How to Paint Flowers Beside a Path, a Watercolor Worksheet

Here is a Free How To Paint Flowers Beside The Path Worksheet.

 

I love the world God gave us, and it is a joy to paint a picture of a garden path on a sunny day.

I know this little lesson will be meaningful for you. This picture is simple in composition. It is like an impressionist painting and not intended to be overly realistic. I always felt if you wanted something as real as a photograph then you should buy a camera. With paint, you can interpret and give expression to a scene that a camera is not designed to do. But you can use these ideas and put them to your own use.

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How to draw flowers beside the path, watercolor worksheet

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You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE LESSON NOTES.

BEGINNINGS
Trace the design onto 140-pound watercolor paper. It is a heavy paper that will not buckle. If you have trouble tracing through the paper, try holding it against a window with the light shining behind it, and then you should be able to trace it easily.

This design is not to be painted exactly as I did but it is a guideline, so you can change things and make it your own special picture. So feel free to experiment. 

 

FIRST WASH

Use a medium brush and wash in the pale blue sky, keep the paint watery, and do not worry about the trees you'll paint them on top of the blue later.

In the same way, use watery yellow-green and wash in the foreground flower area, 

BUT BE CAREFUL NOT TO PAINT OVER THE TULIPS, go around the tulips. 

In the same way, use watery sandy brown and wash it on the road.

LET IT DRY  

Do not feel you need to finish the painting all at once. Take breaks and come back after a while. Some artists work on a picture for several days to finish a painting. And some artists do a painting once to work out the mistakes, like a practice painting, and then paint a second one after they know what will work. 

BUILDING IT UP

After the first wash has dried mix a deeper green by adding a TINY dab of red or blue to your green. With a small brush dab green into the trees.

Carefully work the lower foreground by dabbing green to make it look like grasses and leaves. Leave yellow areas between the green. Work the dark dabs in rows that get smaller as they near the trees. 

BUT BE CAREFUL not to paint over the yellow-green flowers or the tulips. LET IT DRY

After the second step is dry, repeat if the colors need to be darker in the trees and grasses.

For the distant trees add a little brown to the green and work in the shadows of the trees. Let it dry before you add any tree trunks or branches.  Do the tree trunks in two steps a medium brown and after the medium brown has dried paint in the dark brown. Mix a little blue or black for the darks in the tree trunks.

TECHNIQUE

To get an impressionist feel do not try to be overly realistic. Try to use your brush with small dabs and short strokes. Just touch the brush to the paper over and over until it builds up. BE PATIENT! LET IT DRY IN BETWEEN COLORS AND STEPS. 

TULIPS

Paint the tulips in steps. First, with a small brush wash the pink-red over the tulips and let it dry. 

Use a darker yellow to add some detail to the yellow flowers. If you have problems mixing a darker yellow try a TINY touch of black or orange. The trick is to keep it suggestive like an impressionist painting. 

After the pink wash has dried mix a little lavender or blue and red to make a darker color for the details. Use the tip of the small brush and DRAW the details of the tulips. Draw the shadows around the bottom and on one side and draw the shadow inside the bowl of the flower. 

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(c)Adron 9/22/20

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How to Paint a Picture of The Tulips Worksheet

How to paint a picture of the tulips worksheet and lesson. 

I love God's creation and the beauty He put into it. Tulips are one of the treasures he put in the world, and they are such an exciting flower to paint.  I always enjoy painting them. I know this little lesson will be meaningful for you. It is simple, and when it is done, it is beautiful.

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You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE LESSON NOTES

Trace the design onto 140-pound watercolor paper. It is a heavy paper that will not buckle. If you have trouble tracing through the paper, try holding it against a window with the light shining behind it, and then you should be able to trace it easily.

BACKGROUND

The green is darker at the bottom and lighter at the top. Mix some dark green by using a TINY amount of black with the green, make it watery. Apply the dark green with a small brush starting at the bottom and working up a little. For the light green mix a little green with some yellow, make it watery. Apply the lighter green starting at the top and work it down until it touches the dark green.  The two should blend at the edge where they meet. 

