FLOWER PAINTING TECHNIQUES 🌼 Watercolor Peony Botanical Art Tutorial

[@jimcorbett3764]

I love the use of different colors in what is essentially a yellow flower; it really does make the image more dynamic and interesting.

[@claritzairosario68]

I decided to use my watercolors again, thanks to your tutorials! I am fascinated by this wonderful medium, it never ceases to amaze me how versatile it is. I fall more and more in love with them!

[@kimberlyroberto8947]

So talented. Thank you for sharing your process.

[@ninanoorable]

thank you so much. a breathtaking art piece and an excellent explanation

[@HP-ow9zi]

So beautiful and inspiring!

[@meeraahuja1594]

Lovely colours. The light seems to shine through.

[@mimolissimo]

Incredibly helpful and clear for peonies lovers

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you Myriam 😊 I s as m happy to hear you enjoyed it! I have several peonies recorded on my channel 💜 the yellow ones are by far the most difficult to paint I think.

[@aloha0651]

Je viens de découvrir vos tutos et c'est vraiment magnifique. Vous avez beaucoup de talent, tant de détails, de jeux d'ombre et de lumière, de superbes couleurs. Bravo pour tant dextérité et de beauté.

[@susanswindle1972]

Such beautiful work. I learn so much every time I watch and rewatch your videos! Thank you for your videos and explanations.

[@MrSanmay]

So brilliant. Excellent detailing ❤❤❤

[@miriamwettenstein4856]

Amazing and exquisite!

[@YanaVallie]

Light flows through this piece, absolutely lovely ⭐

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you so much Yana! Hope you are safe and healthy during this crazy time

[@happyone444able]

Just stunning! Learned a lot from this. Thanks so much Anna!!🥰

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you RuthAnn for taking the time to leave a comment - so glad to hear you've enjoyed it and very encouraged to share more in 2020 💖 Have a wonderful holiday!

[@kathleennekomoto6490]

I am so pleased😊. I joined skillshare listed in the description below. I also follow you on you tube. I am following you on skillshare! I found some of your classes and definitely will follow you. I just love your work!,! Thank you for sharing.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

That's wonderful to hear! I really appreciate you feedback Kathleen. Enjoy the classes [please note the last 4 feature full voiceover, the first 2 partial voiceover]. Look forward to seeing your projects on SkillShare!

[@elsad5680]

I'm inspired by the beautiful transformation of the flower. It's like watching it bloom in slo-mo. Excellent step by step instruction and amazing talent.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thanks a lot Elsa 😊 Have a wonderful day!

[@dorotkal9972]

Amazing tutorials, thanks

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

If you love painting #watercolor flowers - this tutorial is for you! I am covering my favorite #botanical #painting techniques, including masking light, negative painting, and Changing color temperature according to the source of light. 💖 Enjoy!

[@markdonovan1540]

Stunning effects. This is going up several levels for me, but maybe I should give it go anyway.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you Mark! Give it a try for sure - or you can try a smaller [but more vibrant] rose from the recent layering tutorial:) Let me know how it goes ❤

[@markdonovan1540]

@@AnnaBucciarelli Yes, maybe the rose painting would be better to start with, thanks for the tip. There is one particular flower that I would love to be able to paint: the passion flower. It has an almost symmetrical shape with many fine "spokes" that change colour from inside to outside. I have tried it once, but I got into a mess with how and where to put masking fluid. It was fun though, and it was recognisable as a passion flower. However, it was far from being accurate, subtle and precise as your superb examples.

[@annieblooms]

I so enjoyed watching this tutorial!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

I'm so glad!:) Thank you Annie

[@christicovington]

I really love your work. Very lovely. You have a very kind sweet voice which makes the tutorials alot nicer to listen to. I heard the way you said Pthalo and the way to pronounce it is with the p being silent, like Thay-low. Thought I would let you know as that is such a strange word and I used to try and say it the way you do until someone corrected me. Who knew? Lol. Thanks for the great videos. You're doing a fantastic job. 👍😁❤️

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Christi Primm awww thank you for your kind words 😊 English is not my first (or even second) language and I often make mistakes - I’ll make sure to pronounce Phthalo properly next time! 💕

[@YanaVallie]

I wondered the other day how you should say pthalo :)

[@najmabaaquie4010]

Beautiful work and clear explanation. Thank you

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Glad it was helpful! 💜

[@jennyforeman4844]

Absolutely beautiful piece, a great tutorial, thankyou Anna!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thanks so much Jenny 😊

[@tilliefowler7963]

Hello Anna, I love this tutorial so much! I am a member of Patreon of yours and I was hoping that you will add this to your Patreon list of tutorials. I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

[@森下典樹]

Very beautiful！Thanks for sharing. It's both educating and mentally healing.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you so much! 💖 I picked up art as a way to cope with stress, and it means so much to me to hear that you found it enjoyable. Very inspiring to know that this is mentally healing in some way - I am so glad 💖 I am grateful you took the time to comment and look forward to sharing more of my art in the new year :) Happy. Holidays!

