Organic Expressive Florals With Watercolor and Ink by Ohn Mar Win

This class is a relaxed exploration of expressive florals laid down in watercolor with essential inky details. As a Top Teacher here on Skillshare, many students have wondered how I achieve seemingly effortless watercolor florals that stay fresh and vibrant rather than too tight or overworked. But how to go about it?

In this class, I will share insights and best practices for producing expressive watercolors, including clearing the headspace for flowing florals. Along with playful exercises, we will shift our attention from the need to portray accurate depictions, instead simplifying down to capture the essence of your flower. 

The warm-up exercises include

• Shape studies
• Values studies
• Color mixing
• Inking studies

The guiding principles I present, like shape, value, and color mixing tips, can be applied easily to any subject matter you paint and still achieve the same spontaneous results.

Big brushes and vibrant colors, along with bolder contrasts and descriptive ink lines, can take center stage in this approach. There are three full-length floral demonstrations in which I take you through my entire process.

Whether you are just starting with watercolors or are well versed with this medium I will present a very unique and intuitive way of working that will produce enchanting wildflowers depictions.