Art Meets Life: 31 Ways to Combine Watercolor and Flora by Kristy Rice

All levels | 5 hours 53 min

Art Meets Life: 31 Ways to Combine Watercolor and Flora
Overview02:03
Day 1 - Introduction to techniques12:24
Day 2 - Brush exercises using leaves14:40
Day 3 - Brush exercises using flower petals15:56
Day 4 - Paper petals08:19
Day 5 - iPhone photography - tips, editing03:19
Day 6 - Bloom with leaves09:25
Day 7 - Berries and blossoms15:54
Day 8 - Garden roses10:50
Day 9 - Watercolor book wreath17:29
Day 10 - “Be still”06:45
Day 11 - Strawberries13:18
Day 12 - Festoon11:30
Day 13 - "Hi" with scraps05:04
Day 14 - Ice cream cone04:52
Day 15 - Swag12:27
Day 16 - Imaginary landscape17:36
Day 17 - White blooms14:20
Day 18 - Subdued wreath14:45
Day 19 - Berries and leaves13:32
Day 20 - Magnolia09:14
Day 21 - Succulent06:57
Day 22 - Rockscape07:05
Day 23 - Cactus10:29
Day 24 - Colorful wreath07:00
Day 25 - Zinnias09:01
Day 26 - Blueberries14:05
Day 27 - Wild rose09:27
Day 28 - “When love is the way”10:24
Day 29 - Peony14:44
Day 30 - House plant11:31
Day 31 - Bountiful vase19:01

Taught by Kristy Rice

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Artist and designer Kristy Rice gives you insight into her signature style which cleverly combines actual fragments of flowers and greenery with watercolor embellishments. Whether your blossoms are fanciful or hyper-realistic, you'll be delighted to see how the addition of actual plants makes the composition pop - literally! - off the page.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Canson XL Watercolor paper or an equivalent 130 lb cold press paper
Palette of watercolor paints - Kristy uses a Kuretake Gansai Tambi 48-color watercolor set (you'll need at least 12 shades)
1/4" dagger paintbrush - Kristy's favorite is Royal & Langnickel 1/4" Dagger Mini Majestic

Downloads:

Download Materials List Art_Meets_Life_Day_9_Reference.pdf

Learn how to:

Paint petals and leaves with watercolor
Use a dagger brush to make a variety of strokes
Create imaginary landscapes
Use watercolor to paint on flowers
Photograph your creation and edit and enhance your photos

What you'll get:

A 31-day series of easy-to-follow video lessons on how to combine watercolor painting with actual botanicals to create innovative art
33 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supply list
Step-by-step instructions from artist Kristy Rice
The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students