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SHOW ME YOUR
FLORALS
WATERCOLOUR BASICS
1 WEEK CHALLENGE
Stephanie Fehrenbach
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1 WEEK CHALLENGE
DAY 1
COLOUR MIXING
DAY 2
LAYERING
DAY 3
COLOUR BLEED
DAY 4
ABSTRACT COMPOSITION
DAY 5
LEAF SHAPES
DAY 6
PEONY
DAY 7
BOUQUET
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DAY 1: COLOUR MIXING
Today we’re going to focus on colour and how to mix your own unique hues. Pre-mixed, dried palettes
may seem inviting and easier to use since it takes the guesswork out of making your own colours, but it
can also be really limiting! I find having a smaller set of liquid paints gives me the freedom to mix
different quantities of each to make an endless amount of colours.
Having a basic understanding of colour theory will help you visualize how your colours are going to
come together once you start mixing. It may take a little time before it becomes automatic, but before
you know it you'll naturally be grabbing the colours you need to create that perfect hue.
Colour Wheel
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PRIMARY COLOURS
In traditional colour theory, primary colours are the 3 pigment colours that cannot be mixed or
formed by any combination of other colours. All other colours are derived from these 3 hues
SECONDARY COLOURS
These are the colours formed by mixing the primary colours.
TERTIARY COLOURS
These are the colours formed by mixing a primary with a secondary colour. That’s why the hue is a
two-word name such as blue-green etc.
COMPLIMENTARY COLOURS
These are any two colours that are opposite one another on the colour wheel. Pairing these two
colours provides maximum contrast and can be pleasing to the eye.
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LESSON 1
MAKE A COLOUR CHART
Laying out all the colours in your palette and mixing them together in a colour chart is a really great
tool for understanding how many different kinds of combinations you'll have to choose from when
you're looking for a certain hue.
To make your chart, begin by making a grid just like the example below. Paint a swatch of each palette
colour along the top squares and the left-hand side of your grid. Next, fill in the remaining squares of
the grid by mixing the corresponding colours.
SUPPLIES
PRACTICE PAPER
FULL PALETTE OF PAINT COLOURS
BRUSH SIZE 6
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
Lemon Yellow
Cadmium Orange
Permanent Rose
Mauve
Dioxazine Violet
Cobalt Blue
Phthalo Blue
Phthalo Green
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COLOUR CHART
TEMPLATE
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LESSON 2
COLOUR VALUE
Value refers to the visible lightness or darkness of a colour. When painting with watercolour we don’t
need to use white paint to lighten a colour, we simply need to add more water to the pigment. This
practice will demonstrate how little paint you really need to create pretty pastel tones.
Try this with your other palette colours and see how different the colour appears once it’s diluted.
SUPPLIES
PRACTICE PAPER
PERMANENT ROSE PAINT
BRUSH SIZE 6 OR 12
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
1. Begin by wetting your brush slightly in your water and dip it into your pink paint.
2. Apply a swatch to your paper to make the darkest tone. This is how the paint
appears straight out of the tube.
3. Wash off your brush a little bit to remove excess paint. Mix a small amount of
water into the pink paint on your palette and apply another swatch on your
paper.
4. Continue gradually mixing more water into your paint and add more swatches
to your paper until you find the lightest hue.
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LESSON 3
BLACK & WHITE
I don’t often use a lot black in my paintings, but sometimes I need that rich, deep colour to add contrast
and really let the other colours stand out. I prefer to create almost-black colours rather than pure black
straight out the tube. I find these shades are softer and compliment the other colours in my painting.
Phthalo Blue + Dioxazine Violet + Phthalo Green + Cobalt Blue + Mauve + Lemon Yellow
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DAY 2: LAYERING
LESSON 1
LAYERING WET INTO WET
“TAPPING TECHNIQUE”
This technique demonstrates how we can mix our colours directly on our paper.
Tapping one colour into another while the paint is still wet creates lovely gradients in
your paintings.
SUPPLIES
PRACTICE PAPER
PERMANENT ROSE + CADMIUM RED PAINT
BRUSH SIZE 6 OR 12
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
Mix a puddle of pink paint diluted with water on your palette and
apply a swatch to your paper
Wash off your brush and dip it directly into your red paint. While
your pink swatch is still wet, gently tap the tip of your brush a
few times into the corner of your swatch. Watch as the colour
blends on its own to create a lovely gradient.
