Painting spring lilac in watercolor

Watercolor offers a lovely flexibility that you can’t get with any other medium. You can create delicate and soft effects with layering of colors to achieve depth and dimension so easily with just a few tricks. I also like to use watercolour in mast tone on some of the final layers.
In this months Watercolor subscription you should have a set of gorgeous watercolors created by hand to paint these lovely lilacs and I’m going to show you how to make sure that angelic transparency shines through to give a luminous quality to the artwork.
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Tips and techniques:
Begin by sketching the outline of the poppies lightly with a pencil on your watercolor paper from the samples I gave you or if you have an idea already in your mind, go for it with your brush. It all depends on your level of skill and vision.
Use a light wash of watercolor to gentle brush down the petals of the poppies, leaving some areas lighter to create a sense of transparency.
Add layers of color to build up the intensity and depth of the poppies, allowing some of the layers to show through to create a translucent effect.
Use a fine brush to add details such as the veins in the petals and the delicate stamens in the center of the flowers.
Consider adding a background wash to enhance the contrast and make the poppies stand out. I love flicking splatter and creating some grassy foreground as a quick option.
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[@JanAdams-cw4vv]

Ive loved this , thank you

[@ChantelleArts]

This is so good, what a wonderful piece ☺☺

[@kellyking6559]

Love this lesson. So soft and beautiful. Can't wait to get my subscription!!

[@francemerrick7645]

Keep the black lids!! Using the sponge is like magic....i LOVE it.

[@JacquelineJax]

Oh yes it sure is

[@TSR-pv5pe]

Wow all those colors together are truly remarkable! 😍💕🌷🙏💙💯💜 you’re so amazing Jackie! Wonderful job as always! 😍😍❤️

[@JacquelineJax]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@TSR-pv5pe]

@@JacquelineJax you’re very welcome beautiful 😍❤️ cheers ☕️☕️😘

[@lisagr695]

Good morning Jacqueline , it’s 0717 in the uk , watching while drinking coffee and getting ready for work . These colours OMG are amazing , I can’t wait to get mine , I know they are on the way 😊😊 .

[@jacquelinejax4571]

Awesome. thank you

[@eleanormarsh650]

Go with the clear lids. Id think the quality of what’s inside the pots is more important than the container?

[@jacquelinejax4571]

Good to know. I have clear ones going into an incoming subscription so we can compare them. If you have ordered a honeypot it will come with the first container with the black lid so you can compare. It's a heavier acrylic than the clear. Both tough and strong but the black lid style just feels more premium in quality to me. But let's see what everyone thinks once I get both in circulation as I really lean to the black but feel the clear is more convenient. You can also still flip the containers to see the colors in a tin.