Watercolor Flowers (Painting 10 Petal types!)

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

What's your favorite type of flower to paint? :-)

[@SophieBird07]

I cant wait until I can do them all. Trying poppies and peonies right now. Also irises.

[@juliedavies3481]

I’m not sure I have a favourite yet, I’ve tried a few but not enough to know. I love roses but would like to improve my technique across the board

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

@@juliedavies3481 I'm getting so many requests for roses I may have to do another flower video soon!

[@jeanmacaulay9765]

Lilac trees, pink or purple.

[@janegibson2851]

I love you teaching. Is there any way to get a more structured continuous program on line.

[@4ohgollycats]

So love the realistic lily, I can even remember the sickly sweet smell of the flower!

[@Pthalobluezz]

definitely the iris .love love love

[@umabord]

I loved each one of these lovely petals and my favourites are the Iris and the pansy! thank you

[@cousinjesse4450]

Really enjoy Poppy's. Hope to paint an impressionist landscape with Poppy's someday.

[@dianakoeppel3492]

Thank you! Love the poppy and yellow and white flowers are always challenging.

[@sallyalter6003]

Quite stunning, Michele. I am in awe!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much!

[@ulfettte]

Thank you so much for all these wonderful and extremely detailed tutorials you make for us ! 😃😍❤️

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcome ☺️

[@melindaavila498]

Catching up on your techniques. Great floral tutorial.

[@gracewest8452]

Thank you ever so much. I enjoyed them all, but the poppy is my favorite.

[@peggyboe4228]

Great video Michelle! Very helpful.

[@artsylove89]

This video was so incredibly informative. Thank you

[@anneedmunds9025]

I find this most helpful I enjoy painting flowers also detail in my art. This combines the two well. Thank you.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Wonderful!

[@cecehardy4425]

Ha ha, “don’t be using rubbish stuff..” love you 😆

[@valeriegehling4358]

Like very much the detailed petals, love flowers especially tulips, roses, irises, all in fact, especially the varying colours & when sun shines on them how brilliant they “glow” the colours seem to come alive. The video is full of detail & makes us “ think” before we paint. Thanks

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much 😊

[@carolshappyplace5828]

That pansy petal was really gratifying to watch you paint! So lovely! 👍🌸

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you very much! It was my favourite too :-)

[@TurnAroundwithMaryOver55-fq2lm]

I grew uo in Tennessee where the Purple Iris is the state flower, we called them flags. Of course we had other colors, too, but the purple was popular. I remember having to learn to draw the petals in the 5th grade when we studied TN history. I still love them.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Irises and poppies are my favourites!

[@GriffithsJacqueline]

I love Roses 💖

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Me too!

[@susancook1617]

Thank you Michele, this is great. I love that Lily

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

So glad!

[@kitwalker2268]

Loved this activity, thank you Michelle.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sophiacromwell8017]

Great advice for painting white petals!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks Sophia 🙂

[@reneeluenow7117]

Thank you sharing your techniques for petals. I especially liked your use of watercolor pencils for the detail lines. I am definitely wanting to try that!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Wonderful!

[@jadewytch2335]

Loving this! Fave flower is Rose, so far. But alll are so lovely!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you!

[@mountainsno]

Fantastic series Michele. Im saving these two videos on flower petals. Fantastic to know when to do onto dry and when to do wet on wet. Loads of instructions thank you.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

No problem :-)

[@kgummee]

Beautiful. Lots of info packed into one vid!!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@shirleygreaves9650]

I loved this tutorial thank you Michelle. X

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are so welcome!

[@bronwynlieshout2591]

I love flowers & your tutorial is great showing me water levels & techniques to make them look realistic...thanks so much Michelle

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcome Bronwyn

[@mountainsno]

Hi again Michelle. Nine months on... Ive learned some things, so much from you, and now Im back for review and then Im going to compose a grevilia flower painting!! I think the watercolour pencils are going to be a great help. Your library of information is worth watching again as your gain experience. I really do thank you for your channel. Western Australia

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are so welcome!