LET IT DRY

After the background dries mix some yellow-green and with the tip of your brush draw a yellow-green line on the sunny side of the stems and leaves. While the stems are still wet mix some dark green and use the tip of your brush and draw a line down the shadow side of the stems and leaves. Let the two colors blend so that it looks round. 

LET IT DRY

Use a small brush and some watery light blue and pant the lower areas between the flowers and stems. Take your time. Continue the light blue around the flowers and up a little. Mix a little dark blue or violet and use a medium brush, starting at the top paint the darker blue going down. The two colors should blend where they meet. Pick up the paper and tilt it so the colors flow together in an interesting and random way.  

FLOWERS

Don't try to paint all the flowers at once, do a few of the red ones and then a few more and after that do a few purple ones. Use watery red and with a medium brush paint the flowers. While it is still wet mix a little red, and violet together and with a small brush add a LITTLE shadow to the darker areas. 

After you finish the red flowers do some purple ones the same way. 

If the flowers look too flat use a little tissue paper and dab the side that has the sun to lift out some of the colors. or use some clean clear water on your brush and lift out some of the colors on the light side. 

(c)Adron D. 9/10/20

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Free How to Paint a Picture of a Bird of Paradise Flower, Lesson and Worksheet.

Free how to paint a picture of a bird of paradise flower, an art lesson, and a printable watercolor worksheet.

This is a good practice project that will help a young artist, or a beginner become more confident in basic art. It is not hard and uses a simple color combination so you do not need to spend a fortune on supplies. 

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How to Paint a Picture of a Bird of Paradise Flower, Lesson, and Worksheet.

My printables are free, so print as many as you like. They take a lot of my time.  I often have to create several images before I get the right one for an illustration.  It is a lot of work, but I am glad to have the opportunity to inspire others.

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ART SUPPLY LIST

You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE ART LESSON NOTES.

BEGINNINGS
Trace the design onto 140-pound watercolor paper, this is the heavy paper that will not buckle. If the paper is too thick to trace through place it against a window with the light shining behind it and then you should be able to trace it easily.

UNDERPAINT THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHTS
The flower looks orange, but start by painting the yellow highlights first. Let the yellow dry.

PAINT THE ORANGE ON TOP OF THE YELLOW
Using long strokes from top to bottom paint the orange on top of the yellow but leave yellow highlights showing.

BLUES
Use light blue to paint and the tongue-like-part sticking out. After the light blue dries mix some red to make violet and paint the shadows, but be careful to leave the light blue highlights showing in places.
For the blue body use light blue for the highlights and while the paper is still damp add violet blue for the lower shadows. While that is still damp use VERY LITTLE black for the darkest shadows on the bottom edge.

GREENS
For the leaves, use light green for the highlights. After the light green dries use dark green for the leaves and the stem.

BACKGROUND
You may want to leave the background white.

Or you can mix A LITTLE BLACK with some green and carefully go around the flower and make the background a little darker so the flower stands out.

Sign your work about an inch up from the bottom that way there is room for the frame.

(c) Adron 3/2/20

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How to Paint a Picture of a Butterfly on a Flower, Watercolor Worksheet for the Beginner

How to paint a butterfly picture art lesson and worksheet.

This is a good practice project and skill builder for any young artist or beginner.
 

How to Paint a Picture of a Butterfly on a Flower
Worksheet And Art Lesson 

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You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE NOTES.

BEGINNINGS
Trace the design onto 140-pound watercolor paper, this is the heavy paper that will not buckle. If the paper is too thick to trace through place it against a window with the light shining behind it and then you should be able to trace it easily.

BACKGROUND
Wet the paper all around the butterfly and the flower. Be careful to not cross over into the butterfly or the flower. Mix some watery green and "Drop" it into the background in different places. To give the background movement and interest drop into some watery yellows into the green with a clean brush drop in some watery blues into the background. For the darker areas drop in some watery lavender or purple into some places. Let the colors flow and blend and mix in interesting ways. You may need to use a tissue to blot some out or use a brush to help the colors to blend.

LET THE BACKGROUND DRY BEFORE YOU GO ON.

