How to Paint Watercolor Sunflowers for Beginners

This is THE flower you need to paint as a beginner! Painting watercolor sunflowers will teach you so much at this stage of your journey.

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro
0:17 - Supplies
0:45 - Where I start painting the southwest landscape
1:23 - Painting the sunflower center
2:48 - Painting the sunflower petals
4:13 - Painting tip - give petals personality with various colors and shapes
4:46 - Lifting technique to control color
5:15 - Painting the leaves
6:57 - Painting the background
7:23 - Painting tip - leave margin
8:38 - Painting Tip - Use a variety of blues
9:48 - Adding more details to center of flower
10:51 - Painting tip - add fluorescent details
11:11 - Add details to petals
12:01 - Adding details with liner brush
13:56 - Work outside the lines
14:37 - Leaf detailing
14:50 - Check in with your inspiration photo
14:51 - Painting tip - Let your brush run out of color
15:27 - Sketching into the background
16:45 - Taking a moment to evaluate
17:50 - Adding white details

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