[@carolpursley2901]

Thank you so much for the individual petals. so very helpful

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

No problem!

[@maggiew7293]

I appreciate your expertise and sharing it with us

[@joycekowbelharvey4816]

Yes all your videos help so much Michele.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I'm so glad!

[@mayamarie8327]

Super helpful, Michele... all 10 petals are so delightful it's hard to choose a favorite, but that pansy petal is amazing!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I really enjoyed that one, must do a whole painting of them!

[@tionagosha8893]

Yes thanks so much this is so helpful to wrap my brain around the structure. You are awesome I been watching you for about two thanks so much for sharing your gift of art

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

My pleasure!

[@angelli8967]

Thank you for sharing! very informative!

[@GuisellaDominguez]

Enjoyed Lily and hydrangea had no idea how to make them look so real. Thanks Michele!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Happy to help Guisella, thanks for watching!

[@65sunnyday]

Iris and poppies are my two best-loved flowers as well. Great tutorial,Michele!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks so much 😊

[@crystal338]

I liked this video. You’ve done it again! I’ve had six years of art training (an intense foundation) and nobody ever touched on this great basic necessary detail. To be honest, there wasn’t many watercolor classes in art college, so this is great for me and I’m sure many. Just getting back into painting after not doing it for over 10 years. Like your other video! So thank you 🙏

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Oh wow, thank you. Many art colleges don't touch watercolors unfortunately.

[@jansorensen2169]

Thank you so much for actually painting in the video. I am just a beginner so learning/watching the amount of water and paint you use has been very helpful.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rajannair7195]

Very valuable lesson 👌👋

[@delphinewood7519]

The iris-it was amazing watching you paint it. It quickly took shape. I learned about flower painting, but mostly I watched your techniques and when and why you used different ones. Thank you for posting. I love all your videos.💙🌵

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much 😀

[@carrieo3114]

Beautiful and very helpful to a beginner like me. I like iris and pansies

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks Carrie, so pleased you liked the video. Poppies were always my number one, but lately... Irises are taking over!

[@carlaharnack]

This is a wonderful tutorial, thank you!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Linda-qq5mg]

I enjoy painting flowers, so this video Is especially interesting to me! Thank you so very much for sharing your wonderful knowledge.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcome!

[@susanhamilton3212]

I just tried all ten petals. Thrilled with the iris, hydrangea & hydrangea with the use of watercolour pencils. The tissue technique for the poppy petal ... I learnt the hard way not to attempt this if you have long nails unless you have a nice thick wad of tissue! I like your emphasis on painting flowers like a portrait of the individual flower - like painting a person rather than a human being, although I reckon we all look much the same to flowers! Thank you, a valuable lesson in water control too.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

So glad it was useful Susan, my nails have to be kept short... martial arts training!

[@susanhamilton3212]

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Lockdown nails, grew like Topsy, now sheepishly pruned quick before the "ain't no lady" brigade gets me!! I hope your MA activities resume very soon, can't be much fun on Zoom.

[@kierstynhinkle4792]

You are a fantastic teacher- thank you. I love Hollyhocks.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks so much, I have Hollyhocks in my garden so often paint them :-)

[@cherylberry1613]

Lovely video. I did learn some new techniques and how I can grow my own painted flowers by using them. I love flowers and paint them frequently. I think that it takes a strong knowledge of color theory. You are very correct that many beginners mix mud, brown or grey. It takes the knowledge of when to add very small amounts of color to get that shady neutralized red fo example. Flowers also have a glow as the light hits them that your paintings capture. Gorgeous ♡

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

So nice of you Cheryl, glad you liked it!

[@evelyne7071]

Years ago, while watching Martha Stewart making a flower arrangement, I learned an interesting trick which I believe keeps flowers with a hollow stems, fresh for longer. She poured water into the stem full up, put her finger on the end and flipped it into the water filled vase. Then she made sure there were no air pockets. I think you could easily take some of the stem off the bottom while it is still fully immersed in the water.

