The Artist’s Garden in Oils: 18 Step by Step Guides : Step by Step Art Projects on Oil Painting: Flowers, Figures and More
Oil paint step by step floral art, crockery and other interesting subject matter from the garden.
Can a typical garden provide inspiration for oil painting?
Look hard and such a haven may yield more than one may first expect. Every garden is unique in character and has something to offer: lawns, greenhouses, pots, hedges, pets, flowers, patios, trellises, sheds, children, tools, vegetables, deckchairs, furniture, trees, swings, hanging-baskets, urns, bird tables, fishponds and sunlight.
Taken from my art instruction book, Oil paintings from your Garden (and which some images appear in my other Oil Painting Medic books), 18 oil painting demonstrations featuring such aforementioned subject matter can be found within.
This book is divided into clear sections according to theme: shadows, nonorganic, harvest and flora. A preparatory section near the back of this book offers advice on oil painting materials and how to prepare the art surface for painting.
All demonstrations have been completed with a mere 10 oil colours, 6 brush types, artboards and a few additional household materials. This section can be previewed within my other art book, Landscape Painting in Oils – 20 Step by Step Guides, as it is located at the front.
Each demonstration is keyed according to 4 levels of difficulty. If the painting does not go to plan, a troubleshooting section at the back of this book can be referred to along with a glossary.
Each project within the demonstration section of this book is clearly set out. You will find:
An image of the finished painting, (which can be used as a visual resource during the demo). An accompanying challenge.
Between 7 and 9 step by step images of how the painting was completed.
A list of the oil painting materials used for the project.
Corresponding instructions to each image-in-progress on how the painting was done.
Tips along the way.
Various oil painting techniques are explored, including scumbling, glazing, impasto and palette knife application.
The aim of this book is to encourage a new way of viewing the garden. With mobile objects, the shifting light and seasons, compositions in one’s back yard are waiting to be discovered.
My other oil painting demonstration book, Landscape Paintings in Oil – 20 Step by Step Guides similarly provides step by step guides.
Dimensions of large edition: 10x8in and 78 pages. Available in large, small edition and Kindle.
Simple acrylic painting: roses for beginners
Get ready to bloom with these simple stroke flowers. These strokes are great foundational elements that can be used in all your painting and help develop great brush control. Visit our YouTube channel to watch how these flowers are painted step-by-step.
PLUS, watch Willow’s video below alongside this article to get the most out of the tutorial!
Use what you learn in this tutorial to create customized cards, home decor, gift tags and more.
Supplies for this Tutorial
- Watercolour Flowers Brush Set(Set includes a 2, 6, 12 Round and 6 Filbert)
- Watercolour Paint
- Yellow Light
- Permanent Red Light
- Quinacridone Rose
- Ultramarine Blue
- Sap Green
- Grey Transfer Paper
- White Gouache
- Pencil
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One Minute Watercolour Roses Video Tutorial
These little roses are done freehand by applying little semi circles around a center point. Try to imagine the are facing the sun, shining upward.
Begin at the center point and make little half circles going around that center point. The roses are darker in the middle, which means you use less water in your paint and as you work outward around the center, you gradually add a bit more water. When you’ve done a layer or two of strokes, rinse your brush and work the strokes into the background with a bit of water, leaving some white space. Continue to work outward adding more and more water.
Willow Wolfe is widely recognized for challenging and modernizing today’s world of art supplies and education. Willow is an award winning art teacher, the author of a library of internationally available books and the designer of best-selling brush lines for over twenty years.
Creative Acrylics : A Step-by-Step Beginner’s Guide to Creating with Paint & Mediums – Create Paintings Filled with Color, Texture, Unique Effects & More!
Acrylics are one of the most versatile, affordable, and accessible art mediums, and you’ll learn all the tips, tricks, and techniques for blending colors and building texture, plus excellent instruction on how to paint a range of different subjects.
Confused about which types of paints to use, and how to use them? Creative Acrylics cuts through the clutter and offers clear fundamentals for working with a variety of paints and mediums to produce beautiful results. Acrylic paint is water-soluble, dries quickly, and is forgiving, making it perfect for those starting out. Begin your acrylic painting journey with an expert who will guide you through enjoyable techniques and projects as you build confidence and ramp up your skills.
Step-by-step techniques, lessons, and projects cover a wide range of styles and genres, including color mixing, brushwork, glazing, and how to paint easy florals, still lifes, landscapes, and animals. Take your new skills even further and paint on different surfaces to create an apron, painted shells, a paintbrush rest, clay pot, and more.
- How to set up your workspace to make painting more enjoyable
- A guide to the different types of acrylic paint
- Basic techniques such as understanding color and value, and how to add texture and other effects using paint and mediums
- Lessons and projects that build skills: creating still lifes, florals, landscapes and skies, and painting on fabric, wood, shells, clay, and more
Perfect for all skill levels, the books in the Art for Modern Makers series take a fun, practical approach to learning about and working with paints and other art mediums to create beautiful DIY projects and crafts.
