Anyone Can Paint Watercolour Flowers

Introduction

How to use this book

What you need

General techniques

Preparing your paint

Loading the brush and applying the paint

Cleaning your brushes and palette

Colour relationships

How to prepare a colour mix in your palette

How to mix colours on the paper

Useful mixes

How to frame and display your work

The Projects

1. Tulips

Wet-on-dry flat wash

Wet-in-wet creating form

Painting fine lines

2. Hibiscus

Gradated washes fading out

Glazing

Stippling

3. Day Lily and Rudbeckia

Vibrant shades letting colours mix on the paper

Wet-in-wet stippling

Press and sweep

4. Clematis

Variegated wash

Lifting out

Negative painting

5. Sweet Pea

Shaping

Vignette background

Sharp highlights

6. White Rose

Shadows on white

Adding salt to create texture

Foliage positive and negative

The outlines

Index

About Julie King

Julie lives in Kent. She was brought up in March in Cambridgeshire where she attended Cambridge College of Arts and Technology to pursue a Foundation in Art, followed by a degree in Printed Textile design, at Trent Polytechnic Nottingham achieving a First class (Hons). She then went on to design household textiles, wallpapers and prints for ceramics inspired by her love of flowers.

Following a Certificate in Education, Julie began teaching and inspiring adults to paint in watercolour, not only to share her painting skills but for the benefits of well-being and good health. Teaching venues include gardens, galleries and cruise liners. Julie exhibited at Watts Gallery in Surrey whilst serving as Artist-in-Residence.

Her awards have included the Society of Botanical Artists' Certificate of Botanical Merit for a freestyle interpretation of an iris and the Elizabeth Smail Memorial Award for Colour and Composition while exhibiting at Florum in Kent.

Julie is a regular contributor to the Leisure Painter magazine, and has written a number of art books.

Issue 647

Previously published as The Paint Pad Artist: Watercolour Flowers, Anyone Can Paint Watercolour Flowers by Julie King features six easy step-by-step projects to get you started painting flowers in watercolour, plus information about the materials and equipment you will need and guidance on general techniques. The six projects build in difficulty as you work through the book and your confidence and skills grow. The book includes outlines for each of the six projects for you to trace and transfer so that you can start painting right away.