Climbing Rose in Watercolour Part 1

A botanical art tutorial by Emma Tildesley.

Here is this months watercolour project, a beautiful Climbing Rose and buds. This flowers petals may look complex but they actually give us the freedom to be a bit more painterly and less presice.

In part 1 we will lay down our base washes.

  • Subject: Flowers
  • Topic: Roses
  • Medium: Watercolour
  • 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, Sennelier Yellow Deep and 4 more
  • Winsor and Newton: 1 colour
  • Daniel Smith: 1 colour
  • Brushes: Number 2 round, Number 4 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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