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1. About the Class: Wouldn't it be lovely to open a letter and find it
overflowing with flowers? Hi, my name is Jolly. I'm a watercolor artist, content creator, and a
Skillshare top teacher. I've been painting for over
ten years and have taught thousands of students both
in person and online. I absolutely love capturing the charm of news
expressive florals. In this class, we will paint a delicate floral bouquet bursting out of a warm
vintage style envelope. We'll start with a simple
pencil sketch and paint the envelope with a soft warm
color called buff titanium. Don't worry, as I'll share a simple recipe to mix this
color if you don't have one. Next, we'll dive into
painting dainty floals and foliage using a
size two round brush, which is perfect
for fine details. I'll guide you step by step as you build depth
through layering, add movement with fillers, and use small dark accents
to make everything pop. We'll also learn to add
a subtle texture to give the envelope a
word vintage look. This class is perfect for
beginners with some experience. It's perfect if you're ready to build all your basics
and grow your skills. By the end of the
class, you'll have a beautiful finish piece that
you can turn into a card, or you can frame it
as a keep stake. So grab your brushes
and let's get started.
2. Class Overview: Hi, welcome to the
class overview. I'm so excited to paint this
floral envelope with you. So it's a lovely project
that you can turn into a card or you
can also frame it. You will be working with a
color called buff titanium, but don't worry if it's not
in your current palette, I'll be showing
you a quick way to mix this color
using white gauche. So before we begin
the main project, we are also going to do
some simple exercises, focusing on dainty floras
and foliage that we will combine so that we can create a bouquet that's blooming
out of an envelope. I'll be guiding
you step by step, sharing tips on composition, layering, and the reasoning
behind each choice. As you paint, feel free to experiment with your
own color palette and also your floral shapes
that you would like to add because I would love to
see your personal touch. I recommend this
class for beginners with some experience
in watercolor. We'll be using mostly
size two and size four round brush for
the small florals. If you want more exercises on
how to use smaller brushes, I do have the perfect class that you can check out
if you have time. I'll be putting the photo here and also the link in the
description of the class. Alright, so let's get started. Oh
3. Materials: So let's talk about
the materials first. And in this class, we'll
need smaller size brushes. So these are size two and size four brushes from the
brand silver brush. So you want a brush that has a nice pointy tip so we can add those thin or
smaller details. Of course, feel free to use the brushes that
you have on hand. Now, for the paints, I am using Shinhan PWC. It's a Korean
artists grade paint that comes in tubes like this, and I just pour them into smaller half pans because it's just more
convenient to use. So we also need a
mixing palette. So this is actually just
the lid of my metal tin, and it's from the brand core. It's another watercolor brand, but I just change the paints
inside and use Shinhan PWC. You can also use other
ceramic palettes or even just a normal plate. And we'll also be using
some white gouache. This is from the brand hole in, and the color is
permanent white, so we can add to
add some highlights or mix with some paint to
create a pastel color. For the color of the envelope, we are going to
use buff titanium. So I'm using the one
from the brand core, and we're also going to
learn how to mix this color if you don't have
this specific shade. Do take note that you will
need some white gouache to create a dope of
this buff titanium. So for the paper, I am
using Bao Hong Academy or the student grade of Bao Hong
brand for the exercises. So you can use
something like this. It comes in a
watercolor block form where all the sides are glued, except for one area where
you can slide off a sheet, or you can use loose sheets and just cut them into
your preferred size. So this one, on the other hand, is an artist grade paper. This is for our final project. I really love the texture of
the artist's grade paper. So this is 300 GSM in thickness, and it's 100% cotton paper, and it's cold pressed paper. So cold pressed paper
has this texture, and also this paper
comes in a block form. Again, there's this part
right here where you can slide off a sheet once
you are done painting. So I feel like the texture adds a beautiful vintage effect
to this floral envelope. I did notice that my paintings
have more depth when I'm using the
artist's grade paper compared to the
student grade paper. Right, so, of course, we also need some tissue
paper to blot out the excess paint
in our brush and also a cup or a glass of water. Alright, so that's it.
Now let's move on to the next video as we
swatch some colors.
