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Cactus Watercolour Tutorial

Cactus Watercolour Tutorial

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/cactus-watercolour-tutorial • Posted by Ladybug Watercolour

A step by step tutorial to paint a pretty cactus plant Check out my Instagram account for more tutorials! https://www.instagram.com/ladybug_watercolour/

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

0 h 30

Difficulty

So-so
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Description

A step by step tutorial to paint a pretty cactus plant Check out my Instagram account for more tutorials! https://www.instagram.com/ladybug_watercolour/

Instructions

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    You can start with a quick sketch, or dive right in to painting! Use a wet brush to paint clean water in oval shapes on to your watercolor paper. Wait until the water has soaked in a little and then dab on green paint and watch it blend over the paper.

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    Once your base layer is dry, add some darker green areas on top, making sure to define the different ovals, so they stand out on top of each other.

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    When your second layer is dry, use a thin brush to paint lines and spikes on your cactus, don't make them too uniform, random is key!

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    When the dark green details are dry, you can add some cute little flowers on the top, with red and yellows.