Hello and welcome back to class! Today we are going to learn how to paint Watercolor Christmas Ornaments, one of my favorite projects to date! We'll cover how to create botanical elements to decorate 5 ornaments. If you are a beginner painter, I do recommend taking the pre-requisite class where I teach loose florals. If you're ready, grab your brushes, paint and paper and let's head in!

SUPPLIES:

140 lb. Cold Press Paper

Round Brush, Size 6's

Watercolors: Sepia, Pyrole Orange, Daniel Smith Burnt Scarlet, Bordeaux, Undersea Green

Gouache: Titanium White

Metallic Gold Pen

Pencil

Eraser

Cup of Water

Paper Towel

Before You Begin:

Prior to beginning the class you will need to download the file provided and print out the ornament shapes on watercolor paper. Note: if you choose this method you won't be able to erase the pencil lines. The other option are to either trace the shapes and transfer them to your watercolor paper or draw them freehand.

Introduction:

Welcoming you to class!

Supplies:

Covering the supplies you will need for this project.

Painting the Lampshade-Shape Ornament:

In this video I will show you how to create pine branches and berries and tie it all together at the end with a metallic gold cap and string.

Painting the Small Round Ornament:

Using the wet-into-wet technique, I will show you how to create a dramatic effect by layering watercolor. We will also learn how to use a soften hard lines by using an additional brush. We will tie it all together at the end with a metallic gold cap and string.

Painting the Onion-Shape Ornament

In this video I will demonstrate how to use simple pinwheel flowers and signature roses from previous classes to create a beautiful floral ornament. We will also be using the simple-stroke technique to create a variety of leaves. We will tie it all together at the end with a metallic gold cap and string.

Painting the Raindrop-Shape Ornament

In this video I will teach you how to paint loose ferns which we will then paint on our ornament. We will play with different water ratios to get a varied, nature-inspired effect.

Painting the Large-Round Ornament:

In this video I will once again show you how, when using wet-into wet, a beautiful effect is achieved by layering watercolor. We will tie it all together at the end with a metallic gold cap and string.

Adding Gold Caps and String:

Once your ornaments are dry, I will show you how to use the paint marker to fill in the caps. You will also need a ruler to make the straight lines from the ornaments to the top of the page.

Juwei Ong

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