4. Swatching Colors: In this video, we
are going to swatch the colors that we will
use for this class. So I'm going to start with
a permanent yellow light, but you can use any yellow
paint in your palette. Next, we are going to
use buff titanium. So I'm going to do a separate
video on how you can create a dp of this color
so you don't need to buy. Right. Next, we have burnt
sienna and burnt umber. So these are two brown colors that we will be
using to mix with our greens to create an earthy green color
for that vintage vibe. Now for the greens, I'll be using sap green
and also hookers green. We'll also use intigo, which is a color
that I use to add some depth or sometimes add some contrast or just a
darker color in a painting. Now let's go to some
happy pastel shades. This is a color
called vertorblue. It's one of my favorite
pastel colors. And then we'll also be
using the color lilac. Now, to add some
dainty pink flowers, we're going to use the
color brilliant pink, which is a pastel pink color. Greenish yellow is a good color to add to your bouquet or to your painting just
to brighten up or make your painting
look more cheerful. Now, I almost
forgot to add this. It's the color called sepia. It's a nice, dark brown color that you can add to
your green mixture. And of course, we're going
to use permanent res for that pop of pink
color and R envelope. Alright, so that's it for
the colors that we need. This is just a guide for you. You can definitely use your favorite colors in this
floral envelope project. Let's now move on to
the next video as we learn how to mix buff titanium.
5. Mix Your Own Buff Titanium: So in this lesson,
we are going to mix your own buff titanium. So I have one that is already
pre mixed in this tube, but some of you might
not have this color, and it's quite an important
color because we're going to use it for the base
of the floral envelope. And what I'm doing now is
I'm just going to swatch this buff titanium
straight from our tube, and we are going to use this as a guide for mixing our
own buff titanium. So, of course, the color that we will be mixing might not be 100% exactly the same as the
buff titanium from the tube, but at least we can try to achieve something
similar to what I have here is
just white gouache from the bran hole vein. Alright, so we want freshly squeezed white gouache so
that it's easier to mix. And then I'm going to
grab yellow ochre. So we're just going to put a little bit on
the palette first, and then slowly, I'm going
to mix these two paints. So I'm going to grab
a little bit of that white gouache and then mix it a little bit with
this yellow ochre. And what I'm doing is
I'm adding little by little so that we can achieve
the color that we want. So buff team is a subtle and neutral color
with a warm beige tone, but we can also try
to change that color a little bit if
you want it to be more yellow or more brown. So I just added a little bit of yellow ochre again just
to make it more yellow. Okay. Sure, adding
some bun sienna. Alright. Just mix it up a little bit more and
add some white gouache. So you can see mixture is
still a little bit watery. It's not too thick, and we are just going to
try and swatch it. And if I do it side by side with the original buff titanium
that's straight from the tube, it still looks a little bit
light and more yellowish, and that's okay if that's
the color that you prefer. But what if we add a
little bit of the sepia, which is, like, a deeper brown. So let's just try to
experiment so you can see the color that we
can produce, right? So you can see the color is now getting a bit darker deeper. So I'm just mixing
it little by little. Let's try to swatch it again. So, if you'll notice
this mixture looks a bit more dull compared to
the first one that we did. So I guess if you want
a more vintage look, you can use this mixture. Alright, let's try
another mixture. So this time around, I added more yellow ochre in my mixture, and you can see this color is definitely more yellow compared to the first two that we did. Now let's grab a
tiny bit of blue. So this is not a thick mixture. We want just a small dot of blue to add to
this yellow mixture. So I use paints gray, and let's see what will happen. Alright. I think I want to
add a little bit more blue. So it's more going back and forth when
you're mixing colors. Just make sure to add
little by little, because it's
difficult to reverse it once you've added too much. Alright? So we are just
really experimenting. And I'm just showing
you guys how you can create your buff titanium. It can be a bit
more yellow or more blue or more dull.
Okay, let's watch it. And I think I like
this color too. So it's a bit more vibrant. I think it might be
because we added more yellow to our mixture. Okay, so these are the
colors side by side. We have the original
buff titanium. This is from the brand core. And to be honest,
different brands will have their version
of buff titanium. Some will look more dull, some are more yellow or more, like, a pastel yellow color. So the closest for
me would be adding yellow ochre and
some paint gray. But if you want it lighter, then you can just opt for just yellow ochre or maybe
add a tiny bit of that sepia. Alright, I hope you
enjoyed this lesson. Now let's move on
to the next video.