[@4ohgollycats]

Iris is favorite with Pansy next.

[@sheidashannon9210]

Awesome tutorial! Thank you!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You're welcome 🙂

[@belindaburgiss3058]

Love the ideas in this video. I am new to watercolour painting and i am enjoying binging your videos for some good ideas, thank you for creating great educational content.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@lizzy9975]

This is probably one of the best leaf tutorials I've seen for leaves and petals. I love the use of the watercolour pencils too!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you, really glad you enjoyed it!

[@carolshappyplace5828]

I love roses but have a long way to go to master painting them. Looking forward to trying all these petal painting techniques too.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Have fun! I love painting roses :-)

[@tessa6307]

You share sooo much useful information about how watercolors work! So many useful tips about how pigments work, how colors mix, etc. Even when you are focusing on a subject I don’t paint, I know I can get some extremely valuable and new information. Thank you!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you! Everything is related :-)

[@alexandraseigle1855]

I like your attention to detail. That’s the way I like painting, too. I appreciate your ease of instruction.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much 😀

[@susanmiddlebrook5882]

You are an exceptional great teacher! I have watched several of your tutorials and have learned so very much from them! Thank you so much for making my painting experience satisfying and beautiful! Bless you!💗🎨🖌👩🏻‍🎨

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Wow, thank you!

[@sadhanarane4796]

Of course I loved your demo well explained ❤️

[@karenm6076]

Hi Michele, I love this tutorial on flower petals I once did a small painting of orange nasturtiums on cheapy paper, as I wasn't feeling very brave, but after I finished, I was very pleased and now are my favourite flower to paint. I didn't draw an outline, just painted straight on the paper, I find it works for some petals and leaves. Now you have given me a better way to paint, thanks so much!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

No problem Karen, I love painting flowers too :-)

[@juliecwalker1276]

Just found your KZbin channel. Brilliant!!!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Awesome, welcome!

[@tanyabeede8450]

Very helpful! Thank you

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You're welcome Tanya!

[@LadyRiderFG]

I always enjoy your tutorials...love the detail you give.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks Faye!

[@whiteblossom4077]

Lovely

[@susanhepburn6040]

Thank you so much, Michele - I have never painted flowers (yet!) but this was a really wonderful video.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I'm so glad!

[@katiealleena2049]

This video is wonderful! I usually see tutorials on painting the entire flower or loose watercolor flowers. I really appreciated this more in-depth tutorial. My favorite flowers to paint or doodle regardless of style are roses -- so showing us the shadow color mix on the white rose petal was very helpful. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

No problem Katie, so pleased you liked the video!

[@karensyme4560]

Enjoy your tutorials! thx.

[@jeantemplemeyer366]

Thank you for the great painting and tutorial!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

No problem Jean 🙂

[@ljjk04]

Love your videos

[@leslie-annepepin8927]

I try to do poppies, but I am too heavy handed. Love the violet petal. Thank you for the tips using watercolour pencils!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are so welcome! I am planning some more watercolour pencils videos this spring!

[@juliedavies3481]

A other great tutorial Michelle, I have learnt so much by following your videos. Thank you

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful Julie, thanks for watching them!

[@delmason5520]

I just discovered your videos (about 30 minutes ago) and I love them. I particularly like that you have times and content listed so it makes it easier to find things in your videos. Amazing work!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Wow, thank you!

[@dalepearl6928]

Thank you, this video helped e with my flowers

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it helped

[@stargazer5136]

I love gladiolus.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

They're beautiful 💗

[@irmacruz7771]

Very useful thank you!!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You're welcome!