Use light green for the stem and leaves. You can give the leaves and stem more brilliance by going over the background around it with a wash of lavender, purple or violet.

BUTTERFLY WINGS STEP ONE
Use a watery yellow-orange color for the bottom sections of the wing. While it is still wet paint in some orange-red for the top areas. Try not to go into the places set aside for white. Let the paper be the white color there.

WINGS STEP TWO.
Use black and the tip of a small brush to draw the body and black edging of the wings. Be careful to go around the white areas. Go over the body in the same way. After the orange has dried use black to paint in the three dots on the lower wing.

FLOWER STEP ONE
With the tip of a small brush use a light blue-green color and draw details and shadows on the white part of the flower. it should be very light.

FLOWER STEP TWO
With a medium brush use yellow to paint the center of the blossom. While it is still wet use the tip of a small brush and dab orange around the bottom edge of the center.

THE ANTENNA
DO NOT PAINT THE ANTENNA! Instead, use a fine-tipped marker and just draw them in. Mixing media is an acceptable practice and is a sign of a mature artist.

Sign your work about an inch up from the bottom that way there is room for the frame.

(c) Adron Dozat 5/17/19

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How to Paint a Garden Wheelbarrow With Flowers, Art Lesson and Worksheet

I am glad to share with you my how-to-paint a Garden Wheelbarrow with Flowers art lesson and worksheet. 

This is a good practice project and skill builder for any young artist. Teachers and parents will use this ho to pant a picture art lesson in class or as a do-at-home project. It can be an art lesson by itself or an extra activity.

How to Paint a Picture Of a Garden Wheelbarrow With Flowers 

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You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flat and round paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE NOTES.

BEGINNINGS
Trace the design onto 140-pound Strathmore watercolor paper; this is the heavy paper that will not buckle.  If the paper is too thick to trace through, place it against a window with the light shining behind it, and then, you should be able to trace it easily.

CLICK HERE to see a larger, more detailed version of this project.

The first layer of color should be watery and not very brilliant but pale. Use a medium brush for the first wash.
Be careful to go around the flowers. Use orange for the base color of the wheelbarrow.

AFTER THE FIRST WASH DRIES
Wash in the sky with watery blue color. Let it mix with the green in the background. Use a tissue if needed to lift out color if it gets too bright. Add dark color to the area below the wheelbarrow. Use a small brush and place red over the wheelbarrow but leave areas of orange showing through. Use purple and black for the shadows. Use brown for the wheel. Mix green with a LITTLE red or purple and draw the shadows in the leaves.

AFTER THE SECOND WASH DRIES
Mix green with a LITTLE brown for a darker green and use a small brush to add detail to the grass. With a small brush, add pale watery color to the flowers. Make some flowers yellow, lavender light blue, and pink. Do the brown centers of the sunflowers AFTER THE YELLOW DRIES. If colors blend in a way you do not want, then use clear water on a brush and a tissue to lift it out, then after it dries, try again.

I hope you create a masterpiece.

(c) Adron D. 1/23/18

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Printable How To Paint A Picture Of Morning Glories.

This is a how-to-paint a picture of Morning Glories flowers.

This is a fun project that any young artist will enjoy trying.  The morning glories are beautiful blue flowers surrounded by large green leaves. The young artist will gain a sense of accomplishment and confidence when it is done.

Parents, teachers, and homeschool families will be able to use this in class or as a take-home project. It can be done as an extra assignment or given as a stand-alone lesson.

I created this worksheet for my own art students to help them practice painting independently. I have a companion lesson on how to draw these flowers at my how-to draw blog. SEE IT HERE.

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How To Paint A Picture Of Morning Glories Flowers

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ART SUPPLY LIST

You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE PROJECT NOTES

TRACING
Start by tracing the design onto 140 lb watercolor paper. If the paper is too heavy to see through just hold it against a window with the light shining through and you should be able to trace it.

FIRST WASH
Do the background first by wetting the paper and with a medium brush drop in blue, purple and lavender in a random pattern then let the colors run together.

