If you’ve never painted before but always wanted to, this post is perfect for you! With me today, you will be able to create some gorgeous watercolor flowers. Just sit down, relax, grab a few tools, and let’s paint.
Getting Started with Watercolor
Essential Supplies
I’m showing you my favorite supplies that I’m using and also how I cut my A4 size watercolor paper pad effectively. You can read carefully the post and see the measurements for each rectangle and square.
This is the way I like cutting my paper to have the biggest use, and I have a stack of different sizes and shapes of paper. My flowers I like to do in the square format, but feel free to do however it feels right.
Basic Techniques
We’re starting off by creating those little dots. Any brush will be fine; it doesn’t matter what kind of brush you have right now as long as it’s sort of pointy and round. This one is size 4 round, but even a cotton bud would work if you just add an extra amount of water and pigment.
So grab your brush, put some pigment with water onto your paper, and then in between one color, add another one. There you go, you have your metal part done.
Painting the Flowers
Flower 1: Basic Technique
All that’s left is to grab some flat brush. You’ll be surprised because my flat brush is really not branded or high quality. It’s from a hardware store, and I believe this brush was for painting walls or something. So honestly, I’m a true believer that you should use what you have. It’s great to go shopping and spend tons of money if you can, but what if you can’t? Does it mean you can’t be creative or make art? No, use what you have and supplement or substitute where you can.
Flower 2: Experimenting with Colors
For example, if I would suggest buying something, if you don’t have watercolor paper, this is something I would invest in first. If you have any watercolors, no matter what quality, that’s fine. If you have some kind of brushes, that’s fine. But definitely, you need watercolor paper, not printer paper or cardstock. Maybe mixed media paper could work, but certainly investing a little bit extra money into paper would be advisable because the pigment will work and flow so much better on watercolor paper.
Flower 3: Adding Personal Touches
As you can see, I’m putting some masking tape on the bottom of my square so the square won’t move too much. The first flower is done, let’s move on to the next flower. You will see that I am doing the same thing but then kind of not. Each of those three flowers is really different. Even where I place the dots could be slightly different, and it can change the direction of the petals of the flowers. The amount of pigment will change the look of your flower petal, how you press, how much water is there, and at what angle.
Tips for Better Results
Practice Makes Perfect
My suggestion is just to try a few flowers. Don’t worry about the final finished piece, just focus on creating a few petals and flowers like I’m doing now. See the favorite color combinations, see which colors work best with each other, and just see how to work with the brush.
Adjusting Techniques
It’s actually very funny because I have different angles so it would be easy to see and good on the post, but I have to say it was quite difficult. You can move your paper around. I wasn’t doing it because I didn’t want the pigment to move when it’s stuck with the tape, but you can certainly keep your paper with one hand, paint with the other, and move around if you don’t feel comfortable painting on this side.
Final Touches
Doodling
Doodling is the fun part, my favorite! I’m using a Gtech pen. The link is in the description as well. This pen is not per se for doodles, but this is what I’m using. I discovered it a few months ago. Someone suggested it for journaling, and I just had to get it. I couldn’t believe it; it was amazing. I love the fact that it is not permanent, so if you add any water, the pigment will spread, which sometimes could be a fantastic addition to your project.
Comparing Results
You can see as well that each flower is different. It’s impossible to recreate my own work 100%. Each petal is different, and that’s the best part. I love this technique so much because I just cannot wait to see how the colors are going to be. On my Instagram, if you check my account, I posted the most gorgeous flower that I ever painted.
Conclusion
Thank you so much for reading watercolor post. It was so well received by you all, and you left me so much love and so many comments. Your appreciation means a lot. I’m overwhelmed and grateful for your support. Happy painting!
