Hello, creatives, welcome back to class! Today we are studying the ever so beautiful yet complex peonies and exploring a way to capture them in a loose, expressive style. We will begin by gathering a few inspirational photos to guide us as we attempt to understand the structure of this delicately complex flower such that making a note of its peculiarities that differentiates it from all other flowers. I help you along the way at every step ensuring that the process remains delightfully joyous.

Supplies :

Art Essentials 300gsm (140 lb) Watercolor Paper 100% Cotton

Yellow Gouache

Watercolors:

Daniel Smith: Green Apatite Genuine, Perylene Green, Rose of Ultramarine, Shadow Violet

Winsor and Newton: Sap Green, Permanent Rose, Alizarin Crimson, Green gold, Raw Seinna, Indian yellow, Winsor Yellow, Payne's Grey

Gold Leaves (imitation leaves) (I got mine from @manishachelani , you can reach out to her on instagram)

Leafing Adhesive

Round Brushes size 6,8 and 10

(optional size 2 and 4 Filbert)

Ceramic Palette

Jar of Clean Water

A Pencil and Eraser to sketch with
A Sketchbook

Sketching :

Here we'll take some time to really simplify complex floral shape and build our understanding of the bare-bones structure of our subject matter. The techniques I share in this step can be applied to any flower of your choosing,

Creating Colour Palette :

In the next step, we will pick out the colors and swatch them next to each other so as to get a feel for how the colors will interact together, especially when we will utilize the wet on wet technique.

Basic Strokes for Peonies :

Here we will break down the complex peony structure in basic strokes, the innermost, side, and top strokes that together form the peony bunch.

Painting Peonies using Wet on Wet Techniques :

We’ll utilize the wet on wet watercolor technique to bring in-depth in our peony flowers and beautiful blooming magic in the leaves.

Gold Leafing technique :

In the next step, I’ll show the techniques to apply the gold leaves I’ll also share my secret (and tips and tricks) for getting a 3-dimensional gold leaf application which will then add extra drama to our peony centers.

Final Project :

Together we will combine all the techniques that we’ve learned and a bonus flower (the mimosa flower) to create our very own composition and finish it off by embellishing it with gold leaves. The entire class is in real-time so that we can paint every bit together.

I hope to see your beautiful creations in the project resources section, please check that section for more details :)

Happy Creating,
Manushree
The Whimsical Creative

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