Mix a mustard yellow and paint the fence post behind the flowers. Use a small brush up and down to  give it streaky up and down grain
NOW LET THIS STEP DRY

With a medium-sized brush and lay down a watery green in the leaves. Let it dry before adding shadows and details.

After the fence post dries use a very small brush and paint brown streaks in for the wood grain. Use blue and brown mix for the shadows under leaves.

Use watery violet and paint the inside edge of the flowers, then with a clean brush with a little clear water guide the color from the edge to the center of the flowers. Add a little purple or blue in places for shadows and reflective light.

After the leaves are dry mix some green, brown, and a little blue to make a dark green for the shadows. and the veins in the leaves.

Use yellow-green for the vines.

Use light blue for the blossoms.

After the flower is dry use a pale blue for the star in the center.


Sign your work about an inch from the bottom.

(c) A. E. Dozat. 8/21/16

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How to Paint A Picture Of Grapes Worksheet And Lesson

This free printable how to paint a picture of grapes worksheet and the project notes below are perfect for the young artist.

I made this as a handout to give my art students so they could try at home on their own. Parents teachers and homeschool families will be able to use it in class and at home.

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How to paint grapes worksheet and lesson.

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ART SUPPLY LIST

You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE ART PROJECT NOTES 

TRACING
Start by tracing the design onto watercolor paper. If the paper is too heavy to see through then hold it against a window with the light shining through and you should be able to trace it.

FIRST WASH
With clear water wet the background being careful to go around the leaves and the grapes. With a brush full of watery colors alternate dark blue, violet, and lavender in the top of the picture and light blues and violets in the bottom allow the colors to blend.
NOW LET THIS STEP DRY

SECOND WASH
Do the back leaves first by wetting them and laying down a green, add blue, and VERY LITTLE red to give it darkness and contrast.
Do the front leaves by wetting them then washing in yellow and adding green to the yellow. Let a few places of the yellow show.
NOW LET THIS STEP DRY

TAKE YOUR TIME WITH THE GRAPES
Do one grape at a time; use blue, lavender, and violet and a very little red. Mix the colors differently on each grape so that no grape touches another with the very same colors. In the darkest places add all the colors together. If they look too flat use clear water and tissue to lift out some color to give it highlights.

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(c)Adron 7/14/16

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How To Paint a Picture of Fuchsia Flowers Worksheet

This is a printable art lesson and worksheet that is perfect for young artist. It will help to give a foundation for basic painting.

In this lesson, the background is muddy to give contrast to the brilliant green and red of the flower. I must admit that I think I might have made a mistake in choosing a dark background. I might try this again with just a light blue background, it would look pretty.

I made this worksheet as a handout to give my art students so they could take it home and practice painting on their own. 

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How To Paint a Picture of Fuchsia Flowers Worksheet

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ART SUPPLY LIST

You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE ART LESSON NOTES

TRACE
Trace the design onto 140-pound watercolor paper, this is the heavy paper that will not buckle. If it is too thick to trace through place it against a window with the light shining through and then you should be able to trace it easily.

DO THE LIGHT COLORS FIRST.
The first layer of color should be watery. Mix a little yellow and green together and wash all the green areas including the background, We will build up darker layers on top of the light ones.

Be very careful not to get any color into the red and white flower.

LET THE FIRST STEP DRY.

SECOND WASH
For the darker greens in the leaves mix a tiny dot of blue with the green.
For the dark background mix blue, green, and red. In some places have more blue-green and in others have more red-green. Play around with it and use a lot of water to the colors blend so it looks like there is something in the dark background.

LET THE SECOND STEP DRY

Use a little light blue just for the shadows in the white part of the flower.

Use a small brush and take your time with the red paint. After you put down the red go back and use the very tip of your brush to draw the detail in the red. Use just a tiny touch of violet mixed with the red to give the shadows.

(c)Adron 5/23/16

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Printable How To Paint A Picture Of A Tulip, Lesson And Worksheet

This is a free easy project that offers some tips for painting a watercolor picture of a simple tulip. 

This is ideal for the beginner and the young artist. It is a simple project and will help the student develop some foundations in mastering watercolor.  The finished painting will be one that the student will be proud of and feel more confident in their abilities.

