. For the outer petals, you can use diluted sepia or you can also add a little
bit of yellow ocher. We're now done with
the second rose. Let's move on to the third rose, and let's do a more
close-up video. I'm going to start with
the center stroke, let me just freeze that frame so that you
can see it better. After that, I'm
just going to add a few more thin
strokes around it, and there is really no pattern. I usually just paint randomly. I just make sure that there
are white spaces in-between my stroke again so that it will not look like a blob of paint. The center of the rose is quite important when you're
painting loose roses. As long as you paint those wispy and sharp
strokes for the center, you'll be all right, then you won't have to worry so much about the outer petals. We are now done with the roses and you'll be adding
a second layer later. Let's now move on
to the next video where we will be
painting pine cones.
9. Holiday Wreath Part 2 : Pine Cones: [MUSIC] Now let's
paint some pine cones. I'm just going to grab
some burnt umber. We're going to start at the
top part of the pine cones. I'm just going to press my brush to create that pointed tip and then let's paint some
horizontal sea strokes. I'm using just the lower half
of my brush near the tip. I'm just doing this check marks. Let's do another one
on the right side. Now I'm just going to
rotate my paper so that I can get a better angle at
painting this pine cone. Let's move in closer so that you can see
what I'm painting. When you're painting
a pine cone, just remember that
the bottom part is wider than the top part. I'm going to rotate
my paper again so that I can paint
at a better angle. Let's just press
our brush to start this pine cone and just paint
some horizontal C strokes, making sure that I'm also
leaving white spaces. Now I'm on to the last
set of pine cones, I'm going to rotate
my paper once again. Let's paint two more pine cones. Don't worry, it doesn't
have to look so perfect. We're just painting
the first layer for this pine cone and you just want the general shape
of the pine cone. Later on, we're going to add more details to make
this more defined. The first layer is already
dry and I'm just going to grab a more concentrated
burnt umber. You are going to paint on
top of the first layer. As I'm painting
the second layer, I'm also leaving some parts
of the first layer visible. I'm also painting just
the same strokes. I'm painting the
horizontal C strokes or these look like check marks. If you want a more
defined pine cone, you can also try to add
a little bit of sepia. I'm going to rotate
my paper again. Let's paint the second layer. But this is a bit too dark, so I'm just going
to rinse my brush to create a lighter color. Then let's just continue
painting the C strokes. I'm not using the full
belly of the brush, I'm just using the tip of my brush to create
these markings. [MUSIC] Let's rotate our paper again, I'm going to finish the
last two pine cones. When you're adding
the second layer, makes sure that the first
layer is already dry so that we can have a more defined
edge for the second layer. Later on you're going to
add some snowy effect by using white gouache and painting it on top
of this pine cone. Now we're done and let's now proceed to painting the cotton.
10. Holiday Wreath Part 3 : Cotton: [MUSIC] Now let's proceed
to painting cotton. I have here a really
diluted mixture of sepia. You're going to start
with four oval shapes, they look like a small balloon bundled up into four pieces. My brush is pretty wet
so that it's easier to glide along the paper
and easy to fix the shape. These four around shapes will
meet in the middle later. Now, let's rinse
our brush and dab the excess moisture
in the tissue paper. Then let's grab
some burnt umber. I'm going to put some
details in the center. Because our brush is quite dry, the paint is not going to spread so much and it will
not look like a mess. Then let's add the sepals in between the cotton
that we painted. This is just going to be the
first layer. Don't worry. Later on, we're going to add more details so that
it will look better. Now we need to
paint two more sets of cotton on the right
side of the wreath. I'm also just going to
show you that you can also use a very diluted indigo for the cotton instead of sepia and it will still
look very pretty. We just want the neutral color
because cotton is white. You just want this
paint to be very light. I was just painting
for oval shapes that are going to
meet in the center. Now let's paint
the other cotton. So I'm going to use
the diluted sepia. [MUSIC] Now let's add the
center details. Don't forget to
dab your brush in the tissue paper so that you can take out the excess moisture. You want a pretty dry brush so that the paint won't
spread so much. Then we're just going to add the sepals in-between
the round shapes. Now, if you want a darker
color for the center, you can also use sepia
instead of burnt umber. Let's now move on
to the last cotton. As you can see, I'm painting all the main elements
first for this wreath, and then later on,
we're going to add the feathers and the leaves. I find that this is
the easiest process when it comes to
painting a wreath. Here we're mostly going
to use earth tone colors. But of course, you can add different colors that you want. [MUSIC] We're now done
with this last quarter, and let's now move on to
painting the pink flowers.
