I really enjoyed my Mother’s Day bouquet
I decided to try to capture it with watercolors
One of my favorite ways to study a photo for painting is to use the Waterlogue app
It does the painting for you!
You can print this out or take it to a professional to print and/or have it enlarged for framing
I like to use Waterlogue as reference to help me break down the shapes, tones and colors in complicated arrangements
When I painted this, I simplified the shapes and omitted many details, and set the focus on the two forward roses by adding the most details to them
I love the way this ribbed vase distorts the stems
I merely suggested this in my painting with vertical shapes and lines
You can also pay with your photo in Picmonkey or any photo editor. The photo below was created with the posterize effect, which simplifies the shapes and dramatically defines the shadow tones
Here is the bouquet “painted” with watercolors in Photoshop, again, this effect simplifies the shapes and defines the shadow tones
I love the way the shadows in the glass stand out in this one, and the strong contrasts between the lightest lights and darkest darks…
So, even if you aren’t comfortable with a brush, you can still paint in other ways!
Be Fearless!
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