![]() ![]() AUTHOR: Marie Boudon is a completely self-taught artist and creative living in Paris, France. Then learn to paint roses, peonies, carnations, dahlias, anemones, poppies, leaves, details and textures and how to bring all of these together into beautiful compositions which make lovely art pieces, journal pages, handmade stationery and greetings cards, inspirational quote frames, personalised gifts and more. Find out about paper, brushes and paints, colour mixing, wet and dry techniques, blending and gradients, contrast and even how to digitise your work. Marie Boudon's beautifully presented creative course will give you a good grounding in this new-to-you medium and teach you all you need to know to get started with painting flowers in watercolour. Learn to paint beautiful watercolour flowers in simple steps with this free and easy approach to watercolour painting for beginners. ![]() ![]() A beautifully illustrated guide to painting watercolour flowers for the absolute beginner, those looking for ways to decorate journal pages and create their own unique handmade gifts. ![]()
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