How to Paint Lavender in Watercolor
I’m a self-taught artist who loves sharing tips and tutorials for painting with watercolor and gouache, and using the Procreate app on the iPad.
Learn how to paint lavender flowers with watercolor paint. These flowers are easy to learn and are perfect for adding to floral bouquets.
This is part of my series for learning to paint flowers with watercolors.
Be sure to check out my first post on painting roses, the easy way!
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How to Paint Lavender
Lavender is one of the easiest flowers to paint. They’re perfect for painting on their own, in a vase, or as filler flowers in larger bouquets.
Supplies Needed:
- Watercolor Paint (see links below for specific colors)
- Watercolor Brush
- Watercolor Paper
- Palette for Mixing
Mixing Watercolor Paints for Lavender
Ready-Made Colors
- Perylene Green – This dark, moody green paint is the perfect color for stems and leaves.
- Lavender – As the name suggests, it’s perfect for painting lavender flowers. (It does contain white pigment if that is a concern to you.)
Color Mixes
Mixing colors to create the perfect colors for lavender is easy! I’m using pretty standard colors to create these mixes.
Stems and leaves: Mix phthalo green with a small amount of ultramarine and burnt umber.
Lavender flowers: Mix ultramarine with a small amount of purple (I used Imperial violet). You could also use a cool red or pink, such as quinacridone magenta.
You might be interested in learning how to paint simple leaves.
How to Paint Lavender
Learn how to paint lavender flowers with watercolor paint. These flowers are easy to learn and are perfect for adding to floral bouquet paintings.
Materials
- Watercolor paint
- Watercolor paper
- Palette
Tools
- Watercolor Brush
Instructions
- Use green paint to paint a curved line for the stem.
- Paint round, skinny leaves at the bottom of the stem.
- Add lavender flowers to the top part of the stem by adding small dots of paint at the top.
- Work your way down the stem and make the dots of paint larger, becoming small lines.
Notes
You can add layers to paint to add more details and shading.
Recommended Products
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ARTEZA 9x12" Expert Watercolor Pad, Pack of 2, 64 Sheets (140lb/300gsm), Cold Pressed, Acid Free Paper, 32 Sheets Each, Ideal for Watercolor Techniques and Mixed Media -
Princeton Velvetouch, Mixed-Media Brushes for Acrylic, Oil, Watercolor Series 3950, 4-Piece Professional Set 100
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MEEDEN Ceramic Artist Paint Palette Tray 7-1/2 by 4-1/3-Inch Rectangle Shape for Watercolor Gouache Painting
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