Transform Your Perfume Bottles Into Something Artistic

1. Welcome to the Class: You will not throw your perfume bottles after this class. Using the medium of watercolors and acrylics, you're going to convert a perfume bottle into something artistic and creative. Hey, everybody. You're most welcome to my new class, myself, Patel I'm a self taught, independent artist and an interior designer by profession. I personally love to explore different art forms and styles and not stick to one particular thing. So if you are joining me, you'll find a variety of classes that I create. Before we start creating, we are going to understand about the object that we are going to use. We are going to talk about all the art supplies that you will need for the entire class. The first step is to create the base using white acrylic color. The second step is to paint a beautiful rose using the medium of watercolors. Then we are going to add some leaves to enhance the entire painting. The painting techniques are going to be very easy and satisfying. By the end of the class, you'll have a beautiful transformation of a plain perfume bottle into something artistic and creative. It's a short class that will not take a lot of your time. So without any delay, grab your art supplies and join me on this creative journey. 2. Art Supplies: Hey, everybody. Now let us talk about all the art supplies that you will need for this particular class. There are going to be very less amount of art supplies that you will need. So no need to worry about that. You'll find it very easily in any nearby local art store. So this is going to be the art piece that we are going to create. It's a simple perfume bottle that I have used and converted it into something artistic. You can observe a simple plain white background. And some beautiful florals that we are going to paint. So now, let us talk about the art supplies that you will need. So the first art supply is a simple white acrylic color that we are going to use to create the base of the entire bottle. The perfume bottle is made of glass, so that's why we are going to use acrylic colors as a medium to apply on the entire surface. Then comes a simple glass container in which you can already observe some pink color. So definitely, we are going to take some clear water. Whenever we are working with watercolors, water is an essential element that you'll need. It will also help you to clean your brushes and use water wherever required. Then comes the next art supply, which is a simple color palette that you can observe. It's a little color palette because we do not want a lot of colors. There are a little bit of colors that you can already observe. Just make sure that your color palette is having enough space to take out multiple colors and have some mixing space in it. You're free to explore with the color palette and use the colors according to your convenience, as well. Then comes the next art supply, which is a simple tissue paper that you can observe. It is good to keep a tissue paper nearby whenever you're working with watercolors or any colors. It helps to remove excess amount of water and color from the brushes. So you can keep it nearby and use it whenever required. Now let us talk about the colors that we are going to use to paint these florals on the bottle surface. So there are going to be three basic colors that you'll find very easily. So the first one is Rose Mdarake, which is basically a pink color that you'll find very easily in your watercolor set. Then the remaining two are going to be safe green and deep green that we are going to mix together to paint the leaves. Now, it is not at all compulsory for you to use the exact same color palette. You're free to explore and experiment. You can use the colors according to your convenience as well. Now comes the most important art supply, which is the brushes that we are going to use. There are going to be two basic brushes that we are going to use. The first one is a round brush of size zero, and the second one is again a round brush of size two or one. You can use any good alternative, it is absolutely fine. Just make sure that it is a detailing brush and it is a round brush. It will help you to paint in a very smaller and minute area. So how amazing it is, you'll need only two basic brushes to paint the entire part. So these are all the art supplies that you will need for the entire class. I hope that you got an idea about it. Now let us move towards the next part. 3. Understanding the Object: Hey, everybody. Now let us understand the object that we are going to use for painting. So as you can observe, it's a simple glass bottle, which is basically a perfume bottle that we are going to use, and it is empty. Instead of throwing it away, I thought, Let us create something artistic on it, and we can use it as an art piece. Now, in case you want to paint on a filled brand new perfume bottle and give it to someone, it is absolutely fine. But this particular perfume bottle is empty, and we are going to create something artistic on this particular surface. So you can observe we have this beautiful rectangular flat surface, and there are these little rectangular surface on the sides. So we are going to create a nice base on the entire surface. So make sure that whichever perfume bottle you select, it should have a nice flat surface on it, where you can paint in a comfortable manner. So I hope that you got an exact idea about the object that you should select for painting and creating something artistic. Now let us move towards the next step, which is painting the base. 4. Painting the Base: Hey, everybody. Now let us paint the base of the perfume bottle before we start painting the florals. So you can observe I have placed my perfume bottle on the surface, and we are ready with our white acrylic color. So the white acrylic color that I'm using is from camel. It is going to have a nice solid white color. I have already taken it in the color palette. Extremely sorry if I was not able to mention about the flat brush to apply it on the surface of the perfume bottle. But it is absolutely fine. You can use a simple flat brush of size two or three to apply it on the entire surface of the perfume bottle. No need to hurry at all. Take your time and take some good amount of color from the color palette. You can remove the cap of the perfume bottle if you want to so that you can paint in a comfortable manner. Again, no need to hurry at all, take some good amount of solid white color and try to apply a nice even coat on the entire surface. Now you can hold the perfume bottle using the topmost surface where we have the prey part. This is going to be the first coat, so no need to worry about the irregular surface. We are going to apply another coat once this particular coat dries using a sponge so that we get a beautiful solid white color on the entire surface. So we are almost done applying the first coat. I'll apply the color on the last surface as well. Make sure that you do not use a lot of water to lose the acrylic color. Rather, you can directly use the solid white color. It will give you a nice opaque surface. Now you can observe there is a little bit of glass surface on the topmost part. So you can hold the bottle carefully and apply the color there as well. No need to hurry at all. In case you want to use a round brush to paint this particular area, it is absolutely fine. So now we are almost done painting the first coat. You have to let this particular coat dry for a while, give some time. Now, once the entire coat is dry, we are going to use a little sponge and use some solid white color from