6. Floral Elements: Alright, so in this video, let's try to paint
the floral elements in this special painting so that you already have a warm up exercise before
painting the actual project. So let's start with
the pink flowers. I'm using the color
brilliant pink, I'm using the size
four round brush. So let's just pick up a paint, and then we're going to really press a brush and then
live towards the end. So you're going to do
a simple open flower. I'm going to rinse my brush
to get a lighter pink color. So just try to vary your strokes and paint it
from different directions. Alright, so we are going
to try another one. So let's do it in a
circular pattern, and I'm going to vary the
length of the petals. So towards the bottom part of this flower is
going to be shorter, and at the top, it's going
to be longer just to give an illusion that this
flower is at an angle. All right. Let's see the flower up close. It looks like this. And then just make sure
you leave a space in the middle for the
center of the flower. Alright, so I'm
going to show you two different styles
for this flour. And for the first one,
we're going to add this yellow center while
the petals are still wet. And you can see once the yellow
touches the pink petals, it kind of combines
with the pink color, so you get a beautiful
blending right there. So for the other flower, we are going to wait for this to dry before we add the center. So while waiting
for that to dry, let's not waste time and
paint the next flower. So I'm going to use
the color verdiu blue, and I'm just lightly touching my brush onto the paper using a very light stroke
so that I'll be able to create shorter
and smaller petals. So these are small clusters of flowers that remind
me of forget me nuts. So if you want a
fluffier flower, you add more petals. If you want it to be simpler, you add less number of petals. Okay, let's do another
set of flowers. I'm going to use buff
titanium for this flower, and it's still going to be
a simple five petal flower. So what we're doing
is we're using just one technique and
just trying to vary it. You can do small
clusters of flowers. You can do bigger flowers
with longer petals. There are so many different
combinations that we can do. So let's wait for the flowers to dry before adding the center. I'm going to move on
to another flower, which is a rose bud, and using this size
two round brush. I'm grabbing some
permanent rose, and I want this to
be a bold color. Using the tip of the brush, lightly scribble
some short strokes. Alright, so make sure you have a space between your strokes. And I'm going to
rinse my brush now. Alright? So we're going to pull the color from that
center, right? So let me just dab my brush in the tissue paper and then just
lightly touch the edge of this center and lightly pull it down to create the
shape of a rose bud. This is just a beautiful, expressive looking rose bud. So we are just going to go
around and fix the shape. So it looks like a small bulb. And then while this
flower is still wet, we can add a little
bit of green towards the base just to let
the two colors mix. Alright, let's now move on
to another flower filler. We have something that
looks like a lavender and going to use
the color lilac. And I'm back with a
size four round brush, so we want to get a
nice thick paint. All right, so we're just
going to stamp our brush onto the paper to create
these petal like strokes, and I am leaving some spaces
in between my strokes. So we want this to
look elongated. So towards the top, I'm adding just a light pressure to my brush so that I can
create smaller strokes. So now let's rinse our brush. And we will try to
soften the strokes by fading away one
side of the petal. So you can see that
nice dreamy effect. Then you can slowly add
a little bit more color, just tapping it onto
the wet areas and just letting it bleed
into the wet surface. Alright, so now we can
grab some sap cream and add a stock in the center while
this flower is still wet. Alright, so this is
a type of flower that you can do many
variations with, like, adding a second color. So now let's paint
some small flower fillers that you'll be seeing
in the floral envelope. So just press your brush. I'm using a brilliant pink, and it looks like a heart shape. So one on the left,
another one on the right. So they will look
like small buds and you can vary the colors. And while they are still wet, you're going to add a
stem towards the base. So they may look
very simple now, but once you add it to
your floral envelope, it's going to look amazing. It's a nice filler
for those tiny gaps. Alright, so let's check out
the first flower that we did. This is already dry and
we can add a center. Using a size two round brush, we're going to paint
a small circle in the middle using
permanent yellow light. So you can see the
difference here, whereas the first one has
a very distinct center. The second one has more of a blending between the
center and the petals. Okay? So to add more definition, you can grab some