I created this worksheet and lesson for my own students, and it was well-received by them. I was gratified to see some taking risks in their art and stretching their abilities.

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ART SUPPLY LIST

You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has an excellent selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE PROJECT NOTES

TRACING
Start by tracing the design onto 140 lb watercolor paper. If the paper is too heavy to see through, then hold it against a window with the light shining through, and you should be able to trace it.

FIRST WASH
Wet the background with clear water. Use do a nervous zig-zag with a medium brush full of watery blue. While it is still wet and dabble a little red blue, so it has a shadowy effect in random places.
NOW LET THIS STEP DRY

SECOND WASH
Use a medium brush with a watery mix of light green for the stem and leaf.
Use a watery red for the flower.
NOW LET THIS STEP DRY

THIRD WASH
This step is different since instead of using watery color, use the color a little dryer. Touch the brush to a paper towel or the edge of the palette to make it dryer.
Mix a little red with the green and use a small brush to draw in the basic shadows.
Use the very tip of the brush and draw the lines in the leaves. With a darker green.

Mix a little purple with the red and put in the shadows on the flower.
Use a small brush and use red to draw the lines that are on the flower.

(c) Adron 4/26/16

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Printable Art Lesson And Worksheet, How To Paint a Hibiscus flower.

This free lesson will help give the young artist confidence in painting a beautiful flower.

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How To Paint Worksheet, Hibiscus Flower

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You can use any watercolor paint. I prefer my small Windsor Newton paint set; it has a nice selection of colors. I also use Grumbacher Paints in the tubes.  You can easily find these at any craft store like Lobby Hobby or Michaels. (Look for coupons online.) You can collect lots of paintbrushes, but it is better at the start to keep it simple with a few small, medium, and medium-large brushes and a combination of flats as well as rounded paintbrushes. For these art lessons, I use Strathmore series 300 Watercolor paper. It is economical and available at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and online. 

PRINTABLE LESSON NOTES

BEGINNING
Start by tracing the picture onto some 140 lb watercolor paper, this is the heavy paper that does not buckle when it gets wet.  If you can't see through it try holding it against a window with the daylight coming through to trace it.

FIRST WASH
Use a medium-sized brush and mix the paint to be thin and watery for the pink of the flower, and give it an even wash.

With a watery mix of green paint in the leaves light green.

Dabble watery brown around the background, and while that is still wet dabble in green to blend randomly. We will darken and even muddy the background a little later.

LET IT DRY (A hairdryer helps).

SECOND WASH
Use a small brush.
Mix a watery violet and red together to get a darker red. (Don't use black at this time). With the watery color add shadows around the edges of the flower. Go around the part that is sticking out so it stands out from the darkness around it.

Mix some brown to the green and use the tip of the brush like you were drawing and draw in the shadows and lines on the leaves.

LET IT DRY

THIRD WASH
Mix more violet red and now a little black (VERY LITTLE) and draw in the darkest areas in the center of the flower and in the edges of the darkest part of the flower.

Mix brown, red, and green to make the darkest green and add to the darkest areas of the leaves.

Mix some brown and red and darken the background, use the brush to dribble or dab the paint so the background looks out of focus.
Dribble a little of the darkest green in the background so the two dark colors mix.
As a last step dribble a very little watery black into the background. The dark murky background should make the flower look like it is forward and the muddy colors of the background should make the flower look bright.

After it is dry add the yellow for the dots on the tip of the part that sticks out.

(c) Adron Dozat 9/19/15

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Printable Painting Worksheet, How To Paint Two Flowers In A Vase.

This is a simple how-to print a picture lesson and worksheet, but when it is done, it will look nice in a frame or on a greeting card. 

The flowers are inspired by the red coneflowers in my wife's garden, but it could be adapted for white daisies or yellow ones very easily.  Parents and teachers will be able to use this printable worksheet in class or as a take-home project.

Remember learning to paint takes practice, so do one or two as practice first.

