Water control is so important in watercolor painting that I have decided to create a tutorial where I explain you the different ratios of water and pigment you can have and how to know how much water to use. I will also show you how you can improve a situation where too much water is…
Are you wondering how to paint white flowers in watercolor? In this video I will show you 3 ways to achieve this result. My favorite way to paint white flowers in watercolor is option 1, but I also like to use the other 2 techniques based on the result I want to achieve. Painting WHITE…
In this video, I reflect on my own watercolor journey and my style of painting. When I first started taking the brushes in my hand, I painted all of my loose style watercolor flower paintings with only 1 layer. I was taking advantage of the wet-on-wet technique to create beautiful blends of colors. As my…
This video is a fun one where I guide you step-by-step through the process of painting a super colorful watercolor floral piece, which I called “The Rainbow Bouquet”. I am going to use (almost) all of the colors in my color palette. In fact, I have recently started to use Schimncke Horadam watercolors and I…
Leaf placement is no easy task when painting a loose style floral piece. For this reason I have decided to create a whole tutorial where I paint a simple flower composition and I explain where and how I add leaves. In general, you want you leaves to frame the flowers you have painted. I usually…
The first thing you should plan when you paint a loose style watercolor piece is where to add your main flowers. Do you want them collected all together in the center of the page? Or do you want them to follow a particular shape? In this tutorial I explain you how to achieve one of…
Do you want to give more depth and shadows to your floral compositions, but you don’t really know where to start from? I get you…. This tutorial is all about the layering technique. We will practice by painting these bright orange main flowers and blue filling flowers, then we will add layers on top of…
Painting beautiful loose style flowers in watercolor is a task that many of us struggle to reach due to composition rules and layering effects.Often, in fact, we know that we want to paint bright and colorful flowers, but we don’t really know how to paint the petals in a loose, yet realistic style. On top,…
If you’re a beginner on your watercolor journey and you’re looking to paint some beautiful flowers but don’t know where to start, this tutorial is perfect for you. In this step-by-step guide, I will walk you through painting 10 easy watercolor flowers. I’ll be using watercolors from the brand Winsor and Newton Professional series, and…