Brushes should be stored in a way that keeps the bristles from bending, either lying flat or standing in a container with the bristles facing up.
Paint beautiful hydrangeas with this step-by-step tutorial
Learn how to paint Hydrangeas with this watercolor online tutorial. This beautiful blue multi coloured hydrangea is perfect for this lesson.
In this tutorial you will learn
- how to paint the multi coloured petals of a blue pink green Hydrangea
- how to get smooth washes
- how to create warm and cool blues
- how to paint the details
- how to make the flower look realistic
- how to get depth
Painting Hydrangeas makes a lot of fun but it can be tricky to put all the tiny petals together so that the flower doesn’t look like a puzzle. If you too want to learn how to paint them then this video lesson is perfect for you.
This lesson about how to paint hydrangeas runs 1:18 minutes and contains all information for you so you too can learn how to paint all the tiny and larger petals of this beautiful Hydrangea.
Below is a video clip from the original lesson. This are just a few parts from the whole lesson, the complete lesson runs: 1 h 15 min.
Reference material:
- Reference photo of the Hydrangea
- Drawing
- Image of the finished study
- List of materials I am using
Video Length: 1 hour 18 minutes
The video can be viewed on your computer, tablet & ipad, any smartphone & iphone. The video cannot be downloaded, but it is available for you 24 hours each day.
The hydrangea painting
Painting coated with satin varnish, before glitter and dimensional paint were added.
Supplies used for the One Stroke hydrangea painting
- Disposable plate or double loader carousel
- Jar of water
- Rag
- Artist canvas pad, any size, acid free, 110 lb weight
- Brushes (3/4″ flat, #8 flat) and/or spouncer or sponge
- Plaid Folk Art acrylic paints: White, School Bus Yellow, Jamaican Sea, Grass Green, Engine Red
- Plaid Folk Art floating medium
- Satin varnish
- Optional: glitter, Folk Art dimensional paint, brush cleaner
A brief explanation of One Stroke Painting
One Stroke Painting is done by using two or more colors on a paintbrush to blend and shade with each stroke. This eliminates a lot of steps that are used in traditional painting.
The brushes are very important in creating the shapes. Most of the painting is done with flat brushes that have a chiseled edge. This allows you to paint shapes that start and end with a tapered line.
The amount of pressure applied during the stroke is also very important. The more pressure, the wider the stroke. A typical stroke would start with the brush standing on the chiseled edge, then pressing down while moving the brush, and finishing up on the chiseled edge.
