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Thai artist- not the most prominent figure in contemporary art. However, lovers of modern watercolor, he is well known for his paintings with roses. 
It seems that there is no woman who would not admire his watercolor roses. And I am no exception.
Therefore, I could not miss the opportunity to visit master class La Fe in Moscow.
The master class took place over three days. Every day we wrote one rose. Every day the master showed new way drawing.
With pleasure I will share with you secrets and chips, which I managed to learn from the artist La Fe.
La Fe is a commercially successful artist. He mainly sells his paintings in Thailand and China, although there are also orders from Europe. He says he took the theme of roses because this niche was free, he achieved technical perfection in their depiction, and roses as a symbol of love are in great demand.
Viewers are amazed by the fact that the master draws roses with a brush at once, no pencil drawing, and in one go, not multi-layered.
“Really?” experts ask.
Yes, it is, I confirm!
How does the artist La Fe draw his roses?
1. The first and very important stage of drawing is paper preparation.
La Fe pre-wet the paper on both sides or immerse it for 3 minutes in the bath.
According to him, this evens out the paper, making it more porous and delicate, receptive to watercolor.
“Paper from the store is completely dry, hard and uneven. Soaking the paper changes its internal moisture and makes its texture more uniform,” he says.
After wetting, the paper is attached to the tablet. Its reverse surface remains wet, the upper one dries. Around the perimeter, the paper is fixed with paper tape.
The Chinese artist Liu Yi also prepared paper, with whom I attended a master class.
What paper does watercolorist La Fe use?
Mainly Arches grain fin 100% cotton.
(I fully felt the meaning of this when on the last day I had to draw on Moulen du Roy instead of Arshes. The paper dried much faster and did not give such a beautiful graininess of the image)
Drawing process:
The master selects one petal in the widest part of the rose and begins to draw it.
Depending on the desired effect, it does this one of three ways
shown to us in different days master class.
- way. The petal shape is filled with the base color. Then other colors are added to it.
- way. The shape of the petal is covered with water. Then all colors are poured into it.
- way. Used for dry paper not pre-moistened. In this case, everything is as in method 2, but a lot of water is applied. She literally stands in a puddle.
The La Fe technique is very technically difficult. It requires a good feel for the moisture content of the paper and ink solution. The master literally drives paint pigments into each other. At the same time, he mixes colors right on the sheet.
“I can paint any rose with three primary colors: blue, yellow and red”, says La Fe.
Indeed, the master paints a rose only three colors, letting paint on the moistened paper sequentially, one on top of the other. As a result, oddly enough, there is an effect optical mixing similar to typographic printing.
These three paints, launched into a puddle of water, dry out into small particles of pigment, interspersed with each other. On closer inspection, it really does look like a seal.
And a similar way of depicting, we know from impressionism, gives rise to a special glow and airiness of painting.
In the La Fey technique, the texture of the paper and the paints used play a very important role. The master writes on Arshes paper with grain fin embossing. She uses Daniel Smith paints: cerruleum and ultramarine, which fall well into pigment, opera rose and brilliant pink, which have a certain whitishness.
Therefore, as a result, his watercolors look so soft pastel, slightly dusted.
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What paints does the master La Fe use?
In the palette, master paints from Daniel Smith and Japanese HWC Holbein.
Here is the one in the lower right corner, and there is a brilliant rose.
Draw roses white and shades of pink very difficult. Subtle color nuances require skill. Therefore, on the second day of the master class, when they painted a pink rose, all participants failed. It turned out to be much easier to draw a two-color yellow rose!
How the artist La Fe paints yellow roses.
La Fe paints in a single-layer technique, pouring color into color. Interestingly, he gets the complex color of the shade from pure colors: medium yellow, blue, red-pink opera rose, purple from pink and ultramarine.
So, how does a complex shadow color turn out:
And, voila, the shadow is alive, shimmering with complex and at the same time pure shades!
What kind of brushes does the artist La Fe use?
