What is the course about?

The watercolor fascinated and enchanted me a long time ago and almost immediately flowers became my favorite subject.

As poets compose poems, so I compose bouquets, where I choose the main and secondary characters, come up with a style and look for the color combinations.

During the course, you will learn not only how to draw delicate and airy flowers, but also how to construct the entire flower compositions.

With me, you can find your style in watercolor and paint 12 floral compositions.

Who will benefit
from the course? This course is for you if you:

You adore flowers and would like not just to admire them, but to depict them on paper yourself.

If you dream of turning your favorite hobby into earnings, an expert will tell you which subjects are better to choose for your illustrations so that people buy them.

If you want to master different techniques, we will draw with beautiful gradient pours, try to depict each petal in detail, and also master the "from the stain" technique, drawing from the general to the specific.

Course program

Lesson 1

Acquaintance.

Basic information on the course, getting acquainted with the teacher

Lesson 2

Materials.

In this lesson, you'll learn what materials we'll need to complete the course.

Lesson 3

Fresh daffodils

Duration: 2 h 15 min

Let's start our course with light spring daffodils!

You will learn to:

  • Construct a daffodil with pencil correctly and easily.
  • Learn how to make smoothly gradients from one color to another.
  • Choose shades for different parts of the flower.
  • Work with green color: you will learn which colors to mix to get noble, dark shades of green so that they emphasized the tenderness of the daffodil.

Lesson 4

Blooming Gladiolus

Duration: 1 h 50 min

Today we're going to paint a gladiolus. Using it as an example, I will show you how to make delicate gradients and choose the right shades.

You will learn to:

  • Find advantageous angles and construct the composition on the sheet.
  • Convey the depth of a flower with the help of chiaroscuro.
  • Depict delicate gradients from light to dark, from soft yellow to lilac.
  • Choose different shades of pink, lilac and green.

Lesson 5

Sunny Flower

Duration: 2 h 22 min

In today's lesson, we will depict the sun of the flower world - the sunflower.

You will learn to:

  • Stylize the drawing using the example of a sunflower: we will analyze different types of angles of this flower and learn how to construct the drawing with a pencil.
  • Make smooth tonal gradients from light to dark, from one color to another.
  • Find out colors are better to use to enrich yellow and green.
  • Achieve lightness and transparency and at the same time contrast in the picture.

Lesson 6

Tree Peony

Duration: 2 h 10 min

Tree peony is a symbol of love, honor and wealth. Let's draw it!

You will learn:

  • The basics of building a peony shape, analyze the main angles and types of this flower.
  • To paint white color using three paints to make it three-dimensional, delicate and realistic.
  • To pour the dark background, combining it with peony leaves.
  • To choose complex shades of green for the leaves and background.

Lesson 7

In the Summer at the Cottage

Duration: 2 h 15 min

We are complicating the task. Now we're going to create the whole composition of watering can and fragrant lavender.

You will learn to:

  • Construct a watering can, outline a bouquet with a pencil.
  • Use the wet-on-wet technique, drawing the first layer: make a light background and achieve depth inside the bouquet and airiness on the edges with the help of blurred strokes.
  • Learn to draw lavender and other wildflowers clearly and structurally in the foreground, softly and airily in the background.
  • Figure out what colors are better to choose for a watering can to create the texture of metal.

Lesson 8

How to properly frame a watercolor and beautifully present your picture on social networks

In this lesson, I will share with you tips and life hacks that will help you present your paintings on social networks in an eye-catching and interesting way.

Lesson 9

Light Ensemble

Duration: 1 h 20 min

The lesson is dedicated to wildflowers: we will draw a fragile bouquet of daisies and cornflowers.

You will learn to:

  • Create the flower composition with a pencil: analyze the shape and angles of the chamomile.
  • Create depth and volume in white by drawing daisies.
  • Draw cornflowers and leaves in a more generalized mass without drawing each flower in detail.
  • Draw thin twigs, small flowers and grass-blades without a detailed draughtsmanship.

Lesson 10

Abundance of tenderness

Duration: 3 h 30 min

We continue to get familiar with peonies, learn to draw them in bloom, and also practice depicting buds.

You will learn to:

  • Draw peonies "from the stain", not from the petal.
  • Create a delicate pink-white peony with the help of three paints.
  • Depict peony buds.
  • Show the volume in a round vase and the texture of ceramics.

Lesson 11

Flower Tea Party

Duration: 2 h

In the lesson, we will work upon a cozy and airy composition: we will draw lilacs in a porcelain cup.

