
Welcome to my class on how to paint loose florals in watercolor!
Learn the essential supplies for watercolor loose florals: a seven-well ceramic palette, water jars, spray bottle, cold-pressed 140 lb paper, paper towels, round brushes, and optional pencil and eraser.
Paint lavender in a loose style, using simple upstrokes and downstrokes on the stems and petals. Apply transparency and layering with a limited palette of purple, blue, and sap green.
Learn to paint loose lilac florals with basic strokes, creating closed and open petals, buds, and leaves using a blue-purple palette and greens, with light washes and subtle blending.
Learn to paint hibiscus in loose watercolor, layering light pinks and reds, building petals with outline and wash techniques, and detailing the stamen with yellow pollen and dark centers.
Learn loose watercolor cherry blossoms through two examples, using small and large brushes, crimson and burnt amber with light pink washes, and adding branches and stamens.
Create loose cherry blossoms with a size 12 brush, using light pink washes to form clusters of petals and buds, then define branches for a natural bloom.
Learn to paint magnolia flowers with loose brush strokes that suggest movement in the wind, including open blooms, buds, and branch composition using a vivid red-purple palette.
Paint lilac loose florals in watercolor, applying a loose approach to create airy floral forms.
Learn to paint cherry blossom florals in a loose watercolor style, exploring brushwork, color blending, and composition for expressive botanical art.
Painting in the loose style with watercolors is easily one of my favorite things to do. Learn how to use simple brushstrokes to create six different flowers: lavender, lilac, hibiscus, cherry blossom, calla lily, and magnolias. So get ready to let loose with your brush and apply lots of creative freedom to your paintings.