[@Angie-pl3uw]

That’s really beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

You are so welcome Mariangela :) Have a wonderful day!

[@gailcheck8611]

Excellent instruction, beautiful painting!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you so much! 🙂💕I hope you are well and safe during this crazy time!

[@elizabethmeikle3479]

This a great tutorial! So much detail of why you're doing things

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you Elizabeth! This means so much - I've been an illustrator for years, but just recently started sharing my techniques on KZbin and it really means a lot. to hear that people find this useful 💖💖💖 Happy Holiday!

[@tart377]

Thank you so much for your detailed explanations! I found this video to be very helpful, and look forward to your next one.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

💖💖💖

[@jharp2002]

This is absolutely gorgeous!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you Julie! Have a wonderful holiday season- I'll see you in 2020 :)

[@ajayvishnu7534]

Awesome

[@carlaa.1617]

Hi Anna, I hope you and your family are all feeling better:) Thank you so much for this fabulous tutorial! I do love negative painting and really feel inspired to do a painting using the technique. I haven't done it for ages. The colours in this peony painting are out of this world! I love it and thoroughly enjoyed watching and learning from this excellent tutorial! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas! xo

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Hi Carla, Sorry I've missed your comment last week 💖 Merry Christmas and Happy [almost] New Year! I am r3ecovering from a cold and writing down lots of new tutorial ideas for 2020 💖💖💖 Have a lovely last day of 2019!

[@pradeepbabu12]

Beautiful! Nice painting too :)

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@omarcazarez714]

Amazing ¡¡ i love your paintings ¡🖌🇲🇽

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Omar Cazarez thank you Omar! 😊 Happy Holidays ❄️🎄🎨❤️

[@Da_s_ArtWorld]

Beautiful!!!! Thank you!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you for watching and Happy Holidays! 💖💖💖

[@ranjanachand9306]

Beautiful

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you

[@primepalindrome5768]

Really glad I subscribed to your channel, so helpful!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you for taking the time to comment - it really means a lot 💖 Have a wonderful holiday and I'll see you here in 2020! :)

[@sherrywoods4630]

Oh my gosh - so beautiful! I see so many things to learn - maybe #1 is patience - 😂. Also, hard edges can be OK - I often get frustrated when I get a hard edge. Also layers....so many layers...back to patience... Thank you, Anna, for the detailed explanation! I hope you are feeling better and everyone recovers for a Merry Christmas!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you Sherry! We are almost 100% back and even had a few snow walks :) Sorry I've missed your comment earlier - thank you again for your fabulous holiday paintings on Insta! 💖💖💖 layering is fun (and sometimes I over-do it because I am having waay to much fun) but as long as we are painting something we love - doesn't matter how long it takes 💖 It's all about enjoying the process xoxo

[@YanaVallie]

I am the same with hard edges...

[@carolynrobinson8124]

I love your flowers! I am preparing to try this tutorial. But I’ve gotten confused as to which of these greens you mentioned as a group, as warm. But I’m not sure which ones you mean are warm for your background. Can you clarify? Thanks so much.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Hi Carolyn, I believe I was referring to Green Gold from Daniel Smith: amzn.to/3iuvWZM You don't have to use the same colors! It's just a recommendation. Green Gold is a combo of PY 150, PY 3, PG 36. It looks like olive green and you can find similar shade in other brands, or mix your own:)

[@madhavisivan1239]

Hi Anna, This is just awesome.I really would love to try this. But I am unable to find the link for the reference photos. Please do share if you have one. Thank You.

[@lisebowles673]

I love this! Thank you!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you for watching and Happy Holidays Lise! 💖💖💖

[@heidikaplan5110]

Hi Anna- I’ve learned so much from your tutorials, they’ve taught me how to deal with many of the issues I struggle with as a newcomer to this medium. I know you’re working on watercolour paper blocks which, I’ve noticed still buckle. Once the painting was completely dry, did it flatten; or did you have to do something ? Also, during the pandemic I have found it difficult to find many art supplies. The Escoda brushes have been particularly difficult to find in Montreal. Any advice?

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

You are so welcome Heidi! Glad it was helpful and thank you so much for taking the time to leave feedback:) Yes, the blocks do peel sometimes [not very often ]. Most of the time this buckling happens with these larger blocks when i apply large multi-layer background washes. On my smaller blocks - 7 x 9 for example - it doesn't happen at all. What happened here on this 12 x 12 block is - I had too much water in the middle of the flower; then as I was working on the background, the water touched the edge - i didn't wipe away excess water and it started dissolving the glue on the side, allowing the paper to peel a little and buckle. It didn't completely flatten. My thoughts on this are: 1) I still prefer blocks any day over stretching because I have very little time and very little space. 2) When framed properly under UV glass the painting is 100% flat, so not a problem for framed pieces. 3) All my commercial work gets scanned and digitized so buckling is not an issue there either 4) For work I sell, although I rarely sell originals, I often go up to 600GSM which never buckles. I hope this helps! Have a wonderful day!