the color palette again. And we are going to apply another coat. This will help us to give a nice solid white color on the entire surface of the bottle, and it will give us a beautiful opaque look. So take a little bit of color in your sponge and start applying it on the entire surface. No need to hurry at all. Take your time. You'll observe that the irregular surface will vanish automatically. Now, in case you do not have a sponge, it is absolutely fine. You can use your flat brush again and apply another coat. Now slowly, we are going to apply this on the entire surface of the bottle. Now again using the topmost part of the bottle, you can hold it in a careful manner and apply this particular second coat on the entire surface slowly. I have not used any water and mixed it with my white acrylic color. It will lose the opacity and the color will become a little bit translucent. So that's why we are applying solid white color directly from the bottle. In case you find that your color is getting finished from the sponge, feel free to take some more color from the color palette. Make sure that you apply an even coat and it looks really nice once the entire color dries. I'll hold the bottle in a different angle and apply the color on the sides as well. And I'll take some more color from the color palette. And then using the entire surface of the sponge, I'm going to apply it on the sides as well. Now, you'll observe carefully that once you apply the second coat, the entire surface of the glass bottle is covered, and it gives a beautiful, solid white color. Covering the entire surface of the perfume bottle is also a very satisfying process. You'll definitely enjoy this particular part as well. Now, in case you want to use a different color to paint the background, and instead of white, you want to explore with a different color, it is absolutely fine. I have used white because it will give a nice contrast with the colorful florals and it will make them look a little bit more attractive. In case you want to experiment and explore, it is absolutely fine. So we are almost done covering the entire bottle. Let it dry for a while, give it some time. Now let us move towards the next part. 5. Painting the Rose and Leaves: Everybody, now, let us paint the rose leaves, one of my favorite parts in the entire class. We are going to take a little bit of rose Mdarlake which is basically a pink color that you'll find very easily. I've taken it a little bit in the color palette. I'm going to use a highly saturated color, so that's why I'll take a little bit of water. Now in the color palette you can observe that it is giving a nice pink colored texture. Try to use very less amount of water and more color. Now using the tip of this round brush, we are going to start with the center part of the rose. It is a very simple and easy technique to paint the rose. You just have to create these little strokes in this circular manner and start moving towards the outer part. We are not going to paint the entire rose using this dark pink color. Now, once we have added these little circular shapes, just take some more amount of water this time and very less color and start applying it towards the outer portion of the entire rose. You can observe it gives a beautiful variation of the petals. So there is going to be a darker shade in the inner portion and a lighter shade in the outer portion. No need to hurry at all, paint it in a very slow and steady manner in case you want to practice the rows on a rough scrap of paper initially and then come towards your final painting. It is absolutely fine. It will help you to develop confidence, and the chances of making mistakes will be very less. Now using the same round brush, I'll just enhance the petal in the outer portion. I'll take a little bit of pink colour from the color palette and just apply these little strokes around. You can do this according to your convenience. It is absolutely fine. No need to worry about perfection or painting it in the exact same way. You just have to know the basic technique. Now, we are going to use some Sap green and deep green. You can use any of the either colors that you want to. I'll use the round brush of size two and mix a little bit of water in the deep green or Sap green color. You can dab it onto the tissue paper if you find that there is excess amount of water in your brush. Now in a very random and natural way, we are going to apply some leaves around and create some foliage. Again, this is going to be a very satisfying process that you'll definitely enjoy. No need to paint it in the exact same way. You're free to explore and experiment with the painting of the leaves and the rose as well. You can observe that I'm creating these little leaves around, and it creates a beautiful contrast with the solid white background and the rose as well. To create a nice variation in the saturation of the leaves, what you can do is you can increase or decrease the amount of water from the color palette. So in order to create a beautiful composition, it is not only compulsory for you to paint the leaves, you can add few little strokes around as well, using the tip of your round brush. It is very simple and easy. You just have to use the tip of your round brush, apply very less pressure and keep your hand very much loose and free. This will help you to create little strokes and paint little leaves as well. So now you can observe that we have painted these beautiful leaves on the bottom part. It is covering the left hand side and the right hand side. Now let us paint few leaves on the topmost part as well. So again, you're free to compose and experiment. You can paint the leaves according to your convenience in case you want to create the composition using a pencil first and then paint it. It is absolutely fine. So I've created a little stem, and then I'm going to cover it with these little leaves around. You can have a variation in the size. Whenever I'm having a very hectic day, painting florals always makes me feel very much calm and peaceful. And it is not at all compulsory for you to paint it on a perfume bottle only in case you want to paint these florals on a watercolor paper. It is absolutely fine. So we are done with the entire painting and converting this beautiful plain perfume bottle into something artistic. Let me take you a little bit closer so that you can observe all the details carefully. I hope that you enjoyed the entire process of converting something very simple and plain into something artistic. You are free to explode and experiment with the entire project. It is absolutely fine. I'll be super excited to see all of your products as well. Feel free to ask any questions or doubts. Enjoy the process, and no need to worry about the output. Now let us move towards the class conclusion. 6. Class Conclusion: Hey, everybody. You're most welcome to the class conclusion. I hope that you enjoyed the entire class and got to learn something new and creative. While I was creating this particular class, I made a lot of mistakes, and that is something that I always tell my students never to be afraid of making mistakes. It's part of the learning process. It would be really great if you add your projects into the project gallery. I would be really excited to see all of your class projects. It would be really great if you leave a review for the entire class as it encourages me a lot and my class can reach many more students like you. At the end, I would like to say, keep learning, keep practicing. Thank you so much for joining the class and no need to worry about the output. Just enjoy the process of creating.