11. Holiday Wreath Part 4 : Pink Flower: [MUSIC] There's a small
gap over here and I've decided to add
some pink flowers. Because we're doing
earth-tone colors, I decided to add some
brown to my pink and mixing permanent
rose with burnt sienna. You can also try to experiment by adding
different browns to your favorite pink color so that you can get
a mutant pink color. Let's paint some simple
five-petaled flowers over here. To create the petal, I'm just going to sway
my brush back and forth. Just keep in mind that they
will all meet in the middle. [MUSIC] While this first
layer is still wet, I'm going to mix a more concentrated mixture of permanent rose
and burnt sienna. We're just going to drop that in the center to create more
depth to this flower. Let's paint another flower. This is still a mixture of permanent rose and burnt sienna. But this time, I've decided to add more burnt sienna so that this flower will be more on the brown side than
the pink side. I only painted two petals
to give the illusion that this is behind
the pink flower. Then let's just drop in some burnt umber for the
center of this flower. For this part, I'm going to mix permanent rose
and burnt umber, and I'm also going to
add a lot of water. Let's paint some fillers. I will start by adding one long thin stem and
then just add some arms. Right now I'm just going
to dab my brush to create those small brush markings
that will look like small leaves or
maybe small flowers. We're just going to
put this all around the wreath and just
spread them apart. Just add the fillers in
between the main elements. When you're dabbing the brush, just use the tip of the brush and just
lightly stipple it. You can also rinse your brush so that you can create
a lighter shade. Some will be darker, some will be lighter, and that will make it
look more interesting. Also, you can try to experiment
by changing the color. So some fillers can be more on the brown side by adding
more burnt umber. Some can be more pink by
adding more permanent rose. Just change the ratio
of those two colors. As you can see, some parts here are more brown. I'm just going to add it in
the other fillers as well. Now we're done and
then it's time we move on to the next
video. [MUSIC]
12. Holiday Wreath Part 5 : Leaves and Fillers: [MUSIC] With the
main elements done, we are now going to add some
leaves and some fillers. I'm going to mix hookers
green with burnt sienna. We're just going to add some
leaves all over this wreath. I'm going to just start painting in between the main
elements first. For a darker green color, we can mix hooker's
green and sepia. What I'm doing now
is I'm just mixing different shades
of green so that this refill just look more interesting and it
won't look flat. Also, you can try
to add dark leaves near the main elements
that are light-colored, such as the muted yellow
rose or the cotton. It will make these
main elements pop up. It will also give a shape to the edges
of the main elements. Now let's add some burnt
umber to our hooker's green. As you can see, my main base is Hooker's green and I'm just going to keep on adding
different colors to it to achieve a different
shade of green. Let's put a shape, to the edge of this
yellow rose by adding a leaf near this rose. I'm just going to go
around this wreath and I'm going to keep
on adding leaves. We're not really going
to try and fill in all those wide gaps for now. I'm just choosing some spots and then I'm just
going to stop and look at it again to see where I can add more
filters and leaves. Just take your time
when it comes to adding these leaves and fillers so
that you will not overdo it. In some cases, I just add some brown leaves to give this
wreath a more rustic look. I have some burnt umber over
here and we're going to add leaf right there
near the cotton. I'm going to stop with
the leaves first and let's move on to painting
just a few fillers. I have here some
yellow ocher and going to dilute it
in a lot of water. We're just going to paint
one long stem and just add some small wispy
strokes beside it. Just try to add this
all around the wreath. Some can be in the
inner portion of the wreath some can be on the outer portion of the wreath. [MUSIC] As you can
see here, we're slowly filling in
those gaps and I have here a mixture
of Hooker's green and violet with a lot of water. We are going to add these
grayish-green color and again, my inspiration for this
leaf is a dusty miller. I think that adding this
grayish-green color just gives this wreath a
little extra character. If you're having a hard time
painting your own wreath, what you can do is just
make a repeat pattern. Maybe you can start
with one rose two pine cones and one cotton. Just repeat that all
over your wreath and then for the gaps just fit it
in with leaves and fillers. Also, don't be
afraid to paint on top of the main flower. I'm going to grab
some yellow ocher and paint one more
filler over here. Now I'm done with the fillers and I'm planning to
add a few more leaves. I'm going to add
some more brown to my leaves just to change
up the color a bit. Then going to add this
to the yellow flower. As you can see, it gave an
edge to that yellow rose. You can also add some
burnt umber-colored leaves and you can also try to layer your leaves just like
what they did here. If you want to
layer your leaves, make sure that the
first layer is already dry before you add
another layer of leaves. If you notice there are small white gaps in between some of the main
elements what you can do is just fit in with a green or brown color and
just scribble on the inside. Doing this simple technique will make your wreath look fuller. We can also add some
brownish paint leaves. This color came from my mixture from painting the
pink flower a while ago. Then you can add some
pink berries as well. I really love to pop off this Hersey pink
color in this wreath. It just gives this freshness
to this rustic theme wreath. I just call this modern holiday florals because
instead of the usual red, for example, I'm using a
muted pink color here. Still has that Christmas feel, but it's just not the
usual vibrant color. [MUSIC] We're almost done. Now let's move on to the
next video where we will be adding more details
to the main elements.