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Printable How To Paint Flowers in a Vase Worksheet

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PRINTABLE LESSON NOTES

COPY
Trace the outline of the project onto some 140 lb watercolor paper.  If the watercolor paper is too thick to see through then hold it against a window with daylight shining through then you should be able to trace it.

FIRST STEPS
Start with the background. Use a light blue with a large brush and try to keep it smooth.  Use a small brush to get around the flower and vase.

The table is brown so use a large brush to cover the area of the table.

ADD DEPTH TO THE BACKGROUND
In the lower area add a little darker blue or violet.

SHADOW ON THE TABLE.
Mix a little lavender with the light brown and put a little around the base of the vase on the shadow side.

FIRST STEP VASE
Use the same colors at the background and the table but use them lighter and watery to fill in the vase. Do not paint the entire vase leave some areas white

FIRST STEP FLOWERS
Coneflowers are a beautiful red/orange color. Start with light colors by using a lot of water.  Use a small brush and paint the flower petals red, and the center is orange.

Paint the stem a light green.

LET IT DRY

After this step dries add detail with a small brush.  Do not use too much water.  Mix lavender and red and with the small brush draw details by using the very tip of the brush.  Draw the shadows and lines in the petals, and where the petals connect to the flower.

Use brown to add a dark center to the center of the flower and add a dark side to the center.  Draw a green/brown line on the shadow side of the stems.

Use a watery black or dark blue and give the vase some shadows around the edge and on the shadow side

(c)Adron D. 7/16/15

How To Paint Blossoms Easy Watercolor Worksheet For the Young Artist.

How to paint spring blossoms is a simple little watercolor project

This worksheet will give the young artist some ideas about how-to-paint a beautiful picture. 

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This printable worksheet and lesson can be used in class or art camp or an activity for the homeschool art student.

How to paint Blossoms in Watercolor Worksheet

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PRINTABLE LESSON NOTES

FIRST
One of the most important things in any painting is the composition, take time to design your picture. Do some sketches and look at photos. Nothing fixes a bad composition no matter how good your technique or skill you must start with a good drawing.

HOW TO TRACE, My worksheet has an image that you can trace or copy. It is hard to trace through heavy watercolor paper so I tape the study sketch to a window with the sunlight coming through and then it is easier to trace.

BACKGROUND
Some may say do the background last others say first and you may approach different projects differently, but since the flower is white do the background first so you can see your progress.   Wet the background with clean clear water and then wash in the color so it is all smooth. If your paper is a good quality that will be easy since the water will sit and wait for the color. Try dropping a little darker blue into the sky blue near the top and let it blend a little.

LEAVES (Middle ground)
Paint the leaves in two distinct separate steps. First using a light green fill them in evenly and completely.

Second LET THAT DRY

Third, on your mixing tray add a little red into green and using a small brush draw the details of the leaves. Draw in the veins and the shadows. Where one leaf is behind another give the one behind a darker edge next to the one in front, and where the leaves are nearest the blossom use the red-green mixture to make them look like they are in the shadow of the blossom.

THE BLOSSOM (foreground)
The blossom is mostly white but has an edge of red and a hint of green in the center. Do each petal one by one. Take a small brush and pick up some watery red. On the outermost edge of the petal put a little red at the edge at the tip.  While it is wet take a clean medium brush with only water on it and starting at the center of the flower wet the petal and use the brush to push water to the red edge. The red should flow into the clear water and be paler as it nears the center. Keep some tissue nearby and use it to blot up if the red is too dark or goes too far. You only want a little red. Repeat for each of the five blossoms.

While it is still wet use a watery almost clear mix of green and dab a little in the center.

Last dot some yellow in the center and use some green-brown for the stem.

(c) Adron 6/28/15

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How to Draw Cone Flowers Art Lesson For Young Artist

This printable How to Draw Coneflowers worksheet will work for any of the daisy types of flower

Everybody loves the deep red and oranges of coneflowers.  They are easy to draw, and you can make some very real-looking drawings with a little practice.

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Free How To Draw Cone Flowers Worksheet 

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Start by lightly drawing an umbrella shape and putting a triangle on the top of that, don't forget the stem- they are thick.