[@JA-ed1tj]

Thank you so much Michele. This is a wonder video! I am excited to follow along with you on this tutorial. I love purple iris's, but I have not painted one yet. I did buy myself some colored pencils so I can try out your techniques.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Brilliant, good luck with your painting 🙂

[@evelyne7071]

This tutorial is definitely going into my “saved” videos, as I enjoy doing flowers of different types. By studying the petal shapes and colors, I have really learned a lot more about the flowers than I did when I cast a glance over to them. Having to render them on paper cements their details in my mind. Since getting the effects that I want is not always easily attainable, I definitely will be studying this video over and over agin and practicing all your helpful techniques. Thank you. My favorite flower to paint is the rose. I have a “wildish” yellow rose in my yard that opens quickly and has few petals to work with…..it’s a floribundas bush. After it’s yellow faze it quickly turns almost white with big ( and few) petals, So my problem is how to deal with these middle petals when they open up fully and have huge folds that turn back on themselves and are quite geometric.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

So glad you enjoyed it, the flowers sound beautiful!

[@vee35233]

Thank you for a superb tutorial - you are an excellent instructor! I am slowly wading through every one of your tutorials and learning such a lot! Although I don't aspire to be any type of an artist - am a granny after all - I am thoroughly enjoying this new challenge. Thank you so much for giving us some of your profound knowledge and expertise .

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You're very welcome, also Grannies are allowed to be artists too you know!

[@delphinewood7519]

Wow! What a great comment from Veronica. I agree with every word.

[@cathyserafinowicz6374]

Going to have a go today.🥰

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Good luck Cathy!

[@donna5659]

Loved the demo. I love irises too. I did learn why the last one I painted had one area that was leaning toward brown color. Now I know! Thank you for providing these helpful free videos!!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

No problem at all, so glad you found it helpful!

[@LCLand]

Maybe roses but I love painting any flowers even those I invent in my head

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Invented flowers are the best ones!

[@kevinevans8505]

Love the way you respect the body of the paint, even though watercolour is the thing which isn't guache by definition. I'm talking about your poppy petal; I've never dared to go that strong and as a consequence that method of lifting out was not such an option and I've never caught that tissue paper fragility thing that you seem to get by flying in the face of reason.

[@brendacollinsdeeks7268]

This was very helpful. I am a new painter and find it a bit overwhelming to figure out how to paint the whole flower. I haven't found any other video that looked at flowers just one petal at a time. Thank you for doing this. I've subscribed to your channel.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks so much Brenda, good luck with your painting!

[@Rockymtnbloom]

This is helpful to see the detailed nature and colors, but would also like to see a demo of a looser petal, and rendering from different perspectives.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Great suggestion! I do paint them looser when they are further away, like a garden setting :-)

[@judithgillam5074]

Fantastic tutorial thank you ! My favourite flower is a sunflower . Thank you . Kind regards - Judi - Australia

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcome, I have only painted sunflowers once or twice, might be time to do it again!

[@bevotto8279]

Thank you so much for the video. I have saved it for later on as I do want to be Ble to master water colour.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Wonderful! Good luck Bev!

[@macgurrl]

Hi Michele, I just discovered you today, I am so glad your channel was suggested to me. Love the video, I know it will help me a lot. Greetings from Canada.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Hello in Canada, glad the video is helpful to you!

[@Nasauniverse001]

I am still having trouble with the amount of water needed to get the other colours to flow. It always seems to not be enough water, and then it looks like too much, thanks Michele for helping me out. I will practise these flowers, and keep them for reference.

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

I find it's best to start with too much, because you can easily lift some out with a damp brush, if you use too little then it dries instantly.

[@jbird2b]

Thank you Michele for this video. I especially like the tips on making a white rose with shading, the iris and pansy. My favorite flower to try to paint are plumeria, though I'm going to pencil in lightly this time so I don't end up with a blob, lol. ;o)

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad it was helpful! They don't grow here so I have never painted them, beautiful though!

