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Flowers capture the attention of anyone who appreciates beauty. So it is only natural for you to want to paint them. I too love watercolor flowers easy paintings. The thing that makes them easy is that every flower is unique so if it isn’t perfect that is natural. Grab your watercolor supplies and paint some gorgeous flowers!
You are going to learn all about watercolor flowers easy, Hawaiian flowers watercolor, orchid watercolor, watercolor cards, hibiscus flowers watercolor painting, tips to paint on the go, how to find inspiration, and more!
After learning about all of these watercolor flowers easy paintings you will be able to paint them wherever you are!
5 Gorgeous Watercolor Flowers Easy Ideas
Supplies needed:
- Watercolor Paper
- Pencil and Eraser
- Cup of Water/Water Bottle
- Pelikan Watercolor Paint and/or Artme Watercolor Paint
- Watercolor Brush or Mr. Pen Brushes
- Paper Towel or Rag
Optional: watercolor sketchbook, tape, paint palette, watercolor cards, watercolor brush pens, and frames.
Hawaiian Flowers Watercolor
The yellow Hibiscus is Hawaii’s national flower, but all over the islands, you find many colors of Hibiscus. Thus they are the inspiration for this Hawaiian flowers watercolor painting. What is even better is I was able to paint them on the beach, listening to waves crashing with the sun on my face.
One bonus of this painting is you get to practice the flowers many times. You can try different techniques to see what you like best, with various color combinations, and change the sizes.
Things to try out while painting the flowers:
- Wet on wet technique to mix colors
- Wet-on-dry technique to add concentrated colors
- Play with the amount of water to paint concentration to get a translucent effect
- Overlap flowers (make sure the flowers you are painting over are 100% dry or they will blend into each other)
- Brush strokes to make the petals: try starting at the middle of the flower outward and vice versa
- Practice the spacing of the petals
There are probably rare exceptions, but hibiscus flowers always have five petals. The spacing can be off, colors may not look perfect, but make sure each flower has five petals. If you do this they will look much better.
Orchid Watercolor Painting
For this painting, I was inspired by an orchid plant that my mom has in her living room. I was looking for Mother’s Day Card ideas and thought that an orchid watercolor painting would be perfect.
You can free-hand paint this or you can lightly sketch everything. I like to sketch it so I know I have the right positions and proportions before I start painting.
When painting the orchid petals, paint the three background petals first, the straight skinny petals. Once they dry then paint the big round petals. While they are still damp, drop in more color a the middle. The color will spread outwards, but the middle will stay darker.
After the big round petals are dry use a dry-on-dry technique to add the middle of the flower with one small circle and two small kidney shapes at the middle of the orchid. If you want the buds as dark as the middles do the same thing or add a small amount of water to the paint for the buds.
Grab some green and paint the stem and leaves. Make sure the buds and flowers are dry in case you accidentally touch them.
For the pot use a wet-on-wet approach. This will get you a cool uneven spread in the paint for a textured-looking pot.
Watercolor Cards
If you would like to turn it into a card grab some markers or calligraphy pens. A few card ideas you could use this painting for are:
- Mother’s Day
- Get Well Soon
- Sorry for Your Loss
- Thinking of You
Watercolor Flowers Painting
For this painting, I jumped on Pinterest for inspiration. My grandmother loves flowers and used to paint so I wanted to do a watercolor flower painting for her birthday.
This painting I definitely suggest sketching it out beforehand. It’s more complicated than the other paintings in this post, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t doable. It will just take more time.
It utilized a combination of wet-on-wet, dry-on-wet, and dry-on-dry techniques.
To learn step by step how to paint this stunning painting, check out 5 Secrets to Beautiful Watercolor Flowers Painting:
Watercolor Flowers Easy
For this painting, I wanted to practice different flowers using watercolor and I wanted it to look like a bunch of wild flowers.
If you want to practice or try out different techniques for flowers this is the perfect painting for you. The wildflower look covers up any mistakes you make or flowers you don’t really like because there are so many things to look at.
Start by choosing five to six different flowers you want to paint. It doesn’t matter what kind or color as long as they aren’t the same.
Paint about three of each flower anywhere on the page.
Each flower type will have a different type of stem. Use various colors, leaf shapes, thickness, texture, etc. While painting the stems practice layering stems in front of or behind other flowers and stems. The more chaotic it looks the better. Try using the watercolor brush pens for the stems. They make it easier to get crisp precise lines.
Watercolor Cards
You can turn this painting into a card as well. Give it to someone who has been feeling self-conscious, low self-esteem, or you want them to know that you are thinking about them.
Hibiscus Flowers Watercolor Painting
On the way to the beach, I found hibiscus on the ground. So I picked it up to create a hibiscus flowers watercolor painting while listening to ocean waves.
This particular hibiscus flower had six petals instead of the typical five. But that is okay because when you paint en plein air you paint what you see.
Getting the rough edges of the petals can be tricky. This is when you have to use your imagination to decide what kind of brush strokes to use.
Painting from the outside towards the middle of the flower can do the trick. Don’t use too much water and you will want to apply a few layers on each petal to get the varying shades of color.
Wait until everything is dry before adding the middle of the flower, or pistil.
Painting on the Go
If you want to paint on the go here are some tricks that I use:
- Having a watercolor sketchbook. It’s small and easy to pack.
- A pocket watercolor travel kit. The Artme kit comes with a little mixing palette, three brushes, and loads of colors. Plus it is small and can easily fit into a purse or bag.
- Having a water bottle with clean water. I use a plastic water bottle because it is convenient, I don’t typically drink out of plastic bottles so I won’t accidentally drink the paint water, and I can refill it easily.
- Bring a paper towel or use your beach towel if you are okay with paint getting on it.
Reflection
When you learn from each painting that you do you will improve your skills. Use these questions to reflect on the watercolor flowers easy painting that you created:
i. What is your favorite part of this painting?
ii. What is your least favorite part?
iii. What will you do differently with your next watercolor flower painting?
iv. How have you improved since your last piece?
Thanks for reading! This post is all about watercolor flowers easy.
Share what masterpiece you created by emailing me at mhfpaint@gmail.com. I look forward to seeing your gorgeous flowers 😊
Do you enjoy watercolor and want to learn more? Check out this step-by-step approach on How to Paint a Watercolor Landscape in 5 Easy Steps:
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