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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