(PDF) Paint and Frame: Botanical Painting: Nearly 20 Inspired Projects to Paint

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4. Description Coneflowers Project Paint And Frame: Botanical Watercolor These flowers always amaze me! They draw me in when I start to see them bloom in the summertime. I love the wide range of colors they come in and the repetitive patterns they make, especially when I see a clump of them from above. Botanical Gardens One of my favorite ways to spend a morning is wandering around the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens near my home in New York City. When I go, I’m always on the lookout for interesting textures and pretty shapes to paint. At the botanic gardens, I’m particularly drawn to the cactus garden because of the soft desert colors and the intricate details in all the plants. The variety in the gardens never ceases to amaze me and I’m always surprised at how plants can grow so large in such dry climates. I love finding new seedlings and seeing the delicate beginnings of new life. It’s always warm inside the cactus house, so on a miserable, cold, wet winter’s day I can sit snugly inside drawing the plants, looking smugly outside at the uninviting weather. Materials Princeton size 2 round watercolor brush Watercolor pan Holbein Acryla Pale Pink gouache Holbein Acryla Beige gouache Princeton size 0 round watercolor brush Fine Line Black Sharpie Sakura Pigma Micron Pen (Size 02) Winsor &Newton Perylene Green watercolor paint 1. Use the size 2 round brush and a watereddown sepia reddish-brown color from the watercolor pan to begin painting the 'noses' of the coneflowers. I paint these as triangles with rounded edges and dot them sparsely around the page. 2. Now it’s time to paint the pretty petals onto some of the flowers. Use the Pale Pink gouache and the size 2 round brush to create thin umbrella-like petals. I like to vary the color of my flowers, so I only use the pink for a few of them. 3. Finish the remaining flowers using the Beige gouache. Set the painting aside to dry for approximately 10 minutes. 4. Using the size 0 round brush, load it with red paint from your pan. Paint little dots on the sepia 'nose' that you painted in step Set the painting aside to dry completely, approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Using the black fine line Sharpie, draw a dotted line between the 'nose' of the flower and the petals. 5. Next, use the Micron pen to add line details to the petals a single line down the center of each petal adds nice dimension. 6. Finally, use the Perylene Green paint to add the stem and leaves and join the flowers together into a bouquet. Set the painting aside to dry completely, approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Enjoy your painting!

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