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Watercolour Poppy Composition with Multiple Blooms

A project from our live show CATCH UP with Toni for a WATERCOLOUR PAINTING CLASS in the HTCN studio broadcast 13 Oct 21 · 11/13/2021

Create a complete poppy painting featuring three poppy heads at different angles, buds, stems and foliage. This masterpiece demonstrates how to compose multiple flowers together with layered detail and natural movement.

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  1. 1

    Paint a small heart shape on the left side of your card using red watercolour.

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  2. 2

    Paint a second heart inside the first, then fill the base with red, leaving white spaces.

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  3. 3

    Use a clean, wet brush to add water around the back heart to create a soft, diluted effect.

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  4. 4

    Paint a medium-sized poppy in the centre using the same heart-within-heart technique, making it larger than the first.

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  5. 5

    Add a third connecting heart shape to the main poppy to create multiple overlapping petals.

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  6. 6

    Splash clean water around all the poppies to soften edges and create a natural, organic appearance.

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  7. 7

    Mix a light green and paint thin, slightly trembling stems connecting from the centre of each flower downwards.

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  8. 8

    Paint small oval buds at the ends of some stems using the same green.

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  9. 9

    Add darker green details to the buds and stems to create shadow and definition.

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  10. 10

    Paint fine grass strokes at the base using both light and dark green, varying the direction and length.

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  11. 11

    Return to the poppy heads and add darker red and black details to enhance dimension and separate petals.

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  12. 12

    Use a fine black liner pen to add stamens, hairs and additional detail to the poppy centres and buds.

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  13. 13

    Sign your finished artwork with your name to complete the piece.

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