How to Paint Peach Blossoms in Watercolour

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b Class Description

Spring is a season of renewal—and what better way to celebrate it than by capturing its vibrant beauty in watercolor? Painting Spring Blossoms in Watercolour is the perfect class for beginners who want to develop their skills while painting one of nature’s most delicate and joyful subjects.

With gentle brushwork, soft tones, and a touch of creativity, you’ll learn how to make your blossoms glow against a dreamy, out-of-focus background that enhances the overall composition.

🎨 What You’ll Learn in This Class:

🌸 Soft Backgrounds – How to create a mottled, atmospheric backdrop that sets the mood without overpowering your subject.
🎨 Painting Delicate Petals – Learn how to paint light-colored flowers with subtlety and confidence.
🖌️ Shadow Work – Discover how to use shadows to give your blossoms form and realism without making them heavy.
🌼 Bringing Out the Stamens – Tips on how to paint the stamens so they pop with contrast and clarity.

Whether you’re just starting your watercolor journey or looking to refine your floral technique, this class will give you the foundation and confidence to create beautiful spring scenes.

Join now and celebrate the season with a floral watercolor that’s fresh, bright, and full of life.

 You Will Need

Watercolor Paper
Set of pan or tube paints
Set of watercolor brushes
Rigger brush
HB Pencil & soft eraser
Masking fluid
Soft lint free cloth
Paper towel

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Class Tutorial

Template

This is a lovely diagonal composition. Don’t forget to show all the stamens as they are very important in this painting

Masking fluid

Mask out all the edges of the petals in order to keep them sharp and clean.

Painting the background

The sky mix has some crimson with the blue to tone it down. Don’t go too light as we want to show up the light value of the petals. The lighter the contrast between the two the better is the visual impact. While still damp drop in some crimson to represent out of focus flowers in the distance.

Remove the masking fluid

Remove the masking fluid by using a piece of masking tape and pulling sideways and not upwards. See how nice and sharp the petal edges are.

The stamens

Mask in the complete stamens with masking fluid. Remember to keep on washing the brush in between applications.

The petal shadows

Keep the reference photograph nearby when painting in the shadows. Also, don’t overdo the shadows.

Paint in the deepest shadows to give volume and shape to the petals and flowers. With a damp brush soften the edges as shown in the picture.

Twig and leaves

Paint the twig and leaves a nice yellow green (springtime) and then drop in some brown into the top section of the twig. A much lighter mix is added to the centre section and let the colours merge slightly.

Paint the petals

Fill in the white areas of the petals with a very light pink mix of Alizarin Crimson or Magenta.

The leaf shadows

Add a tiny touch of red to the previous green mix and paint in the shadows. Just strengthen the mix for the darkest shadows. Add a light red glaze to the twig.