Watercolor Flowers And Leaves Painted Within A Circle, To Use In An Art Journal Or Just Because!

Take my word for it, once you paint one watercolor floral or leaf pattern within a circle, you won’t want to stop! In my case, as I’m thinking that these will be glued into an art journal that I’m making as a gift, I used mixed media paper which is much lighter weight than watercolor paper and does not quite soak up the color like watercolor paper, but it works. In the mean time I think I’m going to hang these circles on a little clothesline gallery in my kitchen, or tape them to the wall with a loop of tape on the back. My gallery shelves currently filled only with wooden items (cutting boards, a horse, plates, a wooden shoe) could use a little something to make them look more cheerful and I think this just might be the answer, at least this week. Ready to have some fun with watercolor, keep on reading for a few tips!

How To:

1. Trace around a cereal bowl or small plate to get a nice perfect outline of a circle. Make as many as possible on your sheet of paper, or choose the circle size given your sheet size.
2. My leaf patterns are non directional, and that is achieved by making most of the stems start in the center, and/or painting stems that spiral around the circle.
3. First paint, and then cut out! And of course only cut out the successes, then you can turn over the paper and fit as many more circles as possible.
4. Start by painting leaves, and then move onto some flower garden scenes, so much fun!

   

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