dark brown color and add some ring of dots. So you can do it
on both flowers. Now to add some more definition to the petals or
add some details, we're going to paint
some nice thin strokes. You can use permanent
rose or burnt sienna and just adding
these little details to just give it more depth. Okay, now let's move on to these blue flowers that
look like forget me nots. We're going to add
some yellow centers, and then we are going
to grab some indigo. I'm using a size two
round brush so that we can get those nice
precise details. I'm doing the same ring of dots, and you can immediately
see the difference. Once you add these dots, it makes the flowers
stand out even more. Now, for the buff
titanium flowers, we're just going to add
the small ring of dots, and it's going to look
a little bit simpler. Alright, so you can see that with just one simple technique, you can try to vary
some characteristics, and it's going to turn
out different every time. Now let's move on
to the rose bud. Let's go to the rosebud. So I'm just using a thick, permanent rose color,
and then we're going to rinse our brush and
fade away these strokes. We're going to soften it. And this is going to add
more color to the rosebud. Alright, so it
looks really good. Okay, let's move on
to the next flower. I'm going to grab lilac. So I want this to
be really thick and it's concentrated towards
the tip of the brush. So you can see we have a
nice deeper lilac color, and I'm just adding it towards the bottom
part of the petals. So it's going to
look like shadow. Make sure that you
just lightly tap your brush so that you don't
get big chunks of strokes. Now, you can vary this, add a little bit of violet, or maybe some blue in it. So it's a fun way to
experiment with this flower. I also like adding some bits of strokes towards the tip of the flowers going to just
add some flair to it. Okay, so we're done with
the floral elements. Now let's move on to the leaves.
7. Leaves and Fillers: So in this video,
let's try to do some warm up exercises on
simple leaves and fillers. So let me just mix my colors. This is sap green
with burnt umber. We can also mix sap green with some indigo for a deeper color. And then maybe let's grab a little bit of this
greenish yellow. In this project,
we're going to do very simple leaves and
also small leaves. So I'm going to use a
size four round brush, and we are just going
to draw a thin line. Then add some leaves, just slowly press
your brush and then live towards the end to
get a nice pointy tip. It's always good to vary
the size of the leaves. So you can see in
this floral envelope, we have leaves that are
picker, some are smaller. Now, we can try to
practice some more, and you can even do more
exercises on your own. Now, what we want are
those nice wispy leaves, and we can achieve
that by just slightly dragging and lifting our brush towards the end of the stroke. Now let's switch to a size
two round brush so you can see the difference between
these two brushes. So this is definitely
a smaller brush, and it's going to help us
create more wispy strokes. Describe any green
on your palette. So I'm just going to drag my brush and slowly
live towards the end. And you'll definitely
see that we have thinner and more wispy strokes
using a smaller brush. So it really helps that
the size of the brush also contributes to how
the leaves will look like. Alright, so we can just
try to play around and flick our strokes so that it looks a little
bit more curve. This is also going to add some
movement to your painting. Alright, let's move
on to another filler. So this time, I'm going to grab Sepia or use any dark
color in your palette. Even black is okay. You can see these
small bits of fillers, and that is so easy to do. You just need to draw a thin line and then just
dab your brush lightly. So the trick here is to really create that very thin stock. And then towards the end, you just try to add these
small dots that will look like flowers or
just some small filler. And it's also nice to create the stem in a curved manner so that you add some movement. Now we can also add
some small buds throughout our floral envelope. So right here, I'm using
just greenish yellow, just creating a bud shape. So you can use other
colors as well. Now, while they are
still a little bit damp, let's just grab some
green and add a stem. Alright, let's do some more of the fillers that we can
see in this painting. So you can see those tiny
bits of pinks right there. That is so easy to do, so let me just show it to you. Describe any pink color and then slightly dab or stamp your
brush onto the paper, and you can vary the pressure in your brush so that you can
create different shapes. And then it's important
to add a very, very, very thin line or
a very thin stem. So this is a type of
filler that you can add to small gaps or if you just want to extend the shape
of the bouquet. Alright, so that's it.
I think you're ready to start painting
our final project.
