First Steps in Painting Flowers - practising water control and color choice and mixing

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Let's embark on another creative journey together and explore abstract watercolor doodles and flowers in this fun and relaxing tutorial. Whether you're new to watercolor or an experienced artist, this step-by-step guide will help you unleash your creativity and embrace the joy of letting go. Say goodbye to disappointment and hello to the excitement of creating your own unique artwork. Join me and experience the fun and freedom of painting and doodling with watercolors! ***Join us in July for World Watercolor Month!*** Read our Featured Artist post on the Doodlewash blog: https://dwsh.co/DianeAntone We've created our own set of prompts, and I'll be joining in the challenge daily on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. #worldwatercolormonth Today's materials: Kuretake Gansai Tambi Art Nouveau set https://amzn.to/3KkQxRl Etchr 140lb cold pressed A4 size paper block https://amzn.to/3eoLp1f ZenArt Black Tulip Brush Set. https://amzn.to/3CxV9OG Princeton Aqua Elite Synthetic Kolinsky Brush, Round, 8 https://amzn.to/42P6whE Pentel White Hybrid Gel Grip DX Gel pen https://amzn.to/435GarU Winsor and Newton fineliner https://amzn.to/3MFkGL9 Uniball Signo Gel Pens https://amzn.to/3NPTqJd Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pens https://amzn.to/3QIcn2N Staedtler Fineliner pen set: https://amzn.to/3Tw 00:00 Introduction & Materials 02:39 Painting circles and leaves 13:20 Adding painted embellishments 23:15 Adding details with brush pens 25:45 Washing out a mistake 27:07 Three ways of finishing 28:27 Choosing option 3 ----------- Are you ready to take your watercolor skills to the next level? I'm here to help! In my tutorials, I'll show you how to paint beautiful, simple pieces step-by-step and in real-time. With practice, you'll be able to make bookmarks, greeting cards, and even ambitious landscapes! So let's get started--your watercolor skills will be improving in no time! ----------------------- Get an overview of what we do here at Diane Antone Studio: https://linktr.ee/dianeantonestudio Shop My MERCH: https://merch.dianeantone.com Get BONUS CONTENT! Join my YouTube Membership: youtube.com/dianeantonestudio/join Join my Patreon: patreon.com/dianeantonestudio Check out my BLOG: www.dianeantone.com and download FREE traceable sketches for ALL my painting tutorials HERE: https://dianeantone.com/free-downloads/ --------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPLIES Browse all of my recommended supplies on my Amazon Storefronts: https://amazon.com/shop/dianeantonestudio https://amazon.co.uk/shop/dianeantonestudio About my brushes I buy my favorite brushes from Drawell. They are handmade in Japan. Drawell will ship readily to anywhere in the world. The prices on their website are in Japanese currency but if you send Mr Maeyama an email he will give you prices in other currencies. The brushes I use are the Golden Nylon Series 11-2, and I use mostly sizes 7or 9 and 10 and 13. http://www.drawell.co.jp/english/product.html --------------------------------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME Visit the YouTube Community Tab here: https://www.youtube.com/DianeAntoneStudio/community Diane Antone Studio Private YouTube Members Group - for Members only https://www.facebook.com/groups/dianeantonestudiomembers Website: https://dianeantone.com for detailed information about materials and free sketch downloads Facebook Diane Antone Studio: https://www.facebook.com/dianeantonestudio Facebook Learn to Paint Watercolor Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnwatercolourpainting Facebook Learn to Paint Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/learnhowtopaint Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dianeantonestudio Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/dianeantonestudio NEW! TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dianeantonestudio Please visit our baby sister channel @fromthegarden Tip Jar: https://tinyurl.com/dastipjar --- FAVOURITE SUPPLIERS BLICK ART SUPPLIES: https://tinyurl.com/savewithblick JACKSONS ART: https://tinyurl.com/savewithjacksons --- We use royalty-free music from Epidemic Sound. Sign up with this link to get 30 days free. https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/69dvmu Diane Antone Studio makes a commission from sales made through the above links.* #dianeantonestudio #watercolor #art