Paint Colorful White Flowers- How I Exaggerate Color (& Make it Work): Spring Watercolor Easter Lily

🎨 How do you paint white flowers without making them dull or gray?
In this video, I’ll show you how I exaggerate subtle reflected colors in white petals to create luminous, colorful whites—and how I adjust the background to keep everything in harmony.

You’ll see my full process:
🌼 Choosing a reference photo with subtle color
🎨 Adding exaggerated hues to bring the white flower to life
🎯 Problem-solving a background that didn’t quite work

A quick demo of how I could’ve simplified the background earlier

Whether you’re new to watercolor or just wondering how to add more light and life to your whites, I hope this encourages you to play with color! White doesn’t have to be boring!

TIME STAMPS
02:00 Intro
07:25 Wet on wet colorful washes
15:38 Green wash
20:30 Leaves
51:30 Details
58:26 Easy background
1:05:29 Details


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REFERENCE PHOTO
https://pixabay.com/photos/easter-lil...

SUPPLIES (Canada):
My personal (current) watercolor palette:
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Arches watercolor paper:
Large sheets (I buy these most often):
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9x12 pad:
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Pads and blocks: all sizes:
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Canson XL watercolor paper:
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Simply Simmons Brushes:
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The “scrubber” brush (not the exact brand I have, but similar)
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1”Flat Wash brush
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SUPPLIES (USA):
Watercolor Paper:
Arches Cold Press Paper: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086WSQV9H

Watercolor Paint:
My top recommendation:
M Graham:
Hansa Yellow Deep: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001JPF5IM
Phthalocyanine Blue: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001JPH5TO
Quinacridone Rose: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001JPLY4Q

Shader Brush for Scrubbing” mistakes: https://bit.ly/4hN6HjT

Simply Simmons brushes
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Artegria Brushes:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FBDKG5K/



My favorite FREE reference photo sites:
https://unsplash.com/
https://www.pexels.com/
https://morguefile.com/
https://pixabay.com/

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