Fritillaria imperialis Aurora in Watercolour

A botanical art tutorial by Emma Tildesley.

Here is our Watercolour tutorial for May and it is a beautiful, vibrant Fritillary that is new to my garden this year and I was dying to share it with you.

There is lots of very fine vein detailing, so grab your pointiest brush and just have a go.

Happy Pinting :)

  • Subject: Flowers
  • Topic: Unusual & Exotic
  • Medium: Watercolour
  • Access: included with membership, or buy this tutorial on its own

What you'll need

  • Paper: Saunders Waterford 140lbs Hot Pressed High White size A3
  • Sennelier: Lemon Yellow, Senellier Yellow Light, Quinacridone Gold and 4 more
  • Daniel Smith: 1 colour
  • Brushes: Number 2 Round, Number 4 Round, Eradicator
  • Other tools: Kitchen Towel, Putty Rubber

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

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