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ACRYLIC
STEP-BY-STEP
BRANCHES, STEMS & BLOSSOMS STEP 1
STEP 3
BLOSSOMS
Blossoms are numbered from left to right. To keep the blossoms separated, base the pink areas with Warm White working on every other one (1, 3, and 5, and then 2 and 4). This will help you to distinguish each blossom. Basecoat all the white areas on Blossoms 1–5 with Warm White.
PISTIL
Base with Light Buttermilk and shade with a sideload of Foliage Green. Very lightly add a second shade with An- tique Green, then add another in a smaller area with Mid- nite Green. Shade the ball end with a soft float of Antique Maroon. Highlight with a sideload of Warm White.
WHITE AREAS
Refer to the Step-by-Step for color placement. Using either a flat or a round brush, apply Violet Haze as shown. Apply small washed areas of Cadmium Yellow+Antique Green. Over that, apply a smaller wash of Antique Green+Black Forest Green. Apply the final shade in the green areas with a light sideload of Midnite Green. Add seed details with Midnite Green using the tip of the round brush. If any area is darker than you desire, wash over it with Warm White. Lighten areas as necessary with pure Warm White.
BLOSSOMS 1–5
Wash in all the pink areas with Poodleskirt Pink. Dab with a finger. The following techniques used for shading are sideloading, pre-wetting (moistening), and back-to- back floating.
STEP 2
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BLOSSOMS 1 AND 2
Add a second wash of Royal Fuchsia in the pink area. Shade with Napa Red. Highlight with a brush-mix of Poodleskirt Pink+Light Buttermilk. Moisten the area with water and apply the mix with the no. 4 round. Apply a second shade of Royal Fuchsia. Using a choppy motion and the chisel tip of a flat brush shade with Antique Maroon in a smaller area. On Blossom 2, add a small glazed area on the lower right with a brush-mix of Light Buttermilk+tch Violet Haze.
BLOSSOMS 3 AND 4
Shade with Royal Fuchsia, then add a second shade of Napa Red. Add a final shade of Antique Maroon in smaller areas. Highlight with Warm White. Paint the tiny piece of pink area on the bottom right (inside area) with Antique Maroon and outline it with Warm White+Poodleskirt Pink.
BLOSSOM 5
Shade with Royal Fuchsia, then add a second shade of Napa Red+tch Antique Maroon. Glaze with Violet Haze and highlight with Warm White. For the pink inside area on the bottom, first add a wash of Royal Fuchsia, then shade with Napa Red, then add a touch of Poodleskirt Pink on the outer edge.
Evaluate and add color as needed to create depth to your piece.
BACKGROUND
Wash the background areas that pop through the blossoms with Black Forest Green. Add a touch of Black