How to paint a Sunflower in Watercolor // Watercolour Sunflower 🌻

I demonstrate how to paint a Sunflower in watercolour. 🌻#watercolor
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[@connieginn3676]

One of the prettiest sunflowers I've ever seen in watercolor.

[@MkayKaye]

I really appreciate you uploading this free tutorial as I'm working on a sunflower for my mother's 70th, am broke, and needed a couple tips you expertly provided 💞

[@carolbenson6524]

You have the best sunflower painting!

[@laquitastricker7157]

I just discovered you! You are my new favorite! You're phenomenally talented! What a gift you've been given! Even your voice tone is pleasant to listen to as you instruct. Not true with most~ and yours are nicely quiet, with no background music. I would love to see you do some Hollyhock~ loved your Pansies, Iris and Sunflower! And of course~ your birds (and other animals) are incredible! Everything you do is fabulous!

[@joankiely3614]

The sunflower is just gorgeous. Cheers 😘💕❤️🥰😍😊

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Joan.

[@sandythompson214]

You have gotten to my heart, by painting the animals I love and raised except the really wild ones. And flowers I adore. You are marvelous & so talented. Thank you much

[@cynthiakeith6925]

Love, love this painting. My second time painting it and love it more. Your KZbin description is great but your Patreon subscription is so worth the very few dollars a month. To get the step by step detail permits me to create an amazing painting. Thank you so much Louise for sharing your gift of painting in such a professional manner! Thank you.💕

[@dbald8]

I love the way you give such a detail explanation of what you're doing step by step. The sunflower is lovely.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you very much. 😊

[@warwickboyce8673]

yay i can hardly wait, thank you again, Toni

[@jodimanuel1923]

wow, so excited to find you! I cant wait to get started!!! Thanks for sharing youre gift!

[@frandavila7847]

I really love your paintings, a yr ago or ten. Your talent transcends time. Thank you from a 64 y/o Great Gramma who has picked up watercolor after 45+ yrs. Some ok, others.worked too much & eye yi yi !! 👵🏻

[@rodrigopozzobon7920]

You have amazing skills! Thanks for sharing them with us!

[@aneesmohiuddin3918]

Magic fingers can't pay but love to watch u work

[@connieebinger6343]

I am enjoying your tutorials very much! Can’t wait to check them out on Patreon.

[@corihederich4817]

I love Sunflowers!!! This is gorgeous 🌻

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Cori! 😘

[@conniegant7781]

Beautiful Sunflower, thank you very much for the tutorial.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

My pleasure. Thanks Connie.

[@jaapongeveer6203]

You are amazing! Thank you for all your videos.

[@patriziacathey605]

Amazing technical skills and teaching method! Beautiful Sunflower!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Patrizia 💕.

[@maggiew7293]

Thank you for sharing your gifts. I can't wait to try this. You inspire me. ❤

[@meetkaur1000]

Beautiful painting ! Loved it . Thanks for teaching us !

[@LouiseDeMasi]

My pleasure. Thank you very much. 💜

[@lauraholland5315]

Gorgeous

[@octoberpoppy]

Love your meticulous approach to painting. I aspire to paint like you. Thank you from England.

[@paintwithmyrthle9565]

So beautiful

[@buttonbub]

As ever lovely work Louise 👍👌

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Tina 😘🌻.

[@laolaya7338]

Hello Louise, I discover your KZbin channel just a couple of weeks ago and I just love watching you paint. I even did one of your wren and with your excellent teaching it turned out pretty good. Thank you.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Hi Lyne. Welcome! Thank you very much. I'm glad your wren turned out ok! 🌻😊

[@stargazingcatgirl3233]

Wow that's beautiful. Thank you so much for this beautiful tutorial.

[@graemejaine1578]

Lovely work Louise, as always.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks very much Graeme. 😊

[@MandaPanda254]

This is the first video I have seen of yours, and I am soo glad! Such a beautiful painting, really beautiful. I am so greatful for the way you described every step and explained what you were doing and why. I wish I found your channel a long time ago! Thank you for this video, I can't wait to watch more from you 😊😊

[@LouiseDeMasi]

My pleasure. Thanks very much Amanda. I'm glad you enjoyed it. 🌻💛

[@shahzadqurashi7728]

Beautiful

[@cheryldavis9912]

“Stunning”...... Your passion and devotion to time spent, .....’days’ of your talent come through on every page, indeed every subject you paint. ‘Time, planning and patience clearly are beneficial factors in all your beautiful paintings. Sadly, a great deal of us amateur/beginner painters lack the time factor. 😔 ......Never the less, we can always glean wise instruction and purposeful care and attention to detail that will enable us to benefit our overall results with our own paintings. Thank you Louise, 🌹☺️

[@skillsunlimitedbyprescyg.t7503]

Mahusay kang magturo, magandang ale( Filipino language which means you're a good teacher, beautiful woman. Mabuhay ka! Salamat(Long live! Thank you).Direct from d Phils.