13. Holiday Wreath Part 6 : Adding Details: [MUSIC] Now let's add
some finishing touches on the floral elements. Let's start with adding a second layer on
the yellow rose. I have here just a mixture again of yellow ocher and sepia. This color is about two or three shades darker
than the base. Then you're just going to
paint on the center first, just paint the C
stroke and paint some wispy thin strokes
around it just like so. Then with a lighter color, we are just going to paint some broader C strokes all around it. You're going to
repeat the same thing for the other two flowers. Right here I'm going
to start again in the center and just
paint some thin strokes. You can still see the first layer because
I left some parts of it visible with a damp brush. I just faded away some
of those strokes. Then now I'm adding some very faint C strokes for
the outer part of the rose. We're adding a
second layer because we want to give this
rose more depth. We are also adding a second
layer because we want to build more petals and
make it look fluffier. We are done with
the rose and now let's add some details
on the cotton. Let's use two brushes. In one brush I have sepia and in another brush it's just a
damp brush with clean water. We want to separate
those cotton balls. I'm just creating
a Letter C mark and I'm going to just
fade away one side. As you can see, one side is faded, but the other side
is still sharp edge. Let's zoom in so you
can see it better. You want the sepia paint
mixture to be a little thick or a little dry because you want
to create a bold mark. If you want to use just
one brush, that is fine. It will be just a bit
time-consuming because you will keep on rinsing your brush. You can use your clean
brush to fix some of the strokes and just
fade away some lines. [MUSIC] Now let's go
to the last cotton. I'm now going to add some thin
lines on this pink flower. This is just a mixture of permanent rose
and burnt sienna. Use the tip of your
brush and just drag it lightly to create
some veins [MUSIC]. Now let's go to
the dusty miller. I'm just going to
add some veins. I have a leftover paint. This is from the same mixture is Hookers green and permanent
violet with a lot of water. Make sure that the leaf is already dry before
you add the veins. This is all about layering. At first, it really
won't look that good, but once you start layering
it will look better. With yellow ocher, I'm just going to paint another layer on
this yellow filler. I'm painting the same strokes, but I'm also leaving some of the parts from the
first layer visible. This needs more leaves, so I'm just going to mix
up some Hookers green and sepia and you're
just going to go around this wreath
and just continue on adding some leaves to
make it look fuller. Right now I'm just checking
out some gaps that needs some leaves and you can
also take a photo of your painting and
look at it from your phone just to give you
a different perspective. The top part seems like it's lacking some fillers
or some leaves. I'm just going to
add something there. I've decided to just extend
this brownish pink filler. I think we are good
and let's [MUSIC] now proceed to adding some
white gouache details.
14. Holiday Wreath Part 7 : Adding White Gouache: [MUSIC] It's now time to
add some white gouache. I'm using my size 6-round brush, and I just squeeze in a
little bit on my palette. I'm using the white gouache
from the brand whole pane, and I don't want to add lots
of water in this gouache, because I want a thick mixture. You're going to add some
snow on this pine cone. Using the tip of my brush, I'm just going to
slightly dab my brush, just creating some
horizontal c strokes. I'm putting the white gouache on the darker parts
of the pine cone. If you don't have gouache, you can use the Uni-ball
Signo white pen, you can also use poster
paint or even acrylic paint. Let's zoom in a bit so
you can see it better. You think that adding
the snow makes it really festive and makes
it feel like it's Christmas. We're done with the pine cones, now let's add some fillers. I'm going to add
some white berries. We can also add
some white veins. Let's just randomly add those
white berries and veins. Try not to add details on all the leaves so that there's
texture in this wreath, and right here we can
add some fillers. Just put some small dots and
then attach it to a stem, so that it will look
like small flowers. [MUSIC] Let's do one more right here. As you can see, the white paint really pops
up if the background is dark. [MUSIC] Adding this white gouache detail makes a big difference. [MUSIC] I think I will end this video with one
more set of white berries, and then let's proceed to adding some gold sparkles
in the next video.
