Fearless Friday, Teacup Rose
Today I’m going to share a Teacup Rose painting
using colored pencils and watercolor
This is the inspiration photo I used
The flowers are the focal point and the teacup sort of fades
into the background
First a pencil sketch starting with the large rose
then I drew in the smaller flowers
Then the teacup with a few loose shapes
indicating the pattern on the china
This is when I got the idea to do the flowers with colored pencil
to make them grab the eye
and then the cup loosely with light watercolor washes
so it fades into the background like it does in the photo
I inked over the flowers, cup and saucer
then erased the pencil and removed the pattern on the china
since I just wanted to loosely suggest it with watercolor
You can download this here if you want to color it your own way
I started by coloring the lightest areas of the yellow rose,
using a pale yellow pencil,
then adding deeper and deeper yellows
Then the pink rose and the daisies
Then I did the last flower and leaves
For the teacup I started by adding very loose shapes
of pale pink watercolor
to indicate the pattern on the china
Then I added some green, with both a light and darker green
Then gray shadows and a gold rim around the saucer to finish
“Teacup Rose” 6″ x 9″ mixed media {ink, colored pencils,watercolor}
Have fun experimenting with different media combinations and
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Love your pretty blooming teacup Jenna! Happy Friday. ā„
Thanks so much Mary, have a great weekend!
Everything looks lovely in a pretty little teacup! Happy Friday Jenna!
Thank you Dorothy, happy weekend!
I love beautiful teapots and cups–especially floral ones. Yours is so pretty!
Thank you Linda š
So pretty, Jenna!
Thanks Jeanie āļø
Very cute! I love the pattern on the china š
Thanks RJ, have a great weekend!
I love this so much!
Thanks Nancy!
Awwww I love this, Jenna! I think I could do it! š Thank you for the tutorial.
Thanks Kitty āļø !
Oh, teacups! I LOVE them so. I love tea and the attendant cups so much that I once proposed a tea for our church. At the time we knew a pastor’s wife who had a huge collection of cups she had gathered in their time spent in Europe–and a fitting ladies’ luncheon lecture to go with the cups. Our guys dressed up as waiters and served our tea. It was swell. You have done the word “teacup” proud with your lovely art–it is beautiful. Thanks, Jenna, for keeping us inspired. I may dust off my teapot and invite some girlfriends over. Georgia Gal
Thanks so much Georgia Gal! What a fun event at your church, I love that your guys were the waiters š
Your teacup is so lovely, Jenna. šøš
Thanks Patty Anne!
Your teacup art is so very, very charming!
Thank you Mary š
I love how this turned out Jenna! It’s neat how you used pencil crayon for the flowers and watercolor for the tea cup with just a suggestion of pattern. So pretty!
Thanks so much Kim, this was a lot of fun!