Watercolor Floral Wreath Monogram
Watercolor and florals are a match made in heaven! The reason is that you can blend effortlessly with watercolors. When one color seeps into another, it’s magic that’s created. The only thing you need to do is guide the colors and they create beautiful results.
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Watercolor Floral Wreath Monogram
Hi, this is Zakkiya of Inkstruck Studio and I’m back with another pretty watercolor tutorial. Today I’m going to show you how to create a watercolor floral wreath monogram. Like many of my tutorials, you can use this to create a variety of projects like:
- Greeting cards
- Wedding invitations
- Notecards
- Wall decor
Materials you’ll need for the watercolor floral wreath monogram are:-
- Watercolor paints-I used Winsor and Newton cotman tube colors
- Watercolor paper
- Watercolor brushes-I used my favorite Silver black velvet brush in no. 8 round and Simply Simmons spotter brush
- Palette
- Pencil
- Circular guideline-Anything round will work.
Step 1: Draw a large circle. This forms the base guide for the watercolor floral wreath. Draw any letter of your choice at the center of the wreath. Monograms generally include one or more letters in capitals. After this, draw small circles in different sizes by following the guideline. The flowers go on top of the small circles.
As you can see below, the flowers are simple and the petals are separated by leaving the paper blank and not applying any color.
Continue painting the flowers.
Step 2: Add leaves in between the flowers. I used a rich green in contrast to the pretty pink of the flowers.
Step 3: Paint the letter in black gouache. Gouache is more uniform and solid as compared to watercolor. If you’d like to have a watercolor effect, continue using watercolor for the letter.
Step 4: Observe the painting from a distance or take a photograph. This helps correct mistakes or add elements. I realized that the wreath didn’t look uniform, so I added a few more flowers and leaves. You’ll notice the difference when you compare the images above and below.
Another thing I noticed is that the letter looked very flat. I added a light grey shadow to give dimension. It’s very subtle but makes a world of a difference.
And that’s it!
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Thank you for stopping by. Have an amazing week!
Zakkiya @ Inkstruck Studio
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