Happy Friday, friends! 🧡

I know we're already getting into Christmas and winter painting, but before I do that I couldn't let November go by without painting some chrysanthemums, especially since they're November's birth flower!

This week we're painting a bright, loose bouquet of mums in a glass vase and I decided to have a little fun with some mixed media too!

I'm using a rounded filbert brush for most of this painting, showing you how to use the shape of the brush to create the flower centers, petals, and leaves. I want to encourage you to explore and play with different brushes! This one is A LOT of fun, if you tried it out yet, you should! Of course, a regular round brush works perfectly fine too!

I also used Kristy Rice's Making Art for Joy's Sake watercolor palette in this tutorial, but I've included alternative color suggestions in the written steps and video tutorial so you can follow along with your own paints!

Once the watercolor was finished, I went back in with some neon acrylic inks, tried and FAILED at using a glass pen 😂 so i went in with a small round and a black brush pen for a few extra details. All completely optional! I just cant help myself sometimes!

ALL the supplies I used can be found HERE

OKAY , LET'S PAINT! ⤵

Line Drawing + PDFs are in the Attachments Below!

This Weeks Photo Step Tutorial

Catch up on all 5 Step Friday Tutorials → HERE

I'm also sharing this particular tutorial on YouTube as a little sneak peek into what we do here in Painter's Circle! I'm hoping it'll introduce some new painters to our little community. ❤️

I hope you have fun with this one! Don't be afraid to play around with your colors and experiment with different brushes and mediums!

I'm curious ..do you like adding mixed media to your watercolors, or do you prefer keeping them strictly watercolor? Let me know below ☺️

& IF YOU MISSED IT...

TONIGHT IS THE DEADLINE TO ENTER GIVEAWAY!

I've teamed up with Luchetti to give one lucky winner their incredible True-Flat sketchbook Duo, which is currently SOLD OUT! We're talking beautiful, gutterless watercolor sketchbooks that lay completely flat, with 100% cotton, 600 GSM cold-press paper..they're TRULY amazing!

Here's what you could win:

🎨 An 8x8 Luchetti True-Flat sketchbook

🎨 A 5.5x5.5 Via mini sketchbook

📖 A signed copy of my book, Watercolor in 5 Simple Steps

🖌️ AAAND an original watercolor painting by me!

YOU CAN CATCH THIS TUTORIAL IN LAST FRIDAYS POST AND ON YOUTUBE!

You know how starting that very first page of a new sketchbook can feel a little intimidating? Well, I'm taking that pressure off for one of you! I painted and signed the very first spread of the mini with the same winter landscape we're painting this week!

So whoever wins gets a little original piece of my artwork to start their new sketchbook!

The giveaway is happening over on Instagram, and you have until Friday, November 13 TONIGHT 11:59PM EST!! to enter! It's open to U.S. residents ages 18+ at this time. (sorry shipping, customs and the product not being mine gives me anxiety to ship out of US!)

→ ENTER THE GIVEAWAY

Good luck!!  

Michelle 💜