[@carolatchley3797]

Anna, your work is beautiful and so I have subscribed. I'm interested in the watercolor shaper tool. Would you give more details about it, or a link to a place that sells it? Thanks. I look forward to catching up on your past videos and then following you going forward!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you so much Carol and Happy Holidays! :) The color shaper is a rubber applicator, Mine is from Royal Sovereign and you can find them on Amazon. I'll leave a few links for you below:))) APPLICATOR / Color shaper in size 0: amzn.to/2NYlhL6 APPLICATOR / Color Shaper [ set of 3 ] : amzn.to/2O5evmG

[@arcuda2001]

another fabulous video !! thank you for it!! can you please tell us about the color shaper( the tool you used to apply masking fluid)? you had mentioned that you would leave a link for it, but you forgot to ... thanks and happy holidays to you !!

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you so much and Happy Holidays! So sorry - Here are the links to the color shaper tools: APPLICATOR / Color shaper in size 0: amzn.to/2NYlhL6 APPLICATOR / Color Shaper [ set of 3 ] : amzn.to/2O5evmG

[@bronwynbossley4458]

Can we not buy a tutorial from you? Beautiful work. Really love those colours. Would like to know some info on the paper you use.

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Bronwyn Bossley hi Bronwyn 😊 Thank you! 💙 I often do personal demos over Skype. There are also several of my comprehensive (1-2 hrs) botanical classes on SkillShare where I cover everything from paper to palette, and show the painting process. Skillshare is $10 per month (you get access to thousand of other classes) but you can use the link in video description to get 2 months of free access to try it and see if you like it. Thank you! ❤️

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Bronwyn Bossley oh and the paper on this flower is Arches 12x12 cold pressed, 300gsm.

[@bronwynbossley4458]

@@AnnaBucciarelli Happy new year thank you for info

[@terlyn1615]

You can get a huge variety of the Daniel Smith Paints by the tube at Dick Blick art supplies at a better price

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Thank you! I don't think we have this store in Canada... Due to exchange rates, the price of DS is crazy here. But worth it of course once in a while:)

[@terlyn1615]

They have a website too. I don’t know if it’s accessible where you are. I checked because amazon was out of most of the suggested supplies. The Dick Blick website has so many colors! If I could order them all ... I would :)

[@mollycaton5063]

Hi Anna I have drawn and painted a Digitalis (Foxglove). It is on Arches hot press paper. I noticed you always put in the background colour after the subject, do you think this is better than doing it first. Thank you Molly 💖

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Mary, I just answered your question on the pink peony video - hope you saw it:) just to add one thing, painting light / white objects like this peony, is tricky and it’s better to do the background first in order to get the tonal values right. I didn’t because.... I don’t always follow the “rules” when I know exactly what I am planning to use for background - In this case I was planning many layers of green and wasn’t afraid of “overpainting” the light peony. I hope this helps 😊 thank you!

[@ladyflimflam]

I thought the point of using blocked paper was to keep the paper from buckling. It looks like it has buckled during the negative painting. Can you help me understand what’s going on?

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

ladyflimflam You are correct - it’s to prevent buckling; unfortunately due to the amount of water my 140lbs paper started buckling so much that the sides separated. The glue holding the sides wasn’t strong enough, and I should have gone with 300lbs to prevent it.

[@pamelahubbell-gl7gr]

During this video, i see rays of light coming across the flower….How do you make the rays of light?

[@sunflower-bp6np]

Please one request: link your reference photos so we can work with you 😊

[@mandyschmidt7960]

Could you draw an animal that doesn't have many (obvious) colors to it like for example an otter and how you would make it a bit more interesting?

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Excellent question! I would find a reference photo with strong light and shadow (so the fur has many hues and highlights) and add an interesting background 😊 I think I have a brown dear stag tutorial here from last year 💗

[@jayneyharmony]

Hi there 🌸 Hello is there a reference photo for this beautiful flower in the video please

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Hi Jayne, Here is my reference (the photo is mine own) tinyurl.com/73ftcbe8 ENJOY!

[@ritumk]

Anna, could we have this tutorial on Skillshare?

[@AnnaBucciarelli]

Hi Ritu, I will add this to my list 💗...I think so far the top vote was for hyndrangea and grapes :)))

[@ritumk]

Oh yes! Hydrangeas and grapes too please!😊

[@natford8271]

It is good to hear someone pronounce phthalo correctly!