What You'll need :
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| Either Colored Pens or Pencils |
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| I use paints from Reeves Watercolor Paint Set. It has lasted me forever! |
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| My personal favorite set of paint brushes. I actually don't know very much about all of the different types paint brushes that there are, but you can educate yourself HERE if you want to learn about it. |
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| Le Pens are my favorite kinds of pens for illustrating with their fine nibs and light weight barrels! I love them! |
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| My mom is never really a fan of when I turn her guest room into my art studio! 😆 Check out this article about what my 8 most essential things are for when I sit down to paint! |
The Steps :
Here's what you'll do as shown in the tutorial photos above:
1. With your pencils, lightly trace your circular object, making a perfect circle on your paper. You will be erasing this later.
2. Next, I like to preplan and make a rough layout of where the predominate flowers (if any) will be placed, still in pencil and very lightly, keeping symmetry and balance in mind.
3. Next, whether working with pens or paint, I like to practice my flowers, leaves, and berries on another paper before jumping into the main project.
4. Lastly, have at it! Let your creativity run wild! Start designing your wreath on top of your layout and erase the pencil lines as you go, OR if you are using watercolor you can completely erase the pencil after you are done painting and it's all dry, without disturbing the beauty of your masterpiece. Remember to embrace your own style and signature of creativity! No one can create quite like you can and that is the best part!
Below is a time-lapse video of me working on my Christmas floral wreath!
2. Next, I like to preplan and make a rough layout of where the predominate flowers (if any) will be placed, still in pencil and very lightly, keeping symmetry and balance in mind.
3. Next, whether working with pens or paint, I like to practice my flowers, leaves, and berries on another paper before jumping into the main project.
4. Lastly, have at it! Let your creativity run wild! Start designing your wreath on top of your layout and erase the pencil lines as you go, OR if you are using watercolor you can completely erase the pencil after you are done painting and it's all dry, without disturbing the beauty of your masterpiece. Remember to embrace your own style and signature of creativity! No one can create quite like you can and that is the best part!
Below is a time-lapse video of me working on my Christmas floral wreath!
And this was the finished product:
Tips, Examples, and Variations :
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| Examples done with pen, markers, and colored pencils. |
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| Examples done with watercolor. |
- Check out my article on watercoloring tips for beginners!
- When water coloring a floral wreath I like to paint all the objects of the same color first, before switching to another color, to give my piece time to dry. You then also benefit from not having to wash your brush as frequently.
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| Flowertopia at Creative Market is a helpful resource for cultivating inspiration and great ideas for wreath making! |
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| This playful wreath extends to the very edges of the paper! |
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| This simple wreath is done with watercolor and then if you will notice, I went back and outlined some things with pen giving this piece a more illustrated look. |
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| A variation; trace a square to make your design into more of a frame! |
Have Fun Designing, And Be Creative!
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