Oriental Lily Bud in Watercolour

A botanical art tutorial by Emma Tildesley.

This months watercolour project is a pretty pink Oriental Lily bud. I thought this would be a nice introduction to painting a Lily before we tackle an open flower as some of the Lily varieties can be quite complex. Grab your brushes and let's dive in.

  • Subject: Flowers
  • Topic: Lilies
  • 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 Deep, Sennelier Yellow Light and 6 more
  • 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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