 Coneflowers have about 12 petals, so on one side, you only see about 7 or 8. Start drawing the petals that are in the middle. These are the ones closest to the viewer. Add petals on each side until you fill them in. You should have about 8 evenly spaced petals. The petals furthest around toward the back are only partly drawn because they are half-hidden by the ones in front.

Shade the seed cone in a crosshatch pattern to get the texture of the seeds.

Double shade the base and the shadow side of the cone. Shade the petals. Some will have shading at the tips and some along the edge; keep the light source in mind, so the shadows are consistent. The leaves are like wide blades of grass. Draw them on alternating sides of the stem; draw a few in front of the stem for interest.

Draw a few flowers like in a garden; they grow in clumps. Make the flowers in the foreground brighter and more detailed and the ones in the background duller and less detailed. You can try drawing a fence behind or a wall or barn or mountain in the background.

If you are using colors, take your time and find the orange/red of the petals. You may need to color the petals in layers with a layer of yellow underneath the red to get the salmon-red color right. Try using lavender for the warm shadows and cerulean blue for the cooler shadows. The stems are brown. You might add a dark blue for the shadow on the stems. The leaves are green but try adding yellow for the highlights and blue for the shadows. Add a  lot of green in the picture, especially in the background, and the coneflowers will look more brilliant.

(c)Adron Dozat

How to Draw Tulips, a Beginners Drawing Lesson.

This printable drawing worksheet is simple to follow and the young artist will be able to make a beautiful picture. Tulips are an all-time favorite and they are easy to draw, but you might like to do a few practice drawings first. 

Free How to Draw Tulips Worksheet. 

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Start drawing lightly with a circle. Above the circle draw an oval positioned horizontally, and connect the circle and the oval with some vertical lines. Tulips have 6 petals that form the flower; three on the inside and three outside. Draw these simply with curved lines. Only the top of the petals on the backside of the flower is showing and they are drawn with a few short curved lines.

The stem is the easiest to draw it is just straight lines up and down. The leaves are almost like blades of grass but wider and bigger, sometimes they curve out and down or are twisted.

You can choose almost any color to color your tulips.

Don't forget to put the soil and shade underneath and something in the background to make it look like a garden.

Shade the tulip flowers slightly so the petals look round.  

(c)Adron Dozat

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How to Draw a Daffodil, a Skill Builder For The Young Artist.

Daffodils are a beautiful and bright spring flower and they inspire all of us. Do a few practice flowers on a cheap paper and then put together your own arrangement.

Draw the flowers lightly using a hard light pencil, you will want to switch to a darker one later on. Start with a circle and mark off 6 points for the star-like flowers. One way is to make two triangles to help line up the marks evenly. There are many varieties of daffodils but this one has large diamond-shaped petals. After you draw them in round them off. The center tube is just a hollow tube it is like looking down into a cup so shadow the top inside and the bottom outside, use an outward sweeping line. the center has a ruffle, draw an irregular pattern around the center. The daffodil has 3 or four blade-like leaves draw them with a shadow on one side and light on the other. be sure to add some texture on the ground and add a background.

These are very colorful flowers so try it in colored pencil or watercolor paint.

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How to Draw Flowers in a Water Pail a Skillbuilder for The Young Artist

This is an easy sketch to do. The watering pail uses very basic shapes and flowers are very easy to dray after you have done a few.

How to draw Flowers in a pail Worksheet

Start by lightly drawing the basic shape of the pail as a half cone then add the circle for the handle.keep it light since your flowers will cover parts of both. The spout is the hardest. Draw it lightly and go over it in a darker pencil when you have it right. There are more than one way to draw flowers I have put a few examples in the diagram, use whatever works for you. Add variety.  Put the darkest shadows around the flowers especially if you are going to use color, then they will be brighter. Put some flowers behind others to make it interesting. Fill in any spare spaces between the flowers with leaves and shadow. Be sure to shadow around the pail so it looks three dimensional . keep the wood table light and just use a few flowing lines and squiggles to give the look of  wood planks. Don't rush through and take your time and you will have a great picture.

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