Apple in Watercolour

A botanical art tutorial by Emma Tildesley.

We have done a red Apple in Coloured Pencil so here is a red and green variety in Watercolour. This is a great project for beginners to help you learn about tonal values and form and using minimal colours.

  • Subject: Fruit & Vegetables
  • Topic: Apples
  • Medium: Mixed media
  • Access: included with membership, or buy this tutorial on its own

What you'll need

  • Paper: Saunders Waterford 140lbs Hot Pressed size A4
  • Sennelier: Lemon Yellow, Sennelier Yellow Light, Red Orange and 2 more
  • Daniel Smith: 1 colour
  • Brushes: Number 2 round, Number 6 round, Billy Showell Eradicator
  • Other tools: Putty Rubber/Blu-Tac, Kitchen Towel/Tissue, Water

The full colour list comes with the tutorial, in its materials download.

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