Cactus Practice - progress through repetition tutorial - Beginners (Patreon)

Hi everyone,

This is a tutorial for beginners who haven’t been painting for very long.

In this tutorial, you will paint the same cactus three times. Each time you paint it, you will add more detail and practice different techniques. You will repeat some techniques and include a few more with each cactus.

This tutorial is similar to the goldfish tutorial. 

You will use the following techniques:

wet on wet

wet on dry

colour mixing

lifting paint

create some intentional blooms

use gouache to add detail

Painting the same subject multiple times can be highly beneficial for beginner watercolour painters because you will develop your skills through repetition, you’ll hone your observational skills, and you will deepen your understanding of different watercolour techniques.

I hope you enjoy it.

All of the files you need are attached below my message here.

The reference photo was taken by Ziyou Wu and I downloaded it from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/photos/plant-cactus-background-1985874/

Louise

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