In this full length tutorial I take you through step by step how to paint a crocus flower in watercolour.
Including
• how to draw free hand using a reference photo
• choosing a composition
• choosing the colours to use
• what is a colour swatch
• Wet in wet technique
• Soft variegated wash background
• Defined and undefined edges
• How to soften a hard line
• Spottles/splatter
• Show you my students version from art club demonstration
Materials list:
Winsor and newton watercolour palette, colours used:
• Cadmium yellow
• Cadmium red
• Dioxizine purple
• Sap green
• Hookers dark green
• Payne’s grey
2B pencil for drawing
Arches watercolour paper 300gsm 100% cotton
Various synthetic brushes, round in different sizes
2 jars of water
music by ben sound