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Fresh off the Easel šŸŒ¼āœØ+ Ask Me Your Questions About Yellow Watercolors & Backgrounds! (Patreon)

Published:
2025-03-19 01:39:13
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2025-03-19 01:39:44
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2026-10

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I recently finished this watercolor study of three yellow roses, and Iā€™m excited to share it with you! This piece was a wonderful challengeā€”working with yellow pigments, balancing the delicate warmth of the flowers, and creating a background that enhances rather than overwhelms. šŸŒæšŸŽØ Iā€™m currently putting together a YouTube video where Iā€™ll walk you through my entire process, step by step! Iā€™ll be covering:āœ… My approach to painting with yellow pigmentsāœ… How to create depth and shadows in yellow flowersāœ… Tips for building soft, atmospheric backgrounds

But before I finalize the video, Iā€™d love to hear from you! Do you have any challenges when working with yellow watercolors? What about backgrounds? Any frustrations, questions, or specific concerns? Let me know in the commentsā€”whether itā€™s about favorite pigments, layering techniques, shadow colors, or anything else thatā€™s been on your mind. Iā€™ll answer them all in the upcoming video! šŸ’›āœØ

Drop your questions below - thank you in advance for helping me make this as helpful and informative as possible! šŸŽ„šŸ’¬

PS: As always, I will post a real-time demo of this study + outlines here on Patreon, and for our April fully narrated tutorial, Iā€™ll paint another composition with yellow roses + background (maybe a section of this same one or maybe a different yellow rose). šŸŒæšŸŽØāœØ

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CobblerOne

Yayyy! Iā€™ve been waiting and waiting for this! šŸŽ‰šŸ‘šŸ¼šŸ‘šŸ¼šŸ‘šŸ¼

Valerie

Itā€™s beautiful! I often struggle with natural-looking yellows. Any suggestions?

Cheryl Allen

Gorgeous. Excited to try this study. My biggest challenge at the moment is my paper drying out too quickly. I am using Arches cold press and added medium and still cannot do large areas wet on wet. I have re-wetted as I move along and broken it down to smaller manageable sections. I guess I just need to build my confidence and speed. I have mostly worked with oils and have to fight myself to lay down the paint and let it dry. Watercolor is proving to be a challenge. Thank you so much for these WONDERFUL tutorials. I am working on my 6th one.

Xoriat

Hi Anna! My recurring problem when painting flowers is that my shading doesn't blend very well with the first layer. A small, sharp outline appears. When it's still wet, it doesn't show, but once it's dry, it does. I never know the best way for this technique if it's wet on wet or wet on dry. Maybe my water quantity is the problem.

Rendi

love the colors of the roses and background. Still learning backgrounds, just have to practice that. Your instructions are great. Thank you..

Kimberly potts

Very interested in soft atmospheric backgrounds. Ty!

Anna Bucciarelli

Iā€™ll talk about my favourites in the video and show some options šŸ’›

Karen

Absolutely gorgeous!!! If only mine will turn out even a small fraction of yours, Iā€™ll be elated!!!šŸ’•

Bell and Kuma

Thank you Anna. This means a lot to me :)

Bell and Kuma

I just read that you'll do a demo of the 3 yellow roses. Okay, I'll try to follow it. I haven't done any art for over a year. I wanted to improve my Japanese. I started three days ago to draw the Cockatoo and stargazers. It was so healing.

Tania

Beatiful work! I always struggle working with yellows because hues can be difficult to achieve. Yellows also tend to get muddy pretty easy. On the other hand, I love how yellows can make an element brighter and/or warmer. They add a pop of light šŸ’›

Sara I.

I love your postings. They are little gems that color my day and help me overcome my chronic pain. Thank you for your art, Anna. Painting alongside you is pure joy Sara

Kate Ford

I tend to overwork yellow trying to get the right hue and need guidance going from transparent to more depth.

John

Thanks for this. I was just thinking a few days ago that I rarely use yellow except to blend or suggest or to suggest a botanical red or green that is either past its prime or hasn't come into it yet. I'm never happy with my use of yellow, and compared to red and blue, it's the primary color most under-represented in my palette (I have cadmium and benzo). I'm hoping this tutorial will make me a believer and much more skilled in using yellow. My issues/questions: yellow tends to look harsh to me, almost jarring, whereas other colors can be softened and more pleasing to the eye. How do I achieve the same softness yet maintain the vibrancy of yellow that I can get from a phlato blue or a quin red? Also, I don't know how to achieve variations in yellow without turning it to a muddy brown or sickly green. I can use it to achieve shades of other colors, but how do I use other colors to achieve different shades--hues? tones?--of yellow?

Carla

Thank you Anna. Actually, I am planning a floral watercolor and would like to add a dark background that will integrate naturally, i.e. without showing hard edges caused by the overlap of watercolor layers, e.g.a petal over the background or vice-versa. Any tipps would be much appreciated or reference to an existing tutorial covering this topic.