[@irenakovacova1900]

Thank you🌹🌹🌹🌻

[@SarahNewburyArt]

Beautiful Louise- I’ve been enjoying your Skillshare classes and am looking forward to the next one!😊💕

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Sarah! I'm glad you are enjoying the classes 😘.

[@susankeable6201]

I am new to Skillshare and love her classes. After watching KZbin I was hooked and went to Wilsons to spend $135. on watercolours. Shhh don't tell hubby.

[@NorthernLibrarian]

I finished this lesson on your Patreon site this afternoon. I am very impressed with both the instruction and the results. I can't wait to try these techniques on flower pictures my photographer friend has taken of her garden.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

That's really good to know. I'm very pleased. Thank you Susan.

[@Schneekoenigin07]

Wunderschön.

[@parsleybrain]

I love Hydrangea but I'm very glad to hear you'll make class on white flowers as well. Like many others I struggle to create white objects. Loved the sunflower pretty much. Thanks for your amazing classes and tutorials. You're one of my favorite teachers.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you very much 🌻💛.

[@yousefelekiaby4964]

Wonderful

[@tweetie1999]

Thank you very much for a very beautiful sunflower tutorial, and sharing your talent and time. I’m looking forward of seeing your new lessons on Skillshare, I joined it because of you. Love the way you teach, and your voice is very relaxing.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

My pleasure and thank you very much. 💛

[@katerinanikolakopoulou5610]

Loved it, thank you for sharing the colours and all the steps, when to dry when not to etc. Hopefully I will be able to join you soon on Patreon.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Katerina. I look forward to it.

[@debbiebuttars5598]

Your tutorials amaze me. I’ve watched only 5 and already feel I’ve learned SO much. Thank you for sharing your talent.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

That's so good! My pleasure. Thank you very much Debbie 💜.

[@artsky3698]

Great work!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you!

[@kathbiddle-dutton7069]

Lovely...👏👏 Thanks... Yeah 2 videos, my vote hydrangea on Skillshare 🤞🤞 🤪

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Lol.....Thank you Kathryn! 😝

[@omarcazarez714]

Great Work ¡¡¡ 😊🇲🇽

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you Omar 😊.

[@betsamay6213]

Thank u

[@rozbridals]

Wow yure awsome -muaaah

[@zuhalsayver8080]

Çok Çok güzel teşekkürler lisan bilmiyorum ama izleyerek kolayca öğrendim. HARİKASINIZ.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Teşekkürler

[@cocoscrap825]

Comme toujours c est superbe 'je ne comprend pas votre langue mais j ai beaucoup de plaisir à vous regarder peindre merci pour le partage

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Merci beaucoup.

[@johannedrapeau2141]

Bravo tu es si minutieuse

[@lyndamcculloch8943]

Hi Louise Have you ever tried Quinacridone Gold or Quinacridone Gold Deep by Daniel Smith? Just a suggestion, it is one of my favorite colors in watercolor. It is a beautiful rich yellow, deep yellow that I would use in place of the ochre or add it to the ochre. I love your videos and watch them over and over. I also suggest to my watercolor students to watch you, I love your explanations and step by step techniques. Let me know if you try the Quinacridone Gold, I use Daniel Smith and Holbein Watercolor Paints, some Winsor Newton as well. The sunflowers are beautiful. Thank you

[@lovetodaydora1668]

Hi Louise, I love your wonderful videos! The instructions are super clear and your skills are amazing! I was wondering what technique you would usually use when you paint flower petals- do you usually paint a wash of lighter color first, let it dry, dampen it again, then add more layers and details? Also, how do you decide when to use just wet paint on top of the dry wash and when to dampen the area again?

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thank you! Yes that's correct. How do I decide when to work on damp paper or dry paper? If I want soft edges on my shapes I'll work on damp paper. If I want hard edges on my shapes I'll paint on the dry paper. That's a very basic explanation but that is it in a nut shell. 🧡

[@mahatahhan4469]

Louise ..you are very lovely teatcher ..I Like your why ..thank you ..

[@rnee1000]

You're such a wonderful teacher! Your directions are clear and precise and your manner is very pleasant. I'm so glad I joined Patreon. I want to paint this sunflower. Is there a color I can substitute for gold ochre?