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LESSON 2
LAYERING WET OVER DRY
This technique demonstrates the transparent quality of watercolour paint. Notice how you can
create even more colour variations by layering one colour over another.
SUPPLIES
PRACTICE PAPER
PERMANENT ROSE + COBALT BLUE + LEMON YELLOW PAINT
BRUSH SIZE 6 OR 12
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
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DAY 3: COLOUR BLEED
This technique demonstrates how to blend two colours into one another while the paint is still wet.
SUPPLIES
PRACTICE PAPER
COBALT BLUE + MAUVE PAINT
BRUSH SIZE 6 OR 12
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
Mix a puddle of blue paint diluted with water on your palette and
apply a swatch to your paper.
Wash off your brush and mix another puddle of mauve paint in
your palette using lots of water. Making sure your blue swatch is
still wet, begin spreading the mauve paint onto your paper.
Gently touch the edge of your blue swatch with the tip of your
brush so the colours will begin to merge into one another.
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DAY 4: ABSTRACT COMPOSITION
We’re going to combine all the techniques we’ve learned so far by creating an abstract composition.
I kept my palette in mostly cool colours to make the piece more harmonious, but feel free to experiment
with whatever combinations you like!
SUPPLIES
ARCHES PAPER
FULL PALETTE OF PAINT COLOURS
BRUSH SIZE 6, 12, 20
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
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Begin by creating a few abstract shapes in the centre of your page,
connecting them together with colour bleeds. Try to vary the
angles and sizes of your shapes to add variety and interest to your
piece.
Continue adding shapes to fill out the page. Once some of your
first shapes have dried, experiment with layering more shapes on
top. Try to keep the top layers lighter by diluting your paint with
water so your shapes maintain their transparent look.
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DAY 5: LEAF SHAPES
LESSON 1
STEMS
SUPPLIES
PRACTICE PAPER
YOUR CHOICE OF GREEN
BRUSH SIZE 0, 12
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
It may look simple, but creating natural looking stems can be a little tricky to get the
hang of. I find moving my brush in a quick, curved motion creates the most delicate
looking stems. If you paint them too slowly the line can look too thick and crooked.
You can create your stems by using your size 0 detail brush, or the pointed tip of one of
your larger brushes, such as the size 12. Experiment with both and see what feels best
for you.
To create a stem, mix your choice of green shade in your palette. Dip your brush into the
paint and working from the bottom up, gently paint a thin, curved line to create the
stem shape.
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LESSON 2
2-PART LEAF SHAPE
SUPPLIES
PRACTICE PAPER
YOUR CHOICE OF GREEN
BRUSH SIZE 0, 12
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
Mix your choice of green and dip your brush into the paint.
Working from the bottom up, gently paint the thin, curved line
for the stem.
Load your size 12 brush with the green paint and gently touch
the tip of your brush to the top of your stem. Press your brush
down onto the paper while moving it upwards to create the
widest part of the leaf shape, then lift your brush up again as
you come to the top of the leaf shape. This creates the curved
shape for one side of your leaf.
Repeat the step above for the opposite side of your leaf,
making sure to leave a little line of white space in the centre.
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LESSON 3
ADDING MORE LEAVES
SUPPLIES
PRACTICE PAPER
YOUR CHOICE OF GREEN
BRUSH SIZE 0, 12
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
Dip your brush into the green paint and create another curved
line for a stem underneath your first leaf. Using your size 12
brush, attach another leaf to your stem.
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LESSON 4
DIFFERENT SIZES
Experiment with another variation by creating small leaves. For this version, I used only the
smallest, size 0 detail brush.
SUPPLIES
PRACTICE PAPER
FULL PALETTE OF PAINT COLOURS
BRUSH SIZE 0
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
Begin by creating the delicate line for your stem using your detail
brush. Try to make the stem slightly longer than usual so you can fit
a number of smaller leaves on either side.
Create the leaf shape on one side of the stem using the two-part
technique. You can leave white space in the centre of your leaf or
join the 2 sides together as I’ve shown here.
Complete your leaves by filling in the other side of the stem and
painting one leaf pointing straight upward at the top.
