Will Elliston

Learn to Paint Flowers in Watercolor: A Step-by-Step Floral Painting Exploring Expressive Techniques

Olga, what an incredible amount of effort and experimentation you have put into these studies. The colours, textures and variety are really captivating, and it is wonderful to see how each attempt developed. I think what could be alter slightly to make it even more ethereal is that some of the flowers and outlines have become quite dark and defined. Try keeping more pale areas, soft edges and open space, allowing a few flowers to fade gently into the background rather than describing every shape. You have already created something expressive and beautiful here, so I would resist fixing them further and carry what you have learned into the next painting.

Thank you. Not much is ethereal in there, but maybe, few (dozens) more tutorials in I will manage to make something look REALLY subtle. Surely I've learned something despite of the stubbornness that's hard to fight alone. Great suggestion to watch before following the steps - may be unnecessary for people who mostly know what they're doing, which I'm not.

<img srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/e382d6289497c9bb321bf2e79a292647/ca70a953.png 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/e382d6289497c9bb321bf2e79a292647/ca70a953.png 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" src="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/e382d6289497c9bb321bf2e79a292647/ca70a953.png" loading="lazy" alt="I wanted to make it look ethereal so much I kept painting for two days straight. .. - image 1 - student project">
First line - first attempts.
Second line - same paintings "fixed" day later
Third line - second attempt at same compositions.
Can't figure out what's wrong here.

I wanted to make it look ethereal so much I kept painting for two days straight. ..

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