Plumeria Watercolor Sketch Tutorial (Patreon)

Our new Friday lesson is here! This time, we're painting delicate plumeria flowers floating on the surface of beautiful crystal clear water.

The most interesting part of this sketch is, of course, the water! We'll work with different shades of turquoise and blue, layer loose brushstrokes, and add bright highlights and reflections to create the feeling of sunlight dancing across the surface. The simple white plumeria flowers add a lovely contrast and make the water look even more vibrant.

In this lesson, we'll practice:• painting transparent water and creating a sense of depth• building a variety of blue and turquoise shades• creating reflections, ripples, and sparkling highlights• painting delicate white flowers without losing their shape• combining watercolor and ink details for a lively sketching style

As always, you'll find the reference, tracing template, materials list, and full step-by-step video lesson attached to the post.

I hope this painting brings a little bit of tropical summer into your sketchbook! 🌺🌊

🎨Here’s the palette we’ll use in this lesson (substitutes in parentheses):

Quinacridone Red PV19 [Daniel Smith] (Carmine PV19)

Cadmium Yellow Medium PY35 [Whits Nights] (Indian Yellow PY150 [M.Graham])

Lemon Yellow PY3 [Daniel Smith]

Ultramarine PB29 [Daniel Smith]

Phthalo Blue PB15 [Daniel Smith] (Cyan PB15)

Burnt Umber PBr7 [Daniel Smith] (Van Dyke Brown PR102/PBk8 [Jackson's])

Cerulean Blue PB28 [Sennelier]

Turquoise Green PG50 [Sennelier]

Azo Orange PO62 [M. Graham] (Cadmium Orange PO20 [White Nights])

Phthalo Green PG7 [Daniel Smith] (Emerald Green PG7)

White gouache

White acrylic marker Posca 0.7

Share your sketch:

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In our chat 🎨Dream&Draw Club: Sketches & Homework 👉 https://www.patreon.com/dreamanddrawschool/chats (or go to Community > Chats > 🎨Dream&Draw Club: Sketches & Homework)

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Watch the preparatory lessons:

Materials video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/sketching-80343147

Liner and Pencil Practice video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/liner-and-pencil-80344410

Watercolor Practice video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/watercolor-video-80345551