You will learn to:

  • Outline the bunches of lilacs with a pencil and construct the cup shape.
  • Draw lilacs from a general pouring to a more detailed one, with a gradual clarification of details. The first layer is done light and airy in wet-on-wet technique, then a little thicker and brighter.
  • Figure out what colors are best suited for lilacs.
  • Draw the leaves using deep blue and yellow shades.
  • Apply a pattern to a cup, observing the laws of perspective.

Lesson 12

Basic techniques, life hacks and difficulties when drawing a bouquet

Using my paintings as an example, I will share all the subtleties of drawing bouquets and talk about different techniques, styles, and features of depicting flowers. I will also introduce you to my art.

Lesson 13

A Window to the Opposite

Duration: 2 h 10 min

And now let's move to an old European town and draw a vintage window in bright colors.

You will learn to:

  • Construct a window with a shutter in a pencil, observing the laws of perspective.
  • Pour a background that has the texture of an old building and shadows from the plants.
  • Draw the caps of street flowers.
  • Work first in wet-on-wet technique, and as the leaf dries, adding details and enhancing the shadows.

Lesson 14

Game of Colors

Duration: 2 h 50 min

We'll consolidate our knowledge and depict the whole floral composition of peonies and lilacs.

You will learn to:

  • Define what is better to take from the photo reference, and what to remove.
  • Create a detailed pencil drawing.
  • Find different shades of lilac so that the peony and lilac did not blend.
  • Draw a glass vase, stems in water, a cast shadow.

Lesson 15

Bright Flash

Duration: 3 h

Perhaps, the most striking work on the course. We convey the colorfulness and saturation of this chic bouquet.

You will learn to:

  • Define what is better to take from the photo reference, and what to remove.
  • Create a detailed drawing in pencil, analyze the shape and construction of flowers and vases.
  • Describe in detail the flowers in the foreground.
  • Choose beautiful pink and complex green shades.

Lesson 16

Bouquet in a Teapot

Duration: 3 h 10 min

The final picture of the course will be a bouquet with a malva in a teapot. How beautiful this composition is!

You will learn to:

  • Construct the drawing of a bouquet and a teapot with a pencil: we'll analyze the reference photo, what is better to leave as it is, and what elements are better to replace.
  • Achieve depth in the malva with the help of chiaroscuro.
  • Find beautiful pinks and complex green shades.
  • Draw the buds of roses buds and malvas.
  • Convey the volume and texture of the teapot.

Lesson 17

Conclusions for the course.

Our course has come to an end. Let's sum up its results and listen to the parting words for further creative development!

Course expert Elena Vavilina

Course expert Elena Vavilina

Illustrator

I graduated from TSU, Department of Fine and Decorative Arts

I've been drawing since I was a child.

Since 2015, I have been teaching painting and holding master classes

I am fond of watercolor and my favorite subject is flowers.

I create my own compositions – bouquets come to me like poems come to the poets.

Paintings of the expert

Paintings of the expert

Materials

Paper — cotton 300 g (if it's not available, you can use pulp) The size is about A4.

Watercolor paints (I used Nevskaya Palette, 24-36 colors, you can use other brands.) "Sonnet" and "Ladoga" are also suitable.

Synthetic brushes, round, with a sharp tip of medium size (you can use Siberian weasel or squirrel)

Thin synthetic brush, with a sharp tip (for drawing the details);

Wide flat brush (flat paint brush) for wetting the sheet;

Paper or cloth napkin

Water can;

Pencil, eraser

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Frequently Asked Questions

I don't know how to draw at all. Should I take the course?

Of course you should! The course is specially structured in such a way that simple pictures come first, and then come more complex ones, so you will have time to join the process and achieve high results!

The course will also be useful for experienced artists. You will be able to work out your technique even more, as well as increase your observation.

At the end of the lesson, you'll post a photo of your work. The teacher will have an opportunity to leave textual, graphic (notes on the drawing), as well as audio comments to your work.

At the bottom of each lesson, there will be a comment section, where you can ask any questions about learning.

If you have a no-feedback plan, it will all depend on your personal pace at which you take the lessons.

On feedback tariffs, we are actively engaged in lessons during two months from the moment you "unfreeze" the course.

In general, I recommend taking the course slowly. Enjoy the process more.

It's never too late to learn painting. In our school, 30% of students are over 50 years old. And they are happy to draw, develop their skills, creative thinking and rejuvenate their soul and mind!

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