After this tutorial is done youll know how to recreate a gorgeous cabbage rose in any color you wish.
Or practice your new found skills in the vintage rose bouquet painting tutorial at the end of this post.
If you dont have time to read the whole tutorial now, you cansave /pin it it for later.
I love using this method because youll get beautiful roses each and every time without hitch.
The first thing youll need is your paint color.
Choosing your acrylic paint color is the fun part!
Roses come in a variety of colors from red, yellow, pink, purple, blue and beyond.
You cant pick a wrong color just use one that calls out to you.
Just double-check its opaque acrylic paint- not transparent.
I find the shape of the stroke look like commas or mini boomerangs.
And notice the outer petals look angular -like triangles.
Trust yourself and know your rose will look amazing in the end.
For more inspiration of rose shapes/petals take a look at these real rosepictures on unsplash.
I find looking at a reference photo helps when painting the roses in.
Clean off your brush and pick up some of the shadow color on your brush.
Use the same comma stroke and paint in your rose petal shadows.
have a go at fill in the white space around and in between your strokes from step 1.
Clean off your brush and pick up some of the highlight color on your brush.
These strokes will be slightly larger since they are the outer petals.
And dont worry if your highlight comma strokes overlap the layers below- theyre suppose too!
It doesnt matter which ones you cover either.
Just verify that some of the main color and shadow color is still showing through in some places.
We want some of the shadow and main color to peep through.
If you end up covering too much- no fret!
Ill show you how to fix that in the YouTube tutorial.
Clean off your brush and pick up some titanium white.
You dont need to add them to all the outer petals just a few will do.
Its complete with rose leaves, foliage, stems and a pretty pink bow.
It makes a great valentines and mothers day painting gift in lieu of a real bouquet.
Below the video is the step by step tutorial with pictures and written steps.
Learn how to paint roses, easy and simple, in this vibrant vintage rose bouquet.
Perfect technique for beginners to start out with.
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