How to paint a popping pink flower in watercolour
When aiming for realism in a painting, I often paint subjects significantly larger than life so that I can capture as much detail in them as possible.
But some subjects don’t have much detail in them at all.
And that makes them suitable candidates for being painted at a smaller size, without losing detail.
Working at a smaller size means that a piece can be completed much more quickly, often in just one sitting.
That’s what I did with this pretty Rose Periwinkle flower (also known as Madagascan Periwinkle). Much of its beauty comes from its bright colour and simple shape, meaning my painting of it could be finished really quickly.
And the shading I added to it really made it pop off the paper.
Key to achieving realism in this painting was to pay close attention to the tones, which helped me to create a 3D result in a short painting session.
In this mini class, I show you the steps I followed:
I hope this mini class has shown you that it’s possible to achieve a realistic, bright and 3D flower in a short space of time, and that you’ll give it a go yourself.
If you’ve enjoyed this video, please leave me a comment below. I love to read them!
With love,
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Gorgeous !!!
thanks by sharing this video, amazing.
Lovely. Can’t wait to try it. Will you share the colors you use?
You are the Best!!!
Absolutely lovely!
Thank you for your informative classes – just an old “newbie” so trying to learn whatever I can – so enjoyable.
Very informative- beautiful
Such a beautiful color! ThAnk you Anna
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Anna it was simply a marvellous video.Thanks for sharing
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Amazing details, thanks for sharing
Thank you for your lovely share!
Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful flowers, Anna. I have really enjoyed having a go. I would like to buy one of your books, so am looking out for them in the shops, so I can see which is most appropriate for my inexperience.
Beautiful done!😘
Your easy-to-understand directions have make your approach seem doable for a relative beginner…thank you, Anna!
Always wanted to learn to paint. I am retired now and ready to start. Beautiful flower! Thank you!
It’s beautiful Anna details and colours are marvellous thank you
Thank you for sharing this video, sometimes a small things do a lot in others life!!
One thing I immediately saw an error in my paintings, and that is many times I do not follow the grain of the flower when going back and forth. This little flower turned out beautifully and I could fully see my mistakes. Thank you so much. Right now I have my hands full as summer is barreling down upon us and we make our living out of growing and selling our homegrown veggies to patrons who come to our stand. We are busy getting plants out to the fields, which, this spring made it a real challenge by raining all the time and not being able to get out into the fields without burying our planter and tractor.