This is so beautiful and I definitely can’t wait get started. I very much enjoyed this video. As I watch the painting process and not being too experienced I wonder what to do or what you do between drying sessions. Thanks.
Painting Watercolor Flowers: Orchids
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In Painting Watercolor Flowers: Orchids, you’ll see two different approaches to painting flowers using tried-and-true watercolor techniques from Joyce Faulknor and Guy Magallanes. These painting partners approach the same subject—an exotic orchid— from two different methods, with Guy painting light to dark, glazing one color at a time, and Joyce takes a looser approach, mixing colors both on her palette and right on the paper to paint from dark to light. The way Joyce and Guy interact and bounce ideas off each other provides a plethora of great techniques you can use in your own paintings.
The best part about this video is seeing the different approach they each take, but there’s no shortage of painting techniques you can learn from both. Both make painting florals look easy, and their mastery of the watercolor medium will have you itching to pick up your brush and start painting. The best part: both approaches work equally well, resulting in vibrant, beautiful paintings full of life and color. This video is a great resource for anyone looking to paint flowers, or any other subject for that matter, in watercolor, no matter the skill level.
Some of the things you’ll learn from Painting Watercolor Flowers: Orchids:
- How to create and work from reference photos
- Color mixing, both on your palette and straight on your surface
- Painting light and shadow
- How to control your edges
- Compositions and painting backgrounds
- Glazing techniques
- Painting wet-into-wet
- Develop Contrast
Preview Painting Watercolor Flowers: Orchids to learn how to paint vibrant, colorful flowers as you practice these tips–glaze clean color, paint wet-into-wet and develop contrast. Then, head to ArtistsNetwork.tv to stream the
full-length video, get reference photos and material lists, reviews, and more! If you prefer your own copy rather than stream it, no problem! Head to Northlightshop.com for the downloadable version, or the DVD.
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How To : Easily paint an orchid
- By dav1224
- 4/4/10 6:25 PM
- WonderHowTo
In this art tutorial, you will learn how to draw and then paint an orchid. You will need a Chinese paintbrush, a plate for the paint, water and paper. For paint colors, you should make sure you have red, yellow, black, green, blue and purple. First, dip your brush into the water and then mix yellow, red and black, dabbing some of each color onto the brush. When doing this, do not actually mix the colors on the brush. You want the red on one part of the brush, the yellow on another part, and the black on yet another part. Then dab the brush with the side that has the paint on it onto the paper to create multi-tonal petals. You will repeat these steps, using green and black to draw the stem and leaves. Follow the steps in this video tutorial to learn how to paint a professional looking orchid in a matter of minutes.
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