In this class I teach you how to paint large, loose flowers on canvas with acrylic paint. I show you how I mix my paint colors, how I sketch my composition onto my canvas, and add lots of layers to create large loose flowers on my canvas.
My painting classes are broken down into smaller tutorials and lessons so you can easily follow along step by step. I hope to give you some new ideas and teach you the easy acrylic painting techniques you need in order to create your own large floral painting!
My painting classes are on Skillshare. If you're not a member yet, you can get a free 2-week trial membership to Skillshare with my link! https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/ellebyers
Here are the supplies I used for this painting tutorial.
Paint Colors I used (I used Golden Fluid Acrylics)
** see below for other paint options
Turquoise Phthalo
Hansa Yellow Medium
Quinacridone Red
Titanium White
Teal
Carbon Black
30 x 30 inch canvas
Paint palette or paper plate
Flat paint brushes (2-½ inch, 1-½ inch, and 1 inch)
water to clean brushes
paper towels
If you create a painting inspired by this tutorial, you can share it on Skillshare by clicking the “Projects & Resources” tab under the video and then by clicking on “Create Project.” You can also tag me on Instagram @ellebyersart and use the hashtag #modernabstractflowers so I can see your beautiful work!
**Golden paints can be expensive. If you are looking for a good student grade acrylic you might try Liquitex Basics. A good palette to start with would be Primary Red, Primary Yellow, Phthalo Blue, Light Blue Permanent, White, and Black.
If you are brand new to painting you might want to start with my beginner level painting tutorial, Easy Abstract Flowers https://skl.sh/2J8iAUw.