La Fe paints with synthetic brushes! He has several Escoda Perla and Versatil brushes in his arsenal. It looks like this Barcelona-based firm is successfully marketing itself! From my experience with Escoda brushes, they are very good. But our Russian Roubleff may well replace them.
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Another “trick” that I peeped from La Fey is an angled brush.
It turned out to be very handy for painting the small petals of the top of the rose and the leaves.
Here, perhaps, are all the secrets of the artist. At the heart of his brilliant roses - good paper, painstaking technique work and excellent understanding of watercolor.
“Some people, when they start painting with watercolors, despair that they don’t succeed. They blame themselves for being stupid. In fact, inappropriate materials can be a problem.”
Remember this phrase of the master when painting with watercolors, tell yourself that you have “hands - hooks”.
Take quality cotton paper, be patient and harness the elements of watercolor! You will definitely succeed. Especially, if you paint a thousand roses like master La Fe…
My rose from the master class La Fe
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Variety of roses Watercolor: description
Rose petals look like a watercolor painting. The color of the petals smoothly flows from a pale pink edge to a milky or peach shade middle. The variety is one of the most popular due to its beautiful color and long flowering period.
Variety Description
The variety is disease resistant powdery mildew and black spot, but does not tolerate frost well. Needs shelter for the winter.
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Rose Aquarelle bred for cutting and growing in flower beds
Roses are good for decoration landscape design. After cutting, they stand in vases for about a week.
Appearance:
- The flowers are spherical in shape with a cone-shaped core, up to 12 cm in diameter, with dense double petals. Inside a fully bloomed rose, golden brown stamens are visible.
- A bush of medium width, grows up to 1 m in height. The stems are erect, powerful.
- The leaves are dark green, glossy.
- The aroma is persistent, pronounced, with fruity and citrus notes.
On the stem grows both one and several flowers.
Cultivation and care
Choose a planting site that is flat and protected from drafts. He should 3-4 hours, in the morning or evening time, illuminated by the sun. At noon, direct rays leave burns on delicate petals. Moisture should not stagnate, this leads to rotting of the roots.
The soil should be nutritious, neutral or slightly acidic, with good drainage.
- Water the bushes rarely, but plentifully, pour 10-15 liters of water under 1 root.
- Mulching the soil helps retain moisture in the soil and inhibits weed growth.
- Feed the plant during budding and during flowering with organic and mineral fertilizers.
- Spray with drugs against pests and diseases.
- Loosen the soil regularly to root system breathed.
Inspect the bushes, cut off damaged, withered shoots and leaves. For the winter, cut the bush so that the stems are 10 cm high. Spud with earth, cover with sawdust, dry needles, foliage. You can build arcs of thick wire and cover them with geotextiles. It is important that there is no moisture inside the shelter, otherwise the bush will die.
Roses need pruning. In cold climates, prune in the fall to avoid frostbite. If winters are quite warm, remove old, weak, damaged stems in the spring, in early March.
Rose Aquarelle was bred for cutting in bouquets, the length of the peduncle can reach 1 meter. It is also grown to decorate flower beds. It goes well with climbing flowers and shrubs.
The weather in Colorado has been suspiciously beautiful lately, which has plunged me prematurely into summer (and the most pleasant, warm part of spring). Since the anticipation of a wonderful time of the year seems endless to me, I decided right now to surround myself with wonderful summer roses absolutely unusual variety... illustrated. If you have a similar opinion or just want to finally learn how to draw roses, then you are on the right track!
The first drawing option that I would like to offer you is quite simple and does not require any special artistic tools. All you need is something with a thin lead: it can be sharpened pencils, colored pencils, markers, pens, watercolor with a thin brush, acrylic paint… anything! I use colored pencils that I sharpened beforehand.
First draw a small circle in the middle. (Yes, flowers with a brown/black center are not roses, but since these plants look like roses, they are quite appropriate in this article)
Color it.
