Heuchera sanguinea in Water Colour Part 1

A botanical art tutorial by Emma Tildesley.

For our first water colour tutorial of 2025 we have a lovely Heuchera leaf.

Lots of wet in wet work followed by tonnes of tiny details. If you are new to watercolour, just have a go at the first wet in wet layers to get comfortable with the technique.

Happy painting :)

  • Subject: Leaves & Foliage
  • Topic: Heuchera
  • 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, Sennelier Yellow Light, Quinacridone Gold and 3 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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