Expressive Brush Pen Florals

I'm sharing my simple process for creating unique and pretty illustrated florals using my favorite tool, Tombow Dual brush Pens. I'll walk you through how to use these brush pens as watercolors (feel free to use regular watercolors)....but first, I'll share how to create simplified floral illustrations, choose color palettes, and finish off your florals with details that pull everything together. Believe me, this is all really simple and even more satisfying. 

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Florals are EVERYWHERE and it is hard to find a unique take on them. Instead of overcomplicating things and trying to reinvent the wheel, we are, quite literally, going to go back to BASICS.

• What supplies are needed
• How to create simplified floral drawings
• How to choose a color palette from the colors you already have in your collection
• How to use Dual Brush Pens as watercolors (reg. watercolors also work for this class)
• The importance of swatching out your color palette
• Laying a base color onto your florals
• Adding detail to your florals by layering on more color or using pen and ink

This course is designed to give you confidence and EASE when creating floral illustrations.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Below are a few of the tools I suggest

• Dual Brush Pens - Here is a basic set to get you started (The shades I used are: 312 (Pale Green), 177 (Dark Green), 526 (Blue), 603 (Purple), 992 (Tan), 772 (Pink), 026 (Yellow), 873 (Peach)
• Watercolor paper - Linked here
• Paintbrush, Pencil + Eraser, Ink Pen (optional)
• Surface to hold your paints (plastic plate, porcelain plate, etc), water, paper towel - Regular Palette linked here

LET'S GET STARTED!

• Intro to Expressive Brush Pen Florals
• Lesson 1: Suggested Tools
• Lesson 2: Create A Collection of Floral Drawings
• Lesson 3: Sketch Your Layouts
• Lesson 4: Choose a Color Palette
• Lesson 5 Part 1: Coloring Your Florals
• Lesson 5 Part 2: Coloring Your Florals
• Final Words