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A watercolor cosmos flower is a delight to paint. I heard from one of my readers that cosmos grows like weeds and I was thinking to myself how beautiful it would be to just see them in the wild here in Doha! This post contains affiliate links. This means that I will earn a small […]
Painting a watercolor rose bud has never been so easy! This step by step mini tutorial will help you whip this beautiful flower in no time. Follow the steps below to find out how. This post contains affiliate links. This means that I will earn a small percentage if you decide to buy from one […]
A watercolor peony bud is one of the easiest flower elements to paint. I absolutely love how much character is has. It is a prequel to the drama that’s about to emerge when these beauties bloom. This post contains affiliate links. This means that I will earn a small percentage if you decide to buy […]
It’s peony season and it seemed only fitting that this beautiful flower shows it’s face here. Download free July 2020 watercolor wallpapers for desktop and mobile from this post. This post contains affiliate links. This means that I will earn a small percentage if you decide to buy from one of the links you click […]
Download free June 2020 watercolor wallpapers for desktop and mobile from this post. Proteas in my opinion are such undervalued flowers. They’re such a pretty sight but do not get the limelight that peonies or roses do. This post contains affiliate links. This means that I will earn a small percentage if you decide to […]
This mini watercolor tutorial explains the basic steps that you can use while painting a watercolor cosmos flower. I can show you so many different angles of this flower and it still would be interesting to keep painting them. I hope you enjoy this tutorial.
🌈 Step 1: Draw the base shape of the watercolor cosmos flower which is an oval. The centre of the flower has a circle shape and each petal has oval as its base shape which varies as you move around the flower. I started with the center of the flower with dots that form the circle shape. Starting a little off center to the left, paint the petal following the oval shape. Let the centre bleed into the petal. Remember to leave white space and keep the edges rough.
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🌈 Step 2 : Continue painting the watercolor cosmos petals as you go(look at picture 2 for directions). Add depth to the pistil making it look raised. Add strokes on the petals while the paint is still wet. Notice how the petals are not the same. We do not want uniformly shaped petals. The key here is to be as organic as possible.
🌈 Step 3 : Finish all the watercolor cosmos petals. Check picture 2 pointers to see how each petal is different and where you can use shape to determine direction easily.
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🌈 Step 4 : Finally add the stem and leaves, remembering to keep it fairly simple and as organic as possible.
And that’s it! You’ve just create your very own watercolor cosmos flower with these simple steps.Â
Find all the other watercolor mini tutorials HERE.
Thanks for reading! x
This mini watercolor tutorial explains the basic steps that you can use while painting a watercolor cosmos flower. I can show you so many different angles of this flower and it still would be interesting to keep painting them. I hope you enjoy this tutorial.
🌈 Step 1: Draw the base shape of the watercolor cosmos flower which is an oval. The centre of the flower has a circle shape and each petal has oval as its base shape which varies as you move around the flower. I started with the center of the flower with dots that form the circle shape. Starting a little off center to the left, paint the petal following the oval shape. Let the centre bleed into the petal. Remember to leave white space and keep the edges rough.
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🌈 Step 2 : Continue painting the watercolor cosmos petals as you go(look at picture 2 for directions). Add depth to the pistil making it look raised. Add strokes on the petals while the paint is still wet. Notice how the petals are not the same. We do not want uniformly shaped petals. The key here is to be as organic as possible.
🌈 Step 3 : Finish all the watercolor cosmos petals. Check picture 2 pointers to see how each petal is different and where you can use shape to determine direction easily.
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🌈 Step 4 : Finally add the stem and leaves, remembering to keep it fairly simple and as organic as possible.
And that’s it! You’ve just create your very own watercolor cosmos flower with these simple steps.Â
Find all the other watercolor mini tutorials HERE.
Thanks for reading! x
