OCCASIONALLY I LIKE TO SHOW SOME STUDENT WORK, BECAUSE IT IS OFTEN BETTER THAN MINE!
This past class was showing how to make some simple loose looking flowers.
The first is a carnation.
Step 1: using at least 2 analogous colors, make a circular or fan shape, and drop other colors wet into wet.
Step 2: While it is still shiny wet, crinkle plastic wrap and set it on top of the flower. Weigh it down until it dries. (Don't try to rush the drying process.)
Step 3: Once it is dry, use a small, pointed brush to make sharp jagged edges that look like carnation petals. Begin in the center, and work in a spiral. Don't overdo it. You just want enough to give the impression of a carnation.
Below are some student paintings of carnations.
Below left is a carnation. The rose on the right is done the same way, except the spiraling strokes are smoother, and petals overlap more.
The stems you see below are done simply. You wet the stem area, then drip green into the top, holding the paper at a slight angle so that gravity pulls the paint down the stem. I often put some of the flower color into the stem also.
The violet or 5-petal flowers are started with 3 dots in the center. You put 3 dots where the center of a petal will be, and turn each into a petal. Touch the dots with a round damp brush, then flatten it a little to create a petal shape. You may have to shape it a little more with the tip of the brush. Then, while wet, add a little darker paint to the center. After the 3 dots become petals, then add 2 more dots and turn them into petals.
Below are some that are done in the method shown in my May blog post.
Below is a link to how to do the layered flower petals below.
It is by Emma LeFevre, and she's good at teaching very simple flower techniques. Worth a watch.
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