How to paint loose watercolour Roses

My NEW loose watercolour tutorial has been added to the library!
You can now join me in my studio where I show you how to paint loose watercolour roses from real life, using a variety of wet-in-wet, and wet-on-dry techniques.

Making our observations first to the colour and shapes of our roses, we won’t be outlining our subject first, but instead we’ll go straight in with our watery paint to create the layers which build up their elegant form.
We’ll also include the shadows in this flatlay composition to accentuate a 3D look.

Because we’re working without a drawing, this tutorial will help you to create a super loose, impressionistic style unique to what you are seeing.

Come and join this new watercolor class with me.

What you’ll need:

Always remember, If you don’t have the equipment and paints I have, you can really creative an use what you do have.

               Download the PDF photo of the Roses to refer to (located within the class) if you don’t have real life roses to work from.

• • Paper: 300gsm Arches (140lb) cold pressed watercolour paper
  • My sheet size is: 38x76cm (22x30inch) Fairly Large)
  • Brushes: Jennifer Rose sizes, 10/0, and 3/0 Mop brush. Link here: https://www.rosemaryandco.com/jennifer-rose-mop.
  • Kitchen towel (to dab off any excess water) and to create shapes
  • Water in a pot
  • A scrap of paper to practice your colours with by your side.

  Windsor & Newton Paints:

  • Winsor Lemon
  • Opera Rose
  • Permanent Rose
  • Quinacridone Violet
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Olive Green
  • Cobalt turquoise
  • Permanent Sap Green
  • Payne’s Grey (for the shadows) – optional)

 I’d LOVE to see your rose paintings!  You can tag me on Instagram and Facebook, or email me personally at jenniferrose.gallery to see how you got on. I always love hearing from you.

(You can use your existing login details if you’ve already tried my free classes). See you there! Love Jennifer Rose xx