Purple Pansy in Watercolour

A botanical art tutorial by Emma Tildesley.

A pretty purple Pansy is this month's watercolour subject. We don't very often do purple so it makes a nice change. This is a great tutorial for beginners too so don't be shy, have a go!

  • Subject: Flowers
  • Topic: Pansies & Violas
  • 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, Sennelier Yellow Deep and 3 more
  • Daniel Smith: Carbizole Violet 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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