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Paint Yellow Iris Flowers With Looseness & Control

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

  • How to combine the essential freedom of watercolor with a controlled approach
  • Bring focus with edges and detail
  • Use a vignette composition

About This Lesson

Painting ‘tight’ is not always desirable in watercolor since loose, flowing washes and marks are the essence of it’s character.

It is possible to combine the looseness and tightness in appealing ways.

This lesson shows how.

This is a long lesson!

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

  • Brushes – Large, Medium and Small Rounds; especially those with the sharpest points
  • Palette Colors – Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Aureolin Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet
  • Paper – A sheet of watercolor paper, about 11″ x 7″ – As always, Arches 140lb Cold Press is recommended

DOWNLOAD FOR THIS LESSON: DRAWING LAYOUT, REFERENCE PHOTO, FINISHED PAINTING

Lesson requires a WATERCOLOR ESSENTIALS or MASTERCLASS Membership.

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