Flower marathon
with Elena Vavilina

For 5 days, we will be drawing delicate and airy flowers from pencil sketch to three-dimensional shapes.

Material:
watercolor

Number of artworks: 5

Duration:
11 hours

Access:
lifetime

Program of the marathon

Day 1

Bright Lily

In the lesson, we are going to:

learn the basics of constructing a lily shape;
hone the smoothness and elegance of the lines so that the petals looked natural, light and alive;
learn how to apply the masking fluid to draw the stamens;
convey the uneven color of the petals.

Day 2

Ripe physalis

In the lesson, we are going to:

study the shape of the physalis, find advantageous angles and make a composition on the sheet;
learn how to transfer the volume of fruits using chiaroscuro;
try to depict beautiful watercolor gradients from light to dark, from one color to another
learn how to transfer the texture of physalis leaves.

Day 3

Spectacular Tulip

In the lesson, we are going to:

learn the basics of drawing the shape of an open tulip
hone the smoothness and elegance of lines when drawing in pencil
learn how to convey the depth of the flower and make soft folds on the tulip petals.

Day 4

Red Poppies

In the lesson, we are going to:

Day 5

White Poppy

In the lesson, we are going to:

learn the basics of building the shape of the poppy, analyze the angle of this flower that we have chosen
learn how to paint white color using three paints to make it three-dimensional, delicate and realistic.
create depth by drawing the flower pith and small stamens.

In the lesson, we are going to:

learn how to draw a human figure based on proportions
practice the wet-on-wet technique while drawing the first payer
learn how to make a light background and achieve depth inside the picture and airiness at the edges with the help of blurred brushstrokes
learn how to draw lavender softly and airily in the background and foreground

Paper — 300 g cotton (if not available, cellulose will also work). Size — about A4.
Watercolor paints (I used “Nevskaya Palitra” 24–36 colors, but other brands will do. “Sonnet”, “Ladoga” are also fine).
Round synthetic brush with a pointed tip, medium size (kolinsky or squirrel also suitable).
Thin synthetic brush with a pointed tip (for detailing).
Flat wide brush (wash brush) for wetting the paper.
Paper towel or cloth.
Water container.
Pencil, eraser.