How to paint succulent leaves in watercolor
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[1] 00:05Hi it's Anna Mason, and in this watercolour tip video I thought we'd take a look at
[2] 00:09how to paint the milky, bloom like visual texture that we can
[3] 00:12see in the leaves of this succulent plant. To begin with I create a drawing outlining
[4] 00:18the edges of the leaves and I mark in a few of the darker patches I can see on them.
[5] 00:24Then I paint in a lighter version of the red tips to the leaves so I didn't paint green
[6] 00:29over them which would make them too brown before moving on to paint the parts of the
[7] 00:33leaves that have a more yellow green colour to them.
[9] 00:43colours I can see within the blue-green parts of the leaves and I apply this mix all over
[10] 00:48the rest of the leaves as a wash. Next I use a much thicker blue green mix to
[11] 00:53apply the darkest tone areas of the leaves, using a smaller brush and creating textured
[12] 00:58edges to these darker shapes where I need to. I then add more water to create a milky
[15] 01:16darker areas. Next I go back to my initial really pale turquoise
[16] 01:21colour and apply across all the areas of the leaves that need to be darker - leaving only
[17] 01:26the very lightest parts with just the initial wash on them. Because the layers underneath
[18] 01:31are totally dry this layer can be painted gently on top of them without losing their
[19] 01:36definition. This starts to bring the succulent together tonally. And once this layer has
[20] 01:42dried I can work on the midtones some more, adding a layer of a slightly thicker mix to
[21] 01:47the areas that need further darkening. I've made this mix a little more blue to match
[22] 01:51to the colours I can see in the succulent. I apply in a stippled way with the brush to
[23] 01:56create more texture and make sure I leave gaps through to the lighter colours underneath.
[24] 02:02Now I've darkened the midtones I can see I need to return to my darkest tones and darken
[25] 02:07them more to bring them back into balance. And with that done I go back to my darker
[26] 02:12midtone mixes and apply another layer of those so that they too seem in balance. Then once
[27] 02:19I'd darkened the red tips and yellow-green areas some more, I use a fine brush and the
[28] 02:24milky blue green mix again to add more detail in the form of lines and texture to really
[29] 02:30give the appearance of the mottled bloom effect to the leaves.
[30] 02:34And all without using any white paint. A full step by step tutorial of this succulent
[31] 02:39is available now in my online School. If you've enjoyed this tip video, please
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[33] 02:48friends. And if you'd like to take one of my tried
[34] 02:50and tested step-by step tutorials FOR FREE, skip on over to AnnaMasonArt.com where you'll
[35] 02:55find even more resources to help you pick up your brush and paint the way you've always
[36] 03:00wanted to. Remember, you won't improve your painting
[37] 03:03unless you MAKE the time to paint. So be sure to schedule in some me-time this week and
[38] 03:08paint something YOU love. Thanks so much for watching and I'll see
[39] 03:12you soon with another tip for creating watercolours with "wow".