Another YouTube video coming at you this week! It's taken me forever to get this post out, the end of school stuff just took so much out of my week last week. So here we are posting late. If you want to stay up-to-date on new videos, subscribe over on YouTube! I'd love to see you over there. You can expect to see product reviews, art tutorials and time-lapse/real-time calligraphy work.
I'm giving you a peek into my process with my 100 days project (follow along here!). It's a fun but crazy challenge to attack so many of these flowers. And ultimately I've come to grips with the fact that I won't be able to finish them all in 100 days. I'm so far behind. But I'm determined to see this series through, no matter how long it takes!! Here's what you'll need (these are the exact materials I used):
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Here are the steps broken down. But I HIGHLY recommend watching the video. I give far more detail in the video. To do:
Start by using your largest brush and mix a light yellow green, bright yellow, and yellow orange. You'll want all three colors mixed before you start.
Lay down brush marks in a circle with the light yellow green. As you make a larger circle (keep it uneven), start picking up the yellows, then as you get to the outside of the flower, move on to the yellow orange.
Allow the colors to melt into each other creating a subtle gradation from green to yellow to orange.
Let your flower dry fully
Next, use the size 6 brush and a darker version of your orange to create smaller concentric circles around, creating the shadows.
While you're waiting for the flower to dry, add the foliage. Work and frame your flower by branching the foliage back into the flower.
Now get the liner brush with the same color, or just slightly darker (not by much) and add the details to the petals and darken up the concentric lines and the greenery in the middle.
Add any other decorative bits and you're done!
Try changing up your perspective for a full bouquet of ranunculus! I hope you give this tutorial a try. I'd love to see your work if you do! Tag me (@melissapher) on Instagram or message me here if you end up trying this technique out!
This tutorial is free for personal use. Affiliate links are used to products I actually use and have. Your support here makes more content possible. Thank you!
I'm giving you a peek into my process with my 100 days project (follow along here!). It's a fun but crazy challenge to attack so many of these flowers. And ultimately I've come to grips with the fact that I won't be able to finish them all in 100 days. I'm so far behind. But I'm determined to see this series through, no matter how long it takes!! Here's what you'll need (these are the exact materials I used):
Try changing up your perspective for a full bouquet of ranunculus! I hope you give this tutorial a try. I'd love to see your work if you do! Tag me (@melissapher) on Instagram or message me here if you end up trying this technique out!
This tutorial is free for personal use. Affiliate links are used to products I actually use and have. Your support here makes more content possible. Thank you!