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The Ultimate Guide to Painting Loose Watercolor Roses: Floral Bouquet, Wreath, and Floral Border

Offered By: Skillshare

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Course Description

Overview

Here it is! The most requested topic, a masterclass on loose watercolor roses.

When I was a watercolor newbie. one of the top flowers that  I had wanted to paint was a rose. It's a satisfying yet challenging flower to paint.

Through this class, you will learn that upon overcoming a few basic hurdles, you will be painting like a pro in no time. This is an extensive class for beginners and watercolor enthusiasts alike.

Here are the things that you will learn in this class:

  • The importance of choosing art materials and how it affects your painting.
  • Brush stroke drills for painting better leaves and flowers.
  • How to hold your brush.
  • Controlling your brush to create more movement in your strokes.
  • Tips on turning your reference into a painting.
  • How to paint 4 different style of roses including layered rose and freestyle rose
  • How to paint angled or sided roses
  • How to paint leaves
  • Common mistakes in loose florals and how to fix it
    • Why are petals too arched?
    • Why are strokes too stiff?
    • How to add white spaces?
    • Why does the center of the rose look off?
    • How to fix a rose with no white spaces?
  • How to paint 8 different projects 
    • Floral Number, Bouquets
    • , Wreath, Single Stem Rose, Corner Border

I am sharing below the projects that you will be able to paint after taking this class. Yes, you can paint all of them! :)

I hope that you will enjoy this class!

Joly


Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Tips Before You Start
  • Materials
  • Student vs Artist Grade Paper
  • Tips on Using Reference Photo
  • Controlling Your Brush
  • Brush Stroke Drills
  • Common Problems in Loose Roses
  • Watercolor Rose Version 1
  • Watercolor Rose Version 2
  • Layered Rose
  • Freestyle Rose
  • Angled Roses
  • Leaves
  • Corner Flower Part 1
  • Corner Flower Part 2
  • Orange Rose Bouquet
  • Single Rose Stem
  • Expressive Florals Part 1
  • Expressive Florals Part 2
  • Rose Watercolor Wreath Part 1
  • Rose Watercolor Wreath Part 2
  • Orange and Blue Florals Part 1
  • Orange and Blue Florals Part 2
  • Blue Floral Part 1
  • Blue Floral Part 2
  • Pink Rose Bouquet Part 1
  • Pink Rose Bouquet Part 2
  • More Tips and Final Thoughts
  • Bonus Video Valentines Day Project 1
  • Bonus Video Valentines Day Project 2

Taught by

Joly Poa

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