Tulip in Watercolour
A botanical art tutorial by Emma Tildesley.
Spring has finally sprung here in the UK, the Tulips are are in bloom and so I couldn't resist painting this fiery beauty.
Spring has finally sprung here in the UK, the Tulips are are in bloom and so I couldn't resist painting this fiery beauty. In this tutorial we will be laying down our base using wet in wet, lifting out our highlights and then using the dry brush technique to get that lovely texture. so a great chance to practice your dry brushing skills here.
- Subject: Flowers
- Topic: Tulips
- Medium: Watercolour
- Access: free to watch
What you'll need
- Paper: Saunders Waterford 140lbs Hot Pressed size A4
- Sennelier: Lemon Yellow, Sennelier Yellow Light, Quinacridone Gold, French Ultramarine
- Daniel Smith: Permanent Alizarin Crimson, Pyrrol Scarlet
- Brushes: Number 2 round, Number 4 round
- Other tools: Putty Rubber/Blu-Tac, Kitchen Towel/Tissue, Water
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- Lily-flowered Tulip in Watercolour - Part One
- Tulip Angelique - New Shoot in Watercolour
- Botanical Illustration Tulip Angelique in Watercolour - The Bulb
- Tulip Dissection🌷
- 'Cabanna' Tulip in Coloured Pencil - Part Three
- 'Cabanna' Tulip in Coloured Pencil - Part Two
- 'Cabanna' Tulip in Coloured Pencil - Part One