Painting Peony Petals to Add Depth
Painting flowers with depth can be difficult, believe me I know. It took me quite a while to figure out some of the secrets to painting peony petals to add depth but with practice I started to get it and I want to share those secrets with you. In this video you’ll see how it’s done.
As you watched the video you saw that I had difficulty with one petal in particular. Painting peony petals to add depth, or any flower for that matter takes practice and evaluation.
tips for painting peony petals to add depth.
- Putting darks and lights next to each other is critical.
- You will need many values in the flower to actually see the petals.
- To sink the center of the flower, petals need a darker value near the center
- The underside of the petals are always a different color and usually duller than the front.
- You don’t need to outline each petal, but some helps with adding depth.
- Don’t fiddle while outlining. Do it quickly and with very light pressure on the brush
- Stand back a few feet and look over your painting to see areas that need work
- If necessary walk away for a day or two and then go back to it.
Acrylic paint dries quickly but that’s not a bad thing. You can use a medium to keep the paint open longer if you ned one. Using a medium has a whole different learning curve but it is something you can play around with.
I don’t glob the paint on in the early passes of the petals, but as they begin to take shape I may use thicker paint.
This video is not a step by step tutorial, but it does show you all the things in the tips above.
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That peony painting along with several others are being varnished and heading off to The Community Art Center in Vevay, IN later this week. Click HERE to learn more about the art center and it’s fabulous regional artists. There’s a lot of artistic talent in this one stop light town.
This is another peony that is going to the art center in Vevay, IN.
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