Lynn

Gorgeous painting! I definitely will try this one. I love yellow but I sometimes have trouble with the shading. I recently read an article about using a touch of complementary color for shadows but havenā€™t tried it yet. I also try to avoid masking and am pretty good at preserving whites so if you have any tips for that also, that would be great.Iā€™m enjoying your book and finding it very useful!

Jojo

I so love this composition. The cool blue compliments the yellows so well. I actually have a ready composition with yellow roses and blue bird. So this tutorial will be great to get me started. My biggest issue with yellows is so dumb butā€¦ pencil marks!!! I need detailed drawing with shadows marked etc and it drive me buts that the lines show thru the yellow glazes.

Yvette

I have been waiting for this one I have problem doing the back ground if you can tell us more about the back ground I will appreciate it and if you can have a smaller drawing like 9by 12 may be will be easier for me I enjoy your book and also your tutorials thank you so much

Colette

Lovely painting! I would love to have advice on how you determine the level of detail in the background on the leaves to get the strong sense of dimension. In particular the leaf at the bottom right hand side of the painting looks so natural.

Carol Brantner

This looks like a challenge. I will attempt it. I love to paint your designs.

CynthiaJQ

This has got to be one of my favorites of all time! I cannot wait to try this! Backgrounds are always my hang-up.

Sheila Spain

I so look forward to this video tutorial - especially the lovely background you developed. Eager to view

Sammie Bryant

Not about yellows but it's on my mind. You paint a lot of beautiful birds, would you consider a peacock tutorial? A proud peacock with gorgeous spread or maybe just a tutorial of a beautiful peacock feather? I would love to see your take on that bird, I know it would be gorgeous.

Anna Bucciarelli

Hi Sammie, Great question! I actually made a peacock watercolor tutorial on YouTube way before I started Patreonā€”hereā€™s the link if youā€™d like to check it out: https://youtu.be/m14ho6Ka7Qc?si=Zwj8nAPlLhhcUd9S A few months ago, I also reposted the real-time version with outlines here on Patreon. I love the idea of painting a feather! Iā€™ll add it to my to-do list. I think it could be really fun to incorporate iridescent watercolors for some extra shimmer. To answer your earlier question about the timing of my postsā€”full tutorials usually take ~3 weeks to paint (often several versions), script, edit, and put together, so I aim for about one per month (sometimes more, sometimes less). In addition to those, I also share non-narrated demos to add value to my subscribers. While I canā€™t turn every painting into a tutorial, I totally get the curiosity about my process! Outside of my commercial work, I also spend a lot of time exploring new techniques, tackling complex compositions, and experimenting with different pigments. These studies help me refine my methods so my tutorials are as clear and helpful as possibleā€”but since they involve a lot of trial and error, they donā€™t always translate into structured lessons. Thanks so much for your support and understanding.

Amanda Sillars

I am really looking forward to this tutorial! A big birthday is coming up for my friend who's name is Rose-- and this looks amazing!

Christine Kilger

Beautiful as always Anna! I would love to know how you decide where to create hard and soft edges in a painting like the one above and maybe you could point some out in the new yellow rose painting. Also, just curious, do you ever paint in a looser but still realistic style just for yourself? Thank you.

Kimberly Roberto

Anna, this is exactly the color palette and flowers I have been wanting to paint. A. Struggle - selecting yellow pigments that blend well together B. Pigments - selecting ones that can work as shadows without looking "blue or purple", C. Retaining the "thin white areas of petals" and keeping edges looking natural D. Backgrounds - strategies to select background images that work well with the roses, knowing which ones to use first, and layering so that they compliment the roses but do not detract from them. E. Yellow pigments are tough to work with for some "reason" I don't know why - but I struggle with obtaining a soft beautiful yellow with light coming through areas of the petals. I want to see the light through some petals, that's a technique I really want to learn.

Anna

Thx, Anna, for answering my request. I asked for background and received!

D lonergan

I donā€™t think there is anything to add to previous commentsā€¦.it seems we all struggle with yellow! I keep buying new shades hoping to find one that seems naturalā€¦soft but not insipidā€¦.bright but not glaringā€¦a yellow that plays well with many other colors. How to create the glow. And yes, those pesky shadows. I canā€™t wait to try this gorgeous rose, even tho it terrifies me.

Sammie Bryant

An iridescent feather would be so fun and knowing your work, it will be beautiful. I love the thought of it. I quickly deleted the other question but I thank you and appreciate you for answering. I'm looking forward to the yellow flower, it's gorgeous. I want you to know how much your work/compositions are liked. I'm currently painting, for the 3rd time, the dragon fly, sweet pea tutorial. All of my family wants this painting, this one is in 23" x 26". I'm happy that it is also one of my favorites. I'm fairly new at painting but your tutorials are easy to follow that even this beginner can complete. šŸ˜Šā£ļø

Kaye Saunders

I have never painted yellow roses before - so am really looking forward to this one - I am particularly interested in which colours you combine to achieve such a beautiful glowing result in your roses. Backgrounds have so far been a challenge for me - I tend to avoid them, as I am concerned that I may ruin a painting that I am otherwise happy with. Although I did recently complete your tutorial of the Lilacs - and the background turned out really well for me in that one. I particularly love what you have achieved in the background you have use with the yellow roses - it reminds me of one of your earlier Youtube videos which has long been a favourite of mine - where you painted Nasturtiums with a beautiful background of greenery in a demonstration of negative painting. This is a skill I would love to really master.

