I have recently been fascinated by art done with Q-tips,
those famous little cotton swabs~
Who knew they could be a paint brush too!
I love these dandelions by The Art Sherpa
This lilac tutorial by Debbie Chapman on Pinterest caught my eye
She started with simple green strokes for the flower stems
Then she used 4 swabs held together with a rubber band
and dipped them in a mixture of purples
Then she dabbed them on the {dry} stems
Then she went back with a single swab with a single color
to give them a little more definition
Here is a painting, source unknown, with Q-tip hydrangeas
That is a LOT of dots!
This is similar to the method I use for acrylic hydrangeas,
but my method is not as labor intense
On this cake dome I painted hydrangeas
with layers of larger dots created by dabbing my paint brush
Blue Hydrangea Cake Dome tutorial here
This same dot technique can be used with watercolor and a brush
When you paint hydrangeas with watercolor,
I like to use washes of color with the brush shape petals
to create the blooms
Sometimes I use a liner pen to give the flower petals more definition
This is a Q-tip Cherry Blossom Tree by Jasmine from Feeling Nifty
Whether you use Q-tips or a paint brush
you can create beautiful flowers with a series of dots!
Why don’t you give it a try and
Be Fearless!
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