How Do You Make Flowers With Acrylic Paints?
Painting flowers realistically with acrylic paints takes a measure of discipline. It is helpful to draw an outline of the image as detailed as possible so more attention can be put on shading and getting the shadows right. Here is how I painted “Shadows Dancing”. Draw an outline of the image with a pencil. You may use a charcoal to draw. If painting on paper, be careful to draw lightly, so as not to damage the substrate. Paint the flowers individually, blocking in the colors. Notice the different shades of ultramarine blue on the petals made by the highlights and the cast shadows. The paints are very thinly diluted with water. Allow each layer to dry completely before painting over the next layer. Be patient. The more thinly you apply the layers, the more realism you can achieve. Notice how light the flowers above are in the beginning. Paint around the whole picture. While waiting for the layers on the flowers to dry, I start painting in the leaves and stems. Here the green is a mix of
