Flowers

Learn how to draw and watercolor nature´s amazing array of beautiful flowers. Combine watercolor and colored pencils for gentle effects.

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Hands-on: How to Use Watercolor Pencils

Hands-on: How to Use Watercolor Pencils

In this tutorial, I show you how to use watercolor pencils. They are not like watercolors and have their own unique advantages.

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Watercolor for Beginners: Blue Flower Tutorial

The blue periwinkle flower is perfectly suited to watercolor for beginners. The form is simple and the color is beautiful. Tutorial with free line art.

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How to Paint Flowers in Watercolor: Pink Princess Escallonia

Learn how to watercolor color nuances in the flowers and stems of a beautiful, pink garden shrub. Highlight with colored pencils. Free outline drawing.

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How to Make Your Flower Painting Shine With Watercolor Gold

Take your flower painting to a new level by adding watercolor gold. It’s easy to apply, and your artwork becomes a gift item. Free outline drawing.

How to watercolor a humble azalea flower bud.

How to Watercolor a Humble Azalea Flower Bud

How to watercolor exquisite azalea flower buds, step-by-step tutorial. Combine colored pencils with watercolor for botanical art with simple means.

A Breezy, Beautiful Wild Rose Watercolor Tutorial

A Breezy, Beautiful Wild Rose Watercolor Tutorial

How to watercolor a yellow wild rose. Step-by-step watercolor tutorial adding colored pencils to enhance the painting. Free line drawing.

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An Easy Way to Watercolor Your First Orchid Flower

This brown-spotted orchid is easy and fun to watercolor. A step-by-step tutorial that lets you enhance your watercolor with colored pencils.

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How NOT to Start a Watercolor Painting

Many overlapping blooms can be daunting to watercolor. Exploring a close-up of hydrangea buds was not any easier. Learn from my mistakes.

How To Watercolor a Daffodil Flower Without Fussing Over Details

How To Watercolor a Daffodil Flower Without Fussing Over Details

Daffodils are the symbol of bright, new beginnings. It’s an easy flower to watercolor. Step-by-step watercolor tutorial with free line art.

How to Watercolor a Realistic, Radiant Prairie Sunflower

How to Watercolor a Realistic, Radiant Prairie Sunflower

The cheerful, yellow prairie sunflower is attractive and easy to watercolor. Learn how to paint a realistic sunflower. Free line drawing.

How to Watercolor Transparent Flowers: "Flower of Life"

How to Watercolor Translucent Petals: Flower of Life

Learn how to master translucent flower petals, enhancing your watercolor with colored pencils. Step-by-step tutorial, free outline drawing.

How to Watercolor Lily of the Nile, the Flower of Love

How to Watercolor Lily of the Nile, the Flower of Love

Lily of the Nile has a crown of delicate flowers in shades of violet that are easy to paint in watercolor. Follow this step-by-step tutorial. Free line art.