Who is this class for?

If you’re looking to try different painting styles and watercolor techniques in the hopes of finding your own artistic voice and love florals at the same time, then this class is for you.

That being said, all artists with different skill levels are welcome to join the fun. Some experience in using a pen, colored pencils and brush is required in this class.

What will we do in this class?

We'll take a progressive approach, gradually increasing the difficulty of each painting style to give you ample opportunities to practice and challenge your skills. We'll start with a simple composition that requires only a few colors with not much mastery in your brush work and slowly move to an illustration that will challenge you to paint petals in a single stroke and add backgrounds.

What this class is all about

Please keep in mind that this class is not just about following along with the step-by-step instructions. Our goal is to help you find your own artistic voice, and to do that, we'll be exploring five different watercolor painting styles, too. You might find loose painting more manageable than a tight one, or vice versa. You might also discover that you love working with a limited palette, or that you enjoy the freedom of using as many colors as you want.

And though the demonstrations feature cherry blossoms, I encourage you to choose a flower that’s meaningful to you and apply what you’ve learned in this class.

Painting Styles

In this class, we will explore five different painting styles to create the following:

Ink and Wash Artwork
Simple Illustration
Florals with Underpainting
Semi Abstract Piece
Flowers with Background

Techniques

Along with the above styles, these watercolor techniques will be demonstrated and practiced to prepare for the class projects:

wet-on-wet
wet-on-dry or direct painting
single stroke shapes
layering or glazing
splattering

I highly recommend that you try all the styles laid out here to help you find a style that suits you the best. The preparation or warm up exercises are designed to give you ample opportunities to practice your brush work giving you confidence to start working on the class projects.

Once you complete this floral class, you will have the confidence to interpret other flowers in different watercolor painting styles.

Get Started

To get started, please go to the Resources tab and download the Class Guide which includes a list of materials you'll need, a scanned copy of the five illustrations, color palettes, reference photo and other sample illustrations.

So grab your materials and let’s get started!

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Heather Ordover

Relentlessly Curious...

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