Painting Roses - A Simplified Approach

Last term, in my Thursday Flower Painting Class, students began a new two-session project - which included  a large white rose with pink and blue accent flowers in a small crystal and cobalt vase.

Here are the steps I used to create the white rose.

Step One

Get basic rose shape established.

 

 

 

Step Two (Three Photos)

Create warm and cool areas, enlarging the blossom as you go.

 

 

 

 

Step Three (Two Photos)

Add warm darks in crevices.

Then, "pull" each dark area, on only one side,

to create form shadows.

 

 

Step Four

Adjust cools and warms to create subtle form changes.

Step Five

"Clean" edges and sharpen subtle light areas.

Step Six

Add strong highlights to rose (center of interest)

and add cobalt blue and clear crystal areas of vase.

 

Note:  The vase still needs some work, so I will post the final painting a bit later, once it is completed.