Acrylic flowers for beginners

1.  Gradient painting background

-    Squeeze out some White pouring paint and Cerulean Blue onto the palette

-    Apply White pouring paint across the canvas using the foam brush, covering ¾ of the canvas

-    Dip the foam brush into Cerulean Blue and blend it into the white, creating a gradient effect

-    Allow the background to dry

2. Preparing the paint tool

-    Create a ball from tissue paper and wrap it in cling film

-    Tie the cling film with a rubber band to secure it

-    Squeeze out White pouring paint, Cadmium Red, and Bright Yellow onto the palette

-    Dip the cling film pad into the white paint so that ¾ of it is covered, then dip the end into the red

4. How to paint petals

-    Roll the cling film on your canvas from the white end to the red end to create a petal shape

-    Gently lift the pad off the canvas after each stamp

-    Work around the flower, adding petals and wiping the pad on a tissue between each petal to avoid excess contamination

-    Add as many petals as you wish!

-    Finish the flowers off by adding yellow stamen to the centre with the end of a brush

5. How to paint flower stems

-    Use a green acrylic paint pen to draw the main stalk of the flower

-    If you don’t have a paint pen, use Sap Green acrylic paint and a brush

-    Draw a zigzag line at the end of the stalk and add some flower buds

Try out this technique to create loads of different coloured flowers and designs! We hope you enjoyed this project and feel inspired to create.