Whimsical Trees and Floral Drawings

Learn to incorporate watercolor and floral line drawing in this simple tutorial. Add a little lettering to make these into cards or framed art. Full step by step instructions with photos at: Tools: Blick Premier watercolor block 140 lb cold press ➡ Watercolors in various colors (I’m using Winsor and Newton Professional Watercolors in tubes that I put into a palette) ➡ Princeton Velvetouch 3950 watercolor brushes in round 12 ➡ Blicks Master Synthetic watercolor brush in round 10 ➡ Sakura Pigma Micron 05 ➡ Sakura Pigma Graphic 1 ➡ Zebra fude disposable brush pen in medium tip ➡ Step 1: Watercolor shapes in ovals, circles, and triangles Begin by painting some simple shapes in a variety of colors. You want to create variation and variety in your painting by changing the shapes and sizes. These larger shapes will eventually be the trees that we draw in. Keeping them in different sizes will give your painting some more interesting elements. Step 2: Draw inside watercolor shapes Once the painting is dry, we can start drawing. Make the first mark by drawing a line through the center of the shape. This will be the tree trunk for which you draw leaves and other branches from. Once the trunks are drawn in, begin drawing the branches and embellishing them. Here is where we can get really creative with shapes and geometric patterns. I varied each tree to make them all unique and different. Some trees are more elaborate and have whimsical leaves with berries and others just have a single dot at the ends. Step 3: Add lettering Lastly, we want to add some lettering. You can use a pen to sketch ahead of time so you can figure out spacing of your words. Another option, which I prefer, is to write your phrase on a scrap piece of paper first and use it as a guide. I began with a sans serif font written in the Sakura Pigma Graphic 1 pen and ended with a brush calligraphy style in the Zebra fade disposable brush pen in medium. Step 4: Trim as needed Trim your paper if you need to. And that’s it! Try to be creative by changing the colors of the trees and improving your embellishments to the tree drawings. Note: Affiliate links used where applicable. Affiliate links are paid links where I receive a commission whenever you purchase from my links. These commissions go to help me pay for creating more content. Music from