I felt the urge to paint some loose and abstract butterflies this week and so I dusted down my camcorder and filmed my progress.
I hope you enjoy watching and that you may like to try them too.
Techniques and materials
I used hot pressed watercolour paper and Winsor & Newton tube watercolour paint.
Each butterfly has several layers or washes and I leave each wash dry before re-wetting (only when previous wash is BONE dry) so that I can then float in further stronger washes while still keeping it looking soft)
I call this controlled wet-into-wet because you have the best of both worlds – pigment flaring into wet paper and a controlled boundary (the dry paper)
My butterfly prints and other items such as pillows are lovely gifts for garden lovers now that Spring is just around the corner.
Check out my items by clicking on the images.
Reblogged this on Four frames art & photography and commented:
Here is a lovely tutorial by one of my favorite artists, Alison Fennell on how to paint butterflies (butterflies = instant happy). Hope you enjoy learning and checking out her blog. She offers some truly charming watercolor works!
Smashing – thanks Sophia x
I love your tutorials, Alison, they always inspire me to pick up a brush. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us!
Well that’s what I want to achieve so that’s great to hear! Have fun painting!
Wonderful! Glad to be a help in your art journey!
The art community as a whole is so helpful too. Everyone is so willing to help the less experienced. It’s a wonderful thing.
I think people like to share – I know I do – so glad you are finding inspiration and practical help)