Peony

by Laura Watson November 06, 2022

Welcome to the November 2022 full length tutorial! This month we are painting a Peony, which is the birth flower for November.

Mindset TIP: Painting a complex subject doesn't have to be overwhelming. Try to ask yourself if you can use negative painting to make things quicker/easier. In this case we save a lot of time by using negative painting for the center of the Peony. If your subjects has a light colored center and darker surrounding petals you can often use negative painting instead of masking fluid.

Printable Resources

PDF

Download the reference photo for the Peony here.

Download the line drawings for the Peony here.

Download the Peony finished painting reference here.

JPEG

Download the reference photo for the Peony here

Download the 8.5 x 11 line drawing for the Peony here

Download the 5 x 7 line drawing for the Peony here

Download the Peony finished painting reference here.

Materials
Paper	140lb cold pressed paper by Fluid
Brushes	#4, #2, and #0/2 round brushes
Colors
Flowers	Alizarin crimson Quinacridone rose + alizarin crimson Alizarin crimson + permanent violet Alizarin crimson + permanent violet (more violet) Gamboge nova + titanium white + a touch of alizarin crimson gamboge nova + permanent yellow orange
Leaves	Gamboge nova + cobalt blue Gamboge nova + more cobalt blue Gamboge nova + more cobalt blue + neutral tint

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Please note that each student can submit one assignment for feedback per month.