8. Project Part 1 Painting Floral Base: Welcome to the first
part of this project. So we will do the floral
base first in this lesson. So I have my paper. This is five by 7 ". And I'm using a pencil
and drawing a rectangle. I'm not using a ruler, so I don't mind if it's
not perfectly straight. I'm going to do the bottom
part of the envelope, so I want a triangle with
a rounded tip at the top. So this is going to look
like an open envelope. So now let's just connect
the lines on each side. It's looking a little bit short, so I'm just going to
erase the lines and make it a little bit taller. So feel free to adjust
the size of the envelope. So we're doing a very
simple vintage envelope and just no pressure when it comes to
painting this project. We're just going
to have some fun. But definitely you can
use a Ruder if you want to measure the sides or the
length of the envelope. So right here, I am just
trying to put some small dots, and that will be
my guide when it comes to painting some
of the main flowers. Okay, so now I'm
grabbing brilliant pink. So I want a nice thick mixture. And for this part, I'm going to be using my
size four round brush. So I also have prepared
my permanent rose. So you can definitely use
your own palette here. If you want more blues,
you can do that, too. We're going to start with a
simple open fi petal flower. You can add more
petals as you go. You can just leave the
middle open so you can paint a small
center later on. So again, I'm coming from different directions
when it comes to painting the petals so that
it will have more movement. Alright. So every time
you're painting the petals, you're always coming back to
the center of the flower. So that's like your anchor. While waiting for the
pig flowers to dry, let's grab some
permanent rose again. I'm using a size
two round brush, and we're going to
paint a small rose bud. So using just a
tip of the brush, I'm going to scribble
some short thin lines. So we want to mixture
to be a little bit watery because we're going
to pull the color later on. Right, so I think it looks good. Now let's rinse our brush, grab a little bit of water, and then pull the color
from the center going down. And what I'm doing is I'm painting the shape
of the rose bud, the overall shape
of the rose bud. We can add some contrast by adding some more color towards the top because that's where all the folds
of the petals are. All right, so it looks a little bit awkward
at this stage, but just trust the process. We are going to add
some more flowers, and this time I'm using
the color vertical blue. You can use other blues as well. And we're going to paint these
smaller five petal flowers that look like forget me nots. For this space, maybe I'll put a cluster of three
small flowers. You can definitely add
some more depending on the arrangement of
your main flowers. Okay, let's grab
some lilac color, and we want to vary the
shape of the flowers. So you can see most of the flowers here
have a round shape, and we want to do something
a little bit more elongated or a taller flower. So I'm just trying
to stamp my brush, creating these small
cluster of petals, but at the same
time, I'm leaving some spaces in
between my strokes. While the petals are still wet, let's quickly grab
some green and maybe add a little
bit of that brown. So I'm mising burnt umber. So I'm adding these
two colors to create an earthy green color just
create a stock in the center, and that's going to
create a beautiful blend. Alright, so at this point, you can use this color to
add some nice thin leaves. So I'm adding it near
the main flowers, and I'm also still using a size do round brush
because it's just easier to use this brush to
create these smaller leaves. Try to vary the
values of the greens, so it just means that you
want some to be dark, some to be a lighter green. For the next flower,
we are going to use the color buff titanium. If you don't have
this, you can simply replace it with yellow or
if you have white gouache, just add a little bit of
yellow ochre. All right. So maybe you can add it towards the right area of this envelope. So we can do some simple
pipet of flowers again. Right, so because we're
done with on the left side, we're moving on to the right
side of this composition. I'm just trying to fill
in the white space. Now, it feels like we
need some contrast because all the flowers
look a little bit pale. So I'm using a very thick
mixture of permanent rose just tabbing my brush to create these small fillers
that look like flowers. Just make sure that
you have spaces in between your strokes. And then I'm going
to add some green and attach them all to a stem. You can see we have a
beautiful stock of, like, dark pink flowers. Let's grab some indigo and
add some water to dilute it. So I want to create some
moody flowers here. I'm just dabbing my brush and making sure to leave
some spaces again, and I'm also adding
some more water. You can see that some strokes are darker, some are lighter. When it comes to painting
smaller flowers, it's really important to
change the values and to create a high contrast to
make the flowers stand out. Okay, so at this point, we can start adding
some stems in between the main flowers as they
are already quite dry. Then I'm going to move on
to the right and just add some really nice fine lines and just dabbing my brush
to create these leaves. Okay, let's change the
shape of the fillers. Let's add some small buds. So let's paint some oval
shapes using greenish yellow, but you can definitely
change the color as well. And you'll notice every
time I add some fillers, there's always movement
to my strokes. It's not just one
straight line. All right. So now let's move on
to the next video as we add some more
details on the flowers.
