Colorful Painting with Blooming Flowers

Colorful Painting with Blooming Flowers

Posted by DecoArt on Aug 3rd 2016

Create a colorful painting with blooming flowers using Americana® Acrylics.

SUPPLIES

    • water container
    • palette or plastic plate
    • paper towels
    • 3/4" flat brush
    • #8 round brush
    • canvas

    INSTRUCTIONS

    1. Use a 3/4" flat brush to very loosely paint the canvas in Citron Green, Bahama Blue, and Desert Turquoise.
    2. Instruction #1
    3. Using a #8 round brush, paint the flowers (circles) in True Red, Carousel Pink, Coral Blush, and Dioxazine Purple. Paint in a swirl motion and do not rinse brush between colors. Add as many flowers as you wish.
    4. Instruction #2
    5. Mix water with Bahama Blue 1:1 on a palette or plastic plate. Hold the canvas upright and use a #8 round brush to "drip" the stems of the flowers. Use a #8 round brush to paint the leaves in Bahama Blue.
    6. Instruction #3
    7. Mix water with Ultra Deep Blue 1:1 on the palette/plate. Hold the canvas upright and use a #8 round brush to "drip" the stems of the flowers (over the existing stems). Use a #8 round brush to paint the leaves in Ultra Deep Blue (over existing leaves). Use a #8 round brush to add little circle to the middle of the flowers using contrasting colors of your choice.
    8. Instruction #4