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LESSON 5
MAKE A GREENERY COMPOSITION
SUPPLIES
ARCHES PAPER
FULL PALETTE OF PAINT COLOURS
BRUSH SIZE 0, 6, 12, 20
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
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Begin by creating a few puddles of different green shades in your
palette. Load your size 20 brush with your choice of green and create
your largest leaves curving outwards from the centre of your page.
Complete your piece by filling in the blank areas with new leaves,
continuing to vary the sizes, colours and shapes.
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DAY 6: PEONY
LESSON 1
BASE COLOUR + SHAPES
Today we are going to learn how to create simple petal shapes that when painted together
form a peony flower. Don’t worry about shading or any little details for this first step. The goal
is to get used to creating & connecting the shapes, making sure the paint remains wet so the
colours blend evenly and the petals appear to join into one piece.
I like to use larger brushes, such as a 12 or 20, to create my blooms. Larger brushes help you
fill in the space faster and give your flowers that loose, painterly appearance.
SUPPLIES
PRACTICE PAPER
PERMANENT ROSE PAINT
BRUSH SIZE 12 OR 20
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
Connect a circular petal shape beside your first petal, allowing the
two shapes to touch so the wet paint will merge the seams together.
Use the pointed tip of your brush again to create the jagged edges at
the top and bottom of your petal. Don’t feel you have to fill in the
petal shapes completely. Adding flecks of white space give your
flower some dimension and detail so you can avoid the “flower
blob” look!
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Paint a “D” shape for your third petal, connecting the side to your
circular petal.
Create the appearance of the centre petals of the flower using the
pointed tip of your brush. Swirl and curve your brush back and forth
along the top of your petals. Don’t make this look too perfect!
Working quickly and creating wispy lines gives the flower a more
natural appearance.
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LESSON 2
SHADING
SUPPLIES
PRACTICE PAPER
PERMANENT ROSE + CADMIUM RED
BRUSH SIZE 12 OR 20
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
Return to your pink paint and use the tip of your brush to draw
the thin, curved lines for the centre of the flower. Add shading to
the centre by dipping your brush back into the red paint and
gently tap it into your lines.
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LESSON 3
CENTRE DETAILS
Add some variety to your flowers simply by adding different colours to the centre.
Experiment with different hues and see what you like best!
SUPPLIES
PRACTICE PAPER
PERMANENT ROSE + CADMIUM RED + CADMIUM ORANGE
BRUSH SIZE 0, 12 OR 20
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
Dip your brush into the orange paint and use the tip to draw
thin, curvy lines for the centre of your flower. Overlap your lines
on top of your outer petals so the colours blend into one
another.
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LESSON 4
ATTACHING GREENERY
SUPPLIES
PRACTICE PAPER
PERMANENT ROSE, CADMIUM RED, PHTHALO GREEN
BRUSH SIZE 0, 12 OR 20
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
Load your largest brush with your green paint and create the leaf
shape using the same two-part method. Gently touch your leaf
to the outer petals of your flowers to create small colour bleeds.
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LESSON 5
DIFFERENT ANGLES
Practice painting the peony from different angles so you can put the blooms together in
different compositions and bouquets. Feel free to move your paper around if that helps you
paint the different angles!
SUPPLIES
PRACTICE PAPER
PERMANENT ROSE, CADMIUM RED, LEMON YELLOW
BRUSH SIZE 0, 12 OR 20
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
Paint a pink peony that points to the left using your permanent
rose paint and cadmium orange for the centre details.
Try painting a second peony beside your pink bloom using only
the cadmium red paint. Make sure it’s diluted with lots of water
to create that pretty pastel tone.
Mix a peach colour with the permanent rose and lemon yellow
paint and create a third peony that is angled towards the top of
your page.
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DAY 7: BOUQUET
For our final lesson, we’re going to put together all the steps we’ve learned and create a bouquet!
Feel free to copy my example or experiment with your own colours and designs.
SUPPLIES
ARCHES PAPER
FULL PALETTE OF PAINT COLOURS
BRUSH SIZE 0, 12 OR 20
PALLETTE, WATER CONTAINERS & PAPER TOWEL
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Paint the three peonies as we did previously.
Make sure to paint your blooms in different
angles with white space in between and
surrounding the flowers so there is room for
greenery.
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