15. Holiday Wreath Part 8: Adding Gold: [MUSIC] We are now
onto the last video. Right here, I have
my metallic accents from art philosophy. I'm going to use this code
over here and I will grab a lot of paint because
I want a thick mixture, and we'll just add some details on this yellow ocher filler. We don't really want to add cool details to all the
elements in this wreath. That will be too much and you'll just be
choosing a few spots where you will add some gold so that there's just
a hint of sparkle. As you can see I'm just layering this gold detail on top of
that yellow ocher filler. We're done that
and now let's add some gold berries so this is a nice addition
to this wreath. Just place it randomly in this wreath so that
there's a pop of sparkle. You can also paint on
top of the leaves. Let's add one more set of gold berries on the inner
part of this wreath. Now, let's add some gold
detail on the pink flowers. Using the tip of your
brush just paint some thin strokes
going outwards. This really gives a
bit more character to this plain flour so this used to be just a plain
five petaled flower, but because we added some
veins and some gold details, it just became more special. Let's go to the fun part. I have here my brush
filled with gold paint. We are going to do a
splatter effect so let's just flick our brush
to create those splatters. Your brush needs to be quite wet so that you can
do this technique. I'm going to show it to you
up-close and this gold color really looks nice on the
pinkish brown color. Let's add this goal detail all over the wreath but of course it depends on you if
you want a lot of gold paint on your wreath. Right now, maybe
it's difficult to appreciate what it looks like but later on I will show
you how it just shimmers. We can also add a few strokes on the rows so that
it will sparkle. Let me quickly show
you how it shines. Let me take one last
look when this wreath, and just check some parts
where I need to add more leaves to make this
wreath more balanced. The top part seems
a little bit off, so we're just going to
add a few more leaves and also some stem sticking out. In some areas, adding
a leaf may be too much so if the space
is a bit small, what I do is I just draw
some twigs sticking out. [MUSIC] Can also extend
some of the fillers. [MUSIC] If you have species like this, we can just draw some
small scribbles, they will just look like stamps or twigs [MUSIC]. Let me just tilt this
painting so you can see it just looks so pretty because of the
added gold details. That's it. We are done
with this painting. Congratulations for
finishing this wreath. I hope that you enjoy doing
this project with me. I am pretty sure that
the person that you're giving this to will
be very, very happy. Don't forget that
you can also write a special greeting in the
middle of this wreath. I'm excited to see
your painting. [MUSIC]
16. Final Thoughts: [MUSIC] This wraps up the class. Thank you so much for watching. Here are some more
projects that you can make from what
we learned today. This is also a wreath that
you can make on your own. I just filled it with some yellow and
deep red roses and filled it with holiday greens. Just draw a big circle that will serve as your guide
for the main wreath. In between your roses
just add the leaves and some pine
needles, some cedar. You can also add some berries. I also added some
white gouache details, which you can also
do or maybe you can also add some gold details. This is all about layering. Take your time when it comes
to layering the leaves. Wait for the first layer to dry before you add another layer. You can also start by adding
some light colored leaves. Just wait for it to dry
and then move on to painting a second layer
with a bolder color. That's one way to
start if you're having a hard time on how
to layer leaves. Let's move on to a
different project that you can also make. If you don't have time to
fill in the entire wreath, this is a simple
way to fix that. You can just put all
the main elements into about just
half of the wreath. The other half of
the wreath can be intertwined twigs just
like what I did here. Just paint some broken lines
that will look like twigs. You can use burnt umber
or burnt sienna and sepia just to change the color of the brown so that it will
give it more depth. My other class on Christmas
watercolor projects has a tutorial on this. You can also check that out. This is another
painting that you can do for a holiday card. You can paint muted
yellow roses and then just add some holiday greens. You can add some
pine needles again, some dusty miller, some cedar. You can also add a pop of red, so add some red berries and
also some white berries. There are just so many
combinations that you can do. Just take your time in creating
your own holiday cards. I look forward to
seeing your projects and you may upload them in the project gallery of this class or if you want
to share it on Instagram, please use this hashtag
so I can see your work. I hope to see you again in
my next class. Bye. [MUSIC]
Joly Poa, Watercolor Artist