[@susankeable6201]

Guess I've got to get on Patreon

[@doumkatekz]

I don't see this full length on your patreon, and I think I'm the level to see them all.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Hi Doumkatek it's here: www.patreon.com/posts/28284079 If you can't find something - you'll find everything listed on the indexes. Thanks!

[@warwickboyce8673]

Hi Louise,as usual i am totally confu sed, i was watching your sunflower demo on u tube and at the endi saw a promo of your gladiolis and painting a Galah in multi colours was how can i gain access to those paintings.Many thanks Toni.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Hi Toni, I'm working on the Galah class for Skillshare. I'm still editing it and I'm about 3/4 of the way through it. It will be my next class that I publish on Skillshare. Because I'm getting to the end of it I've been thinking about what to do when I've finished it. So I did a poll on Instagram the other day to find out whether my students wanted to do a Hydrangea class or a class with a white flower as the subject. The poll was pretty much even with the same amount of people wanting a Hydrangea class as a White Flower class. So I said I'll just have to do both. Galah class is coming next, followed by a hydrangea and then a white flower.

[@silvanap5397]

Fantastic artwork 🌻I see you are using a soft small brush may I know what number is ? Thanks kindly ❤️

[@dgsturgill1]

beautiful just like the artist! Is part two (the greenery) in your Patreon or Skillshare class?

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Hi Greg, Thank you! The entire flower head is on Patreon at the moment. I'm doing the final editing this weekend of the leaves and I'll be puting that on Patreon as soon as I'm finished.

[@cg2247]

sencillamente hermoso. cuanto tiempo aproximado dura usted haciendo esta obra de arte?

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Gracias. Trabajé en ello durante 3 o 4 días.

[@cg2247]

@@LouiseDeMasi gracias por responder. la felicito

[@janainatrufanov4122]

Louise, what material do you recommend to beginners, who doesn't have conditions to buy the greatest materials like winsor & Newton and Arches paper? I follow in all social medias, including your skillshare class, but I can't have the same results, of course I don't have your experiencen but my watercolor (pentel brand) is not so good.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Hi Janaina. I always recommend Arches paper- even for beginners because you just can't get the same results with cheap paper. When I first started painting in watercolour I used the small A5 size Arches paper pads. I bought lots of them and I just kept painting little paintings. When I got more confidence I started buying A4 size Arches pads. Then I moved to A3 size then A2 size as I got better. If you don't want to use Arches there are other good brands too. Look for paper that is 100% cotton and is hand or mould made rather than machine made. Winsor & Newton make a student grade watercolour paint called Cotman. They're good quality but they're not as vibrant as artist quality paint.

[@janainatrufanov4122]

@@LouiseDeMasi Thank you, you are always very kind to answer, I will search for cotman and do as you did with arches. 🙄😚

[@conniegant7781]

There is a set of paint on Amazon called Pretty Excellent it is a student grade paint made by the same makers of Paul Rubens and its very nice to work with. And a good price at $19.99 for I believe 36 colors.

[@janainatrufanov4122]

@@conniegant7781 Thank you for the tip :)

[@yasho6686]

Madam!how did you colored the sunflower leaves? Do you have a tutorial? Please

[@pamelanelson6902]

On Patron are there basic beginning videos ? I’ve just started.

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Hi Pamela, I've only been on Patreon just over a month now. So far I've got 4 tutorials on there and I'm adding them regularly. I try to explain everything I'm doing step by step but there are no tutorials geared towards absolute beginners at this stage. I have plans to make a class for beginners as soon as I have the time.

[@daredreamdo]

Just joined your Patreon. Cannot find this full length video tutorial for the sunflower...

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Hi, you can find it in the index ( a pinned post) or on my website "Patreon Index" but here is the link. www.patreon.com/posts/28284079

[@gloriabueno7433]

S U P E R. V I D E O !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Thanks very much Gloria. 😊

[@dkatz7430]

What is the difference in your teachings on YT, Patreon and Skillshare? Which one is more detailed? Or they are all the same?

[@LouiseDeMasi]

Good question! On KZbin I post little snippets of my classes, so you are just getting a sample here. My Skillshare classes take me the longest to produce and edit. I have to break the classes up into chapters and I film all the face to camera introductions etc. I can spend months working on them. My Patreon classes are a similar length to my Skillshare classes but I can produce and edit them quicker. I don't break them up into chapters- they're just long videos. Some of the classes are broken into 2 parts. For example this sunflower is over 2 hours in length so I've broken it into two videos - one with the flower and the other with the leaves. I take my students step by step through the entire painting. Skillshare and Patreon are similar in detail but I do spend more time on producing my Skillshare classes - that's why they are less frequent.