51/100 tiny painting challenge for 2026 (Patreon)

Cherry blossoms for #51! I took heavy inspiration for this one from a photo submitted in the group chat by Bear that didn't end up winning the vote, but I thought would be perfect for negative painting. Don't worry too much about how the loose wet into wet parts look at the beginning, because as we work through the layers of negative painting all the details will sharpen up. Wet into wet negative painting can feel tricky, but it is one of my favorite ways to paint negative and still get the soft look I love from watercolor. I can't wait to see how you do with this one! Please let me know if you have any questions.

Paper: arches 140 lb cotton 9X12" paper that I've cut into 3X3" pieces, giving me 12 pieces per page.

Paint: For this project I am using a split primary palette- cad yellow deep, lemon yellow, cad red, perm. rose, ultramarine blue, cerulean, indigo and sap green. The colors I'm using today are - cad yellow, cad red, perm. rose and ultramarine blue.

Brushes: round 4 & 10 - Princeton

Private youtube link to watch if you need captions or translation: https://youtu.be/ph-70AWYyDY