Petunia in Watercolour

A botanical art tutorial by Emma Tildesley.

Our project in watercolour this month is this pretty pink trailing Petunia. They are a beautiful bedding and basket plant here in the UK that are often overlooked as a painting subject. I think they are fabulous to paint with their complex veining patterns and soft hairy leaves and stems. I hope you also enjoy painting this one!

  • Subject: Flowers
  • Topic: Cottage Garden
  • 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, Cobalt and 4 more
  • Winsor and Newton: 1 colour
  • Daniel Smith: Permanent Alizarin Crimson and 1 more
  • Brushes: Number 2 round, Number 4 round, Billy Showell Eradicator
  • Other tools: Putty Rubber/Blu-Tac, Kitchen Towel/Tissue

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

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