Now start drawing in a circle small crescents that will kind of “hug” the center. These figures will serve as petals for our flowers.
Keep doing the same, layer by layer!
You can draw as many roses as the composition requires. Use different colors to achieve great contrast! In the pictures you can see that I changed the pencil to pink.
This is what the finished flowers look like in this style:
Although I settled on two roses, these flowers will look great in patterns, especially if you use pencils of different colors.
Such roses will look great as:
- Jewelry for homemade bookmarks
- A new kind of plant for flower confetti
Ready! Create your own pattern, upload it to a print website like Zazzle or Society 6, and make yours flower drawing as a pattern for a pillow or bag.
The next version of the rose image that I want to showcase is an unintentional copy of the flower from Disney's Beauty and the Beast, a rose in a glass jar.
As in the previous case, you will need absolutely any artistic tools in your arsenal to bring this wonderful flower to life. I found a Sakura Glaze pen and that's what I use!
First of all, take a pen or marker that you know won't smudge (I use a Micron thin pen) and draw an intricate shape like the one below.
The photos below speak for themselves, so take a look at the drawing sequence. Explanations will only complicate the process, which is already easier than a steamed turnip.
Once you get to this stage, add some shadows to create contrast.
In fact, there is no sequence or reason for obscuring here; I just add thick black spots along some of the petals. The goal is not to have your rose super realistic; our goal is simply to create contrast.
Now your rose can be called finished; or you can start coloring.
When I introduce color, I like to leave some areas unpainted to indicate dew or rose shine. To do this, I'll sketch out the shape with a colored pen and then color in whatever is left around it. Make sure the shape matches the outline of the petal it's in!
These white areas can be anywhere on the flower, leave them where you see fit. I made them in random areas of the petals and I must say they came out great!
This is what the finished rose looks like:
Now I want to show you why I love Glaze pens so much for this kind of stuff. When you draw with such a pen, its ink leaves a marvelous caramel reflection. Plus, these pens are super bright! See how they reflect light?
Of course, with such a sheen it will be quite difficult to scan this rose, but it is perfect for a lot of other things!
For example:
- Use it to decorate an envelope or greeting card
- If you add a few more flowers, you can transform it into an unusual letter.
- Draw with your kids while watching Beauty and the Beast. I'm sure they'll love those icing pens, and besides, it's a reason to watch something other than Frozen. (In my opinion, they cannot be forced to stop watching it, or is it still possible?)
The following roses are probably the lightest, so they have a special place in my heart. As in the first case, they can't be specifically called roses... I mean, they could be any flower you want. However, I call them roses, which is very reasonable!
To draw flowers, you should start with a droplet. I'm not kidding, all you have to do is put a drop of watercolor and twist the sheet a little to give it the shape of a flower.
Then, as quickly as possible, add another color to our wet drop. Just draw them in different parts wet spot. If the drop is still wet enough, the other color will blend into it very easily.
Do the same for new flowers, try to use different colors.
At the end, you will see a whole bunch of pom-pom-like flowers on your sheet.
We will also add green stems to your flowers.
For convenience, at this stage it is better to use a thin brush.
Now you can add leaves, or leave it and consider it complete! These roses are my favorite, because the process of drawing them is extremely simple, but they look great. If you finish the banner, then the resulting bouquet can serve excellent design for logo:
You can also use them for:
- Decorations of your own coat of arms
- Decor of watercolor calligraphic letters
And I continue the lesson. The next option is not only incredibly easy, but also fast. It will only take a couple of minutes for a sketch and no more than one for coloring.
Don't believe? I even made a video... More like roses are easy to draw, but they seem surprisingly difficult to photograph step by step.
Once your sketch is complete, use a medium size brush to add the watercolor.
I love going beyond the pencil lines!
If you're painting roses for no particular purpose (like me), you can also add leaves. I decided to leave them in black and white to give an unusual contrast!
This version of the image is very versatile and can be used everywