Acrylic lesson - Gladiolus - Flower Painting

Name: Acrylic lesson - Gladiolus - Flower Painting
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We learn how to paint the Gladiolus flower step-by-step!

Created byEkaterina Fedorova

Last updated 6/2020

English

What you'll learn

Discover how you can paint gladiolus flower: how to plan layers for it, what parts to paint and in what order, how to go from the general to the specific
Learn acrylic painting techniques: layering, blending, glazing, detailing, flat brush
Learn acrylic painting basics: values, color mixing, issue fixing
Learn how to use the basic acrylic painting equipment
Practice basics and techniques with me with detailed instructions - its the key to mastery
Achieve great looking finished acrylic paintings, created by yourself

Course content

4 sections • 16 lectures • 2h 32m total length

Introduction1:01
Introduction of painting process!
Paintings made of this tutorial!0:03
Please, let me know if you want to see your painting in this beautiful gallery!
Heartfelt THANKS to all my students, who shared this amazing paintings!

List of brushes0:31
Here you can see all brushes you may need for this tutorial! Important to remember - shapes is more important then numbers.
SHAPE: each shape of brush have own, specific type of brushstroke, so if you see exact type of brush in the tutorial - don't replace it for another type of the brush.
NUMBER: numbers are optional because its depends from your experience and size of painting surface.
If you are beginner you may like switch to the smaller brush. Small brush gives better control with less effort. But...! You will need more time to complete part of tutorial witch was done with bigger brush.
If you have experience you may prefer bigger brush, because its able to cover bigger area, paint more details in one go, so its faster to paint with it. But...! Bigger brush needs control on brush pole pressure!
Paints & Canvas (painting surface)0:12
Best choice for this tutorial is the same size and type of the surface as I used. It's can be replaced for another size or type! Please learn about it more in Lecture 12 video: "How to choose painting surface for tutorials"!
Nowadays here plenty of brands with good quality paints, so title of it is not so important. Type of acrylic I use and recommend for this tutorial: soft.
Brands I use in this tutorial: most colors are "Ladoga" and "Master Class", white - "Amsterdam"
Traceable sketch section
Traceable can make painting process easier and faster!
Photo references
How to transfer sketch on canvas8:20
Learn how to use traceable!

Color of Petals (Preview)10:02
Color is the basis of the painting! Let's plan the color of the future flower! Preview of work
Color of Petals - Continue14:59
Color is the basis of the painting! Let's plan the color of the future flower! Main part
Color of Background20:50
Black is the deepest possible color. The dark background will give a nice contrast to the whole painting!
Leaves and stems. Background10:27
Let's add stems and leaves on background
Light on Petals19:24
Please take a look on shaded sketch in Section 3. It's will help you to create light on petals!
Highlighting on Petals33:53
Highlighting time!
Highlighting on Leaves16:31
This is the last part, so its time for highlighting on the background and final

Requirements

Suitable for Beginners Wanting to Learn Acrylic Painting
Basic Acrylic Painting equipment required
Traceable sketch is included in this tutorial (you may download and print it or copy it with pencil work first)

Description

We paint the Gladiolus flower step-by-step with acrylic! This plant has many flowers on the stem. Each flower will have own volume but also plant itself will have own light and shadow on it. Please, take a look at the sketch I prepare for you, it will help to plan the main volume in the process. Dark background here will give a nice contrast to this composition! So, let's paint!

Who this course is for:

Acrylic Painting artists of All Levels
Everyone Wanting to Improve their Acrylic Painting
Everyone who looking for inspiration in Acrylic Painting
Acrylic Painting artists who like to paint flowers

Acrylic lesson - Gladiolus - Flower Painting

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Introduction2 lectures • 1min

Supplies for tutorial5 lectures • 9min

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How to choose art supplies2 lectures • 17min

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