Simple Watercolor Trumpet Vine Flowers To Cut Out!

Using watercolor to make simple florals that you can then cut out to use for scrapbooking, art journaling or crafting is just so much fun, quick to set up and requires minimal supplies. I have to say, I'm hooked and have just purchased even larger watercolor round tip brushes to try making much larger versions for making paper bouquets. With the Jewish holiday of Shavuot coming up in three weeks, now is also a great time to start thinking about crafting some great looking floral decor, and I'd say start by painting a bunch of watercolor flowers and see where that takes you! Just make sure to have plenty of a paper on hand, and a palette or tiny dishes where you can make watery pools of color, as with loose watercolor florals letting the water work its magic is all part of the fun!

Okay, lets paint some watercolor trumpet vine florals and from there you can give any number of flower shapes a try.

You'll Need:

• watercolors, preferably tube watercolors that can be easily mixed with lots of water
• large (meaning not delicate and small) round watercolor brushes, size 10 is a good size
• watercolor paper or mixed media paper, I like the Canson Watercolor Paper sold at Walmart often for a quite good price
• a watercolor palette (I have my eye on those lovely porcelain ones) or any palette, and if you are planning on creating lots of flowers, something with large wells to mix quite a bit of paint is preferable so you can work quickly without worrying about running out of paint
• Good scissors and a small pair to get into tiny spots

How To:

1. First paint the flowers and then the stem and possibly look at a photo to understand how the flowers grow. (I didn't do this, but will next time). Starting at the bottom of the imaginary stem, paint blooms that get progressively smaller and that are growng at different angles.
2. Paint each bloom in two steps: with just 2 strokes paint the base of the flower, and then with one or two wavy strokes paint the wavy ellipse shape that is the top of the flower. Do intentionally leave a white center.
3. If you love it when colors bleed into one another, (and this can sometimes be great, or not so great depending on the colors) try painting the stem while the flowers are still wet, and allow the stem color to touch the flowers. Otherwise wait until the flowers have dried and then add the stems.
4. Enjoy!