[@tahiranawaz2987]

This is amazing vedio, Your invlovement is great. I am impressed, In addition, I would like to draw as well with the same passion as you have in this matter. Thanks once again. I really appreciate it.❤

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thank you so much 😀

[@MoMaryR]

Lots of helpful tips, thank you. May I ask how you get rid of the pencil lines when you draw your flowers? or perhaps you leave them? because I find once pencil lines get wet I can't erase them

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Keep them light, I do tend to erase as I go along. If you have painted up to a line for example you can let the paint dry then remove the line, rather than paint the next area and block it in with paint. As soon as you no longer need it remove it. Some can be eraser through dry paint, some is covered by dark paint. Semi opaque colours like cadmium yellow can be bad for blocking in the pencil.

[@MoMaryR]

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Thanks for your advice

[@debbiekrieger81]

In the tutorial you have already drawn the shapes with pencil? What do suggest we new watercolor painters do to make sure we have the shapes when we start out? Is there certain pencils we should use? The watercolor pencils?

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Unless you are going for a very loose effect it's good to draw first. My favourites are currently Caran' d Ache museum quality pencils.

[@jooglerman]

Love your videos! Your channel has really grown from a year ago when I first started getting into painting & watching videos. Would really love to see you do a similar type of video using different leaf types & mixing the different shades of green & shadows. Would be sooo helpful. So many teachers just say "add leaves" & then we all end up painting generic looking leaves instead of trying to get the spirit & nuance of the specific types of leaves in the subject. Also, how do you get the look of frilly & crinkled edges when shading petals (& leaves) that have those qualities? So difficult to even draw those shapes, but getting them to look "right" when painting is even harder. Also, would be very interested in a video that showed these same flower petals from the side & how to shade them to look right. Esp the daffodil center...how to get that trumpet & it's edges to look right when in a partially turned or side view. Thanks!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Thanks Jen, some great ideas there... I was thinking about a greens video 🤔 I am really pleased my channel has grown so much, I have been trying really hard to improve my videos! Onward and upward 😄

[@jennifer_mertens]

Lovely tutorial, as usual! Quick question...Ever since you did a video highlighting some unusual colors, I've been intrigued by the Brown Madder color you've mentioned. On Jackson's website, Windsor and Newton have a color called "Brown Madder"(no "Lake"). However, Talens Rembrandt does have a color named "Brown Madder Lake". In both videos you said it was Brown Madder Lake---but by Winsor and Newton. Which is correct? I'm leaning towards the Rembrandt's as it has the "Lake" in the name. But thought I might check in to see if you could clarify🙂. PS: I am loving your videos, they have really made quarantine a lot easier to take. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and your talent!

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

You are very welcome. Well I could have sworn it was Winsor and Newton, but just pulled it out of my art box... and the winner is... Perm. Madder Lake Brown by Talens Rembrandt! Blame my middle aged brain :-)

[@clairegriffin7010]

Thank you, but still struggling as my flowers still look clumpy, is there somewhere I can send a picture for advice

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

If you are on Facebook, pop it in my group and tag me. The group is In the Studio with Michele

[@ennelle2024]

Do you have a print out of the petals to paint?

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Not for this one unfortunately, but you can find some examples online if you pop it into google.

[@lorimatiella6001]

Hi! I just discovered you! Do you have a tutorial on how to draw these flowers?? template>? I love your. videos

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Not yet! But I have some flowers already on KZbin, I am about to do a sunflower tutorial and will most likely do a flower drawing video in the future.

[@ConnieWoodworth]

I would appreciate learning to paint nasturtiums

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Great idea, I love the papery petals on them!

[@sweetbb125]

I just thought of something, probably a stupid question. Tell me, is black & white (greyscale) watercolour painting a thing? Does anybody do it or is it just not pretty enough?

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

People do it as an exercise, they tend to use ink for tonal work as you can get it much darker.

[@liamwatson5125]

Flower painters have more than one colour on their brushes when they paint flowers.

[@dalgongjang]

Like396 ~ Good Subscribe for Thank You Video. Go with neighbors

[@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber]

Glad you liked it!

[@nursen2106]

I did watch the whole video. but this was more irritating than helpful . esp. the poppy looks iritating