Description

Roots to Petals: Early Spring Bulbs on Vellum

While all are enraptured by the earliest spring flowers, we'll also take a look at what's going on underground. In this one–day immersion, we’ll begin by capturing flowers of crocus, grape hyacinths, or miniature daffodils, then extending down through stems and leaves to the anchors that feed and hold the flowers - their bulbs and roots. We’ll learn specialized watercolor techniques to use in conveying fresh color and close detail on vellum to create lovely little portraits of these beautiful first flowers of spring.

Image: ©Carol Woodin, Unearthed: Crocus chrysanthus, watercolor on vellum over panel

Please purchase a small piece of vellum if possible in an 5 x 7 or 8 x 10 inch size. If you prefer to work on hot press paper, that will be fine – techniques are almost identical.

‘Cream’ color is here: https://www.paperinkarts.com/V108P.html

And ‘character cream’ is here: https://www.paperinkarts.com/V107.html

You might be able to phone Paper Ink Arts directly to request ‘character cream’ with no dark spots as shown on the website – just a more golden/tan tone than cream.

2 Lead Holders, one with H or HB lead, one with 4H

Pencil sharpener

Magnifying glass if needed

Magic Rub/white plastic eraser

White plastic click eraser that looks like a pencil. (i.e. Mono Tombow)

Excellent quality Kolinsky sable brushes. #2, #0, #00 I prefer the rounds rather than miniatures.

Water tub

Your watercolors

Watercolor palette or white china plate. Prefer porcelain or metal to plastic palette.

Small sheet of drawing and tracing paper

Supplemental lighting if needed

Instructor

Carol Woodin