9. Project Part 2 Painting Second Layer: Welcome to Part two.
So now we are going to start off with painting
the envelope itself, and I'm using buff titanium. So I'm working on dry paper, and we're going to
start by painting just a thin layer first
of buff titanium. So we're going to
fill in this space. Alright, let me grab some
more water and dilute that. So I'm just going to fill in
everything with this color. And if it's not an even
color, that's okay. We're going for a vintage look. So we do want those
uneven colors throughout the envelope. Let me grab some
sepia and mix it to my buff titanium so that we have just a slightly
darker color. I'm going to add that
towards the folds of the envelope right there to also give
it some definition. You can see the
strokes are quite soft because the envelope
is still a little bit wet. Right now I'm adding
some texture on the envelope because I
want it to look old. So we're using the same mixture. This is Sepia and buff titanium, and I'm still working on a damp surface so that we
have a nice soft stroke. We can add some more definition. So I'm just grabbing some
sepia again and just dropping some color onto those lines while they're still
a little bit damp. Right? We can try to blur
or soften the edges. Using this brown mixture of
sepia and buff titanium, I'm adding some strokes
onto the wet envelope. I think we can add
some more definition. This time, I'm
using burnt umber, so I'm adding it towards
the sides so that it looks like an old envelope
and also towards the bottom, just to give it some more
definition and contrast. Okay, so let's wait
for that to dry. I'm just going to
mix my greens first. So this is just
indigo and sap green. You can also mix sap
cream with some sepia. We're going to use these
colors for our leaves. So sometimes I just like to
prepare them in advance so that it's easier to
add those leaves. Let's use our size two round
brush so that we can paint some nice thin stems in
between those flowers. So adding these small
stems near the flowers will make the flowers pop up because you're adding
a dark background. So because I want this
floral composition to be full and tall, I'm going to add some more
leaves towards the top, just to extend the height. You can add some
contrast by adding these small fillers that
we practice earlier. So you can use sepia, and you can immediately
notice the difference. So it has a three D
effect when you add these small dark fillers
because it gives some contrast. So I made a mistake
by putting in some green there and the
envelope was still wet. So we're just going to
use our tissue paper and dab it and going
to leave it as it is, we can try to put
some leaves later on. This part is all about adding a second layer and movement. So I'm just painting
a really thin line. You can see I did an S curve so that we can add some
movement for that filler. And when you're doing
floral arrangements, usually the flowers at the
top, they are smaller. They are small fillers like
what I'm painting now. So you want the heavy flowers towards the bottom
part of a composition. Now, let's grab some
permanent yellow light. I'm going to add this
to the center of the pink flowers and
also these blue flowers. So these are already dry. Their bases are dry. So we have more definition in
the center of the flowers. We can add a second layer
to that lilac flower, just grabbing a more
pigmented color, and we're going
to use the tip of the brush and just
dab our brush. So we need to add some
contrast to that flower. I'm going to grab some
permanent violet. I'm just going to dab that. You can also add a little bit of indigo if you want
it to be darker. So when it comes to adding
a second or third layer, I already have, like, a set
of colors that I usually use. And one of them is indigo. So I'm using indigo now. I'm just dabbing my brush on top of the existing base
of petals here. That's going to give
it some contrast. And you can soften it with a clean brush if you
want to blur some lines. Okay, so I'm just adding a center for some
of the flowers. We can grab sepia or
this dark brown color and add a ring of dots
for these blue flowers. All right, so for
the pink flowers, I'm using burnt sienna. So I'm just going to
change it up a little bit. So I think adding a burnt sienna in the
center really makes the flowers pop up and make
it look a little bit warmer. Okay, so the envelope
is already dry. Let's add some more details. I'm using Sepia with some buff titanium and
using a size two brush, we are going to paint
a line right there. That's the fold of the envelope, and I'm going to
rinse my brush and slowly fade away one
side of this stroke. Let's do the same
on the other side. You want a nice
clean line and then rinse your brush and
fade away one side of this stroke. All right. So I also decided to add
some dry brush technique. So we are going to just paint
on top of the envelope, and my brush is a little
bit dry with some pigment. So you can see
that nice texture. They might have overdone it, so I'm just dabbing it
with some tissue paper. So you can see that
beautiful texture. It looks more like
a vintage paper. Alright, so we're
almost done here. Now let's move on
to the next video where you'll be adding some
more finishing touches.
