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In this lesson, we’ll start turning your florals into painted stems, using expressive brushstrokes to stylize blooms and move beyond realism. You’ll explore imaginative shapes, playful details, and optional mixed media accents to bring your flowers to life in a fresh, creative way.

Art Materials:

• Brushes: Filbert brush size 10 & 8, Round brush in sizes 12, 5, Detail brush size 20/0”

• Brush sets I recommend: W&N set or this Royal Langnickel set

• Hot Pressed Cotton Watercolor Paper brands: Fluid, Arches, Fabriano, Etchr, Blicks

• W&N Designers Gouache Paint: Permanent Middle Green, Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre, Permanent Yellow Deep, Spectrum Red, Zinc White

• Colored Pencils (optional): Caran d’ache Pablos Salmon 051, Bordeaux Red 085, Khaki Green 016, Light Ochre 032, Olive Black 019,

• Pastels (optional): Caran d’ache Neocolor II Golden Ochre 033, Russet 065, Light Olive 245, Dark Olive 249, Salmon Pink 071, Salmon 051, Sahara Yellow 521, Umber 049, Carmine 080

• Water Spray bottle

• Paint palette

• For additional paint color mixing guidance, grab my "Color Recipes" eBook with over 100+ formulas

Reference Images:

• Photo references file download (zipped)

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