I don't know what it is about flowers and watercolor, but they're just such a beautiful (and even calming!) subject to paint.

Even though flowers were some of the first things I ever painted, I will admit that they be challenging at first! So I wanted to break it down for you in a basic watercolor flower lesson.

In this tutorial, I show you how to paint side-facing and open-faced flowers with two different holds.

This video is a segment from my Complete Watercolor Guide for Beginners. For the full video and all the chapters, check out this playlist.

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Contents

00:00 – Intro
00:28 – Painting a side-facing basic flower
02:38 – Adding a stem to the flower
04:31 – THIS will make it look like a flower
05:19 – Basic open flower
07:47 – Biggest mistake I see when people paint flowers
09:27 – Don’t miss The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Watercolor!

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