Poppy Seed Heads in Watercolour - Part 1

A botanical art tutorial by Emma Tildesley.

Following on with the found objects theme we have some Poppy Seed heads for our Watercolour tutorial this month.

We will be building up the subtle colours of these pods in wet in wet layers before adding in the dry fine details.

Happy Painting!

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

What you'll need

  • Paper: Saunders Waterford 140lbs Hot Pressed size A3
  • Sennelier: Lemon Yellow, Quinacridone Gold, Cobalt and 1 more
  • Daniel Smith: 1 colour
  • Brushes: Number 2round, Number 4 round, Billy Showell Eradicator
  • Other tools: Masking Fluid, Putty Rubber/Blu-Tac, Kitchen Towel/Tissue, Water

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

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