Silhouettes can be a lot of fun to make.And if it’s floral themed,even more so.I can assure that you will be a pro at making floral silhouettes after reading this tutorial.Confused about what that is?You don’t have to search elsewhere. Just read this easy floral watercolor silhouette tutorial and you’ll know what I’m talking about.
Spring was welcomed warmly this month.Although in some places it isn’t hugely evident .It’s been rainy and gloomy where I stay but I can feel spring in the air.It’s just around the corner waiting to make an appearance.However short ! Last week, I showed you a DIY on spring themed watercolor easter eggs. Today I’m going to show you another fun Easter project using watercolors.So let’s get started with this week’s post on floral watercolor silhouette tutorial.
Materials you will need:-
- Watercolor paper
- Watercolor paints
- Rabbit outline template
- Watercolor brushes
- Palette
- Water
Step 1:First you need to print out an outline of a rabbit. I found this cute template here.There are plenty of free templates available online. You can also print out egg shapes if you wish. Next, you need to trace the outline of the rabbit onto watercolor paper. I placed the drawing against the window and roughly traced the outline.
Step 2: The outline I’ve drawn is very light,so it isn’t really evident in the image below. Now we’re going to fill inside the rabbit shape with flowers and leaves. Start painting leaves by following the outline.Draw a small branch and paint leaves emerging from it. I painted freehand for this tutorial. You may draw roughly with a pencil before painting if you’re not confident enough.Paint tiny flower buds inside the rabbit randomly changing direction.Fill inside with single leaves and branches.
Step 3:Make a flower shape by painting leaf shape petals.Paint three leaf shapes and wait for it to dry.Dilute the color slightly and paint two more leaf shapes in between the first three. You will see a small flower starting to form. I stuck to the colors crimson,red and yellow keeping in mind the spring theme.Continue painting leaves, buds and flowers inside the shape.Vary the colors of the buds and flowers to cut monotony.
After filling the entire rabbit shape, you will see the floral silhouette form. All you need to now is frame it up and put up on your mantle or table for display. You are sure to have friends and family look at you in awe when you say that you created it.
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What do you think?
Did you think this was a fun yet unique watercolor silhouette tutorial?What other tutorials would you love to see from me?Don’t forget to share your interpretation on Instagram with the hashtag #makeinkstruck. I would love to see!
Cheers until next time!
This is just beautiful! Great tutorial!
Hi Missy. Thanks for stopping by and for your kind words. I love making tutorials for my lovely readers. I do think we learn a great deal more when we share our bits of knowledge to others 🙂
this is beautiful!
Thanks kindly Shauna. So glad you love it and that you stopped by my blog. Have a nice day !
Beautiful – you make it look so easy!
Thanks kindly Amanda ! Trust me when I tell you it’s not difficult at all. I’m sure you’ll do brilliantly if you give it a go. Thanks for stopping by!
This is beautiful, and you make it look so easy! I have a friend who is really wanting to get into water colors. I am going to send this to her!
That would be amazing Mandee. I really hope your friend learns from the tutorials. And thanks so much for stopping by and supporting as always <3
This is such a neat idea. Thanks for the tutorial.
Thanks for stopping by! So glad you liked it 🙂
So beautiful! Pinned! 🙂
Thanks kindly Kim ! And so glad you pinned it as well. Have a nice day ! x
Wow! I think you are incredibly talented! These are gorgeous and watercolors are one of my favorite mediums.
Watercolors are my favorite too currently. I used to be terrified of using them because I thought I would be horrible at it. Thank you so much for your kinds words. 🙂
Ohmygoodness this is so pretty! Thanks so much for sharing the printable since I know I would not be able to do the little details myself. Gksh, so beautiful!
Hello Corinna. Thank you so much for such kind words. You’re really sweet. I’m so glad the printable came handy. Thanks for stopping by! x
Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you so much Anne ! Loved that you stopped by.
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gorgeous! so pretty and perfect for spring decorating!
I love spring ! And I had to translate this beautiful paper into paper somehow. So glad you enjoyed the tutorial. Thank you ! x
Beautiful and you make it simple and easy. I’ll use the technique but I am terrified from water colours. Will use Gouache instead and will hashtag ‘makeinkstruck’. Thank you
How kind of you Leila! I would love to see a gouache version. In fact I’m scared of gouache . I think I wouldn’t be too good with it. I’ll be on the look out for your post. 🙂 Thanks so much !
I love the floral bunny silhouette! I want to try it or something similar soon. Trees and flowers are my “thing”, so I should be able to do something acceptable. Thanks for the idea.
Maybe something abstract? I think that would look amazing. Thanks for stopping by and I’m so happy you love this post.
Thank you so much for replying! So many don’t bother. I gave your name to my sister. She’s really an artist and is a good calligrapher, so you two will have a lot in common. I hope she’ll follow-up
How sweet of you. Hope she enjoys the blog. Have a lovely day. x