Watercolor Flower Heart Tutorial for Beginners

This is one of those projects that looks so hard but is really easy!  Seriously.  Easy. Watercolor is such a great medium because it’s so versatile and dries quickly making it easy to get a whole stack of gifts done in less than an hour.  You will love this easy watercolor flower tutorial for beginners.  It’s one of four watercolor tutorials/patterns I’ve made this year for YOU this February. If you’d like to see the rest just go here, here, and here.

All of the patterns are available in the Resource Library. If you don’t already have a password, you can sign up HERE to get yours and then get started right away!

I designed this project with the busy mama/grandma in mind so I hope it will bring you lots of enjoyment and fun.  In fact, it’s the perfect project to invite the kids to join you!

Paint with Me

Notice I said paint and not draw? I’m taking the drawing part out of the equation (and I have many more of these types of projects planned for you!).  Because this is a watercolor flower tutorial for beginners, let’s not get caught up on the drawing part yet (unless of course, you want to).  Just enjoy the watercolor painting process. You will learn so much as you just experiment without the pressure to draw the perfect picture. One skill at a time, I say.

Quick Note: Watercolor Tutorials For Beginners

If you’d like to learn the basics of watercolor in a simple way, and fast-  I’d like to invite you to join us at Lily & Thistle Watercolor School.  It’s an online membership designed to help you become a more confident artist quickly.   You can check it out here.  Or just click on the photo below.

So with that out of the way, let’s get started!

Supply List

For this watercolor flower tutorial for beginners, I am using Winsor & Newtons Cotman 12 half-pan set with an added dab of Permanent Rose.  Don’t worry if you don’t have Winsor & Newton brand of paints (although if you are in the market for inexpensive but high-quality paints I wholeheartedly recommend this set), most watercolor colors have the same name across brands so just look for the names in whatever you have. If you are using a pan that doesn’t have names, just try to get close to these colors as you paint.  Just keep your color palette limited and it will turn out great!

1. Print Out Your Pattern

If you are already a member of the Lily and Thistle tribe, you can access the pattern in the Resource Library with your password (found in every email I send to you) HERE. If you aren’t a member of our creative community, you can sign up and grab your password HERE or fill out the form below.

2. Trace Your Pattern

There are so many ways to trace your pattern.  You can use graphite paper, a window, an iPad or you can even purchase an inexpensive light board. I did a post all about tracing HERE.

Just remember not to push down too hard when tracing. You want your lines to be visible enough to guide you as you are painting but not so dark that they distract from your watercolor.

3. Paint!

Watercolor flowers are so fun and forgiving. Just play with the paint! Remember more water equals lighter, pastel-like colors, less water equals darker, more vibrant colors. Just have fun and don’t overthink it. For this one, I made you a video! I’m still new at video so I hope this is helpful for you. Please let me know if you have any suggestions! I’m posting to YouTube so if you’d like to be notified of new videos, you can subscribe HERE.

And you’re done!

4. Give to Someone You Love

Now go and give someone you cherish a bit of LOVE! Or hang it in your home for all to admire. 🙂  I hope this will be a fun little project and provide many happy memories. Please let me know if you have any questions. I am so happy to help.