Amy Kenyon

With yellow, I think I struggle most with when to go opaque and when to go more translucent. Looking forward to the tutorial Anna! Thank you!

Ann Dickheiser

I sometimes find it tricky deciding how to best go about shading and shadows with yellow. I'm looking forward to your tutorial!

BonnieB

I recently tried to paint a rose with varying shades of yellow and it turned out looking really flat. I also had problems with the darkest shaded areas. They ended up looking too brown and didn't blend well with the yellow colors.

Watercolor lover

I have an unfinished yellow rose since I am not able to get the correct color for the shaded areas. I don't know if I stay in the yellow family or another color. Can't wait for you to finish the video. Thanks for your great teaching.

Anna

Thank you, Anna, for answering my request for adding a background to the paintings. Means a lot to me!

Lily

I'm looking forward to your tutorial using yellows! I'm working on a large painting with many flowers - some of which are yellow. I also wanted to mention that I am not able to direct message you. I posted a question after the portrait tutorial part one. I can't find part two - is it at a higher tier?

Anna Bucciarelli

Hi Lily, I responded to your earlier question :) For all tutorials that are longer than 1 hour, chapter links are always listed in the description of Chapter #1, you just need to scroll down. Unfortunately due to sheer volume of updates, I am not able to see majority of the comments I receive daily, unless I go and check every post manually. That said, I always take the time to respond to Direct Messages - every Friday. The Direct Message feature is located on the left hand side of your menu, under "community" tab. Thank you. Anna

Lily

Thank you so much for your help, Anna! I'm so much looking forward to continuing nown!

Di H.

I have the same questions with yellow colors.

Ve Butler

Hi hun, I struggle with choosing yellows and making things glow. I overwork so much. X

PHYLLIS M PERRIGOUE

Thank you ever so much, Anna, for your very informative answer to my question about using blues in place of blacks and browns for the moose~ šŸ‘šŸ¼ Now I am looking at your gorgeous yellow roses ~ I donā€™t know if I can come anywhere near yours, but am going to try it with all you information about mixing colors to make vibrant yellows~ I just love your paintings~ And your realistic styles are excatly what I am looking for, as I prefer more realistic subjects/topics, etc~ Sincerely, Phyllis~ šŸ‘šŸ¼

Shirley Daniel

My watercolour dries while I am working as I don't work quickly. To continue the wet on wet technique, should I re-wet as I go or wait until it is totally dry, re-wet and start again.

Wildflower

I struggle to follow real time because if I paint along, I sometimes forget to leave a petal edge white or the paint dries too much before I realize I need to add a little of another color. Letting us know at the beginning of a petal if we will need to make it a little wetter or avoid an area completely would be helpful. Also, there are times you say that if something is too challenging, we can skip it. I don't want to skit it though... I want to know how to succeed at those tricky parts and go for it! The roses are gorgeous! Great subject choice!

Ros Riggs

Anna, thank you . this was a very big and long tutorial, and I followed it with thought. I used warm yellow, indian yellow with a bit of red where needed. I think it turned out a treat. How more difficult would it be to use cool yellows, ? And would it be better to use a cool grey for the background ... or what do you suggest? I was thinking along the lines that light cool yellow needs a special background that doesn't overtake the painting.?

Anna Bucciarelli

Hi Ros! Thank you so much for painting along and for your thoughtful attentionā€”it means a lot to hear that you enjoyed the yellow rose tutorial! Cooler yellows like lemon yellow or primrose can absolutely work in a similar wayā€”you can build them up slowly with layers. That said, they might not play quite as nicely with violet shadows as cadmium yellow does. Iā€™d suggest testing a small segment on scrap paper first to see how your chosen cool yellow mixes with your purples or violets. Depending on the exact yellow and the type of violet youā€™re using, you might find you need to shift the shadow slightlyā€”maybe with a more transparent blue or even a green, depending on the effect youā€™re after. And just a quick reminderā€”the best way to reach me is via Patreon DM. I respond to DMs every Friday, and itā€™s the most reliable way to make sure I see your message! Warmly, Anna

Toni Boyce

Hi Anna,my problem is with roses,their are so many petals,i lose track of where i am,which petal,all to do with lights and darks,i forget the Golden Rule,Lights and Darks,any suggestions.Toni.

Velda Draper

beautiful...but i cannot find the drawing to practice....

Will R

I just Love the Beauty of these Glowing Yellow Roses!