10. Project Part 3 Finishing Touches: We're almost done, so I
think we still need to add some more fillers and make this flower arrangement
look fuller. So now I'm going to just
grab some of my greens. Let's add some
leaves hanging over this envelope so that
it looks more natural. So try to vary the
greens that you have. You can use a yellow green
or a deeper color of green. And you want the leaves to face also in different directions. I'm using a size two round brush to create some nice
wispy strokes. You can also paint some
small stems sticking out. Alright, so now I'm just
adding some stems in between some of the flowers
and also add some leaves. So you can see
those tiny bits of whites in between the flowers. We're going to fill them in
with some smaller leaves, and we want the color to be darker to make the
flowers pop up. All right. So I'm
just adding it in between the petals as well. And we can grab
some indigo and add some small dots in the center of the flowers just to give
it some more definition. So it's important to vary
the shape of the fillers. I'm going to add
some round shapes. I usually like using the colour
greenish yellow for this, but you can use any color. Alright, so most of the pinks are concentrated
towards the bottom, and I wanted to balance
that out by adding some small pink flowers towards the top part
of this composition. I'm just dabbing my brush, creating these smaller petals. And you can also
use other colors like lilac or maybe
a light blue color. And then just look at
your painting from afar, and if you feel like you
need to add some height, just add these nice thin lines that are curvy that
will add some movement. Then we can grab some
greenish yellow and just tab our brush onto the paper to create these petal like strokes. Et's grab some permanent rose, and I'm going to add a
second layer for that rose. Just scribble some short
lines in the center of the rose and add a few lines on the
outline of the rose bud. That's going to help us give more definition to the
shape of the rose bud. You can also go ahead and add a second or third layer to some of the
flowers that we did. So right here, I'm
just really dabbing my brush and creating
these organic strokes. Use a really dark color and try to fill in some of
the small white gaps, and that's going to help
make the flowers pop up. So filling in those small
white caps really makes a difference as I'm looking
at this painting from afar. There's more contrast. So I'm just adding some
more of that filler, putting some small dots there and making sure that all my fillers are,
like, dancing there. And it's going to add a nice
touch to this painting. So I would say using a size two round brush really
helps to achieve this look. Okay, so this is optional, but I'm going to add
some white gouache and just add some highlights
to some of the flowers. Going to put some
small dots right here. You can paint some small
fillers on top of the leaves. So you want a dark
background so that the white guash will
be more noticeable. Now, if you don't
have white gouache, you can use some white gel pens or some acrylic or white pens. You can also add some
veins on the leaves. So just go ahead and follow your instinct when it comes to adding these smaller details. Add those fillers that
feel right to you. So my suggestion is to
also take a picture of your painting and look
at it on your phone, so you can see it from a
different perspective. Alright, so we are done. Congratulations for
finishing this project. I hope you enjoyed it, and I really am excited
to see your own version. So you can use this as a
front cover of a card, maybe for Mother's Day or
for any other occasion. Let's now move on to the next video as I
share my final thoughts.
11. Final Thoughts: Alright, so we have reached
the end of the class. Thank you so much for watching. To quickly recap, we painted
a vintage style envelope using soft tones and added subtle texture for
that warm nostalgic feel. We also practice painting dainty floras and
expressive leaves and arranged them to
look like they're blooming right out
of the envelope. For your project, I
encourage you to use the color palette that
is close to your style, and you can also add the
flowers that you like. I'm excited to see
what you'll create. You may upload your project in the project gallery
section of the class. Under the tabs, you can look for the projects and
resources section. Click Create Project and
upload a photo of your work. I hope you enjoyed
this short class and that you feel inspired
to keep painting. If you found this class helpful, I'd truly appreciate
it if you could leave a view so that other students may discover this class as well. If you would like to
learn more dainty floas, you may also check out with
other Scutter classes. Until next time,
happy painting. Bye.
Joly Poa, Watercolor Artist
