Hi friends! I had some time yesterday to plan today’s live stream and this is what I came up with:
I really enjoyed painting this one although I am not thrilled with the 3 pale leaves in the upper right corner so I think I will leave them out, we can always free-hand them in later (so if you are tracing the pattern you can leave those out.) I think it is a wonderful lesson to learn how to capture the soft, smooth, velvety texture of rose petals by building luminous glazes. It is really a kinda advanced technique but as always I will break it down so even beginners can understand and I always make my replays available so you can work at your own pace and come back later if needed:) Below if the photo we will work from.
You can watch the live stream or replay in the player below but if you want to chat live with other painters or ask me questions as we go you will need to watch at 12:30 today on youtube.
Supplies (*Compensated affiliate links used. I earn a small commission on sales made via my links, it helps keep my tutorials free on YouTube without costing you a penny more, thank you for your support:)
- Stonehenge Aqua 140# watercolor paper *I used cold press in the example above and I am going to try hot press in the live video so we can compare!
- Rembrandt watercolors *I couldn’t resist this deal on 48 half pans for $134 (it sells for over $500 in stores-score!)
- Brushes: Mimik Squirrel (rounds sizes #2-#8 and 1″ flat) or Royal Majestic (better for beginners not used to thirsty (absorbent) brushes)
- Graphite paper or light box (optional-if you want to trace/transfer the pattern)
- Pattern
- Pencil, 2 water buckets, paper towels
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I hope you join me for a free live painting class today and if you love the friday live lesson please share with a friend! there are handy sharing links at the bottom of this post, you can pin it on Pinterest, share it on Facebook or even Tweet it! With all of the depressing stuff on social media these days let’s share something happy and fun! I’ll see you live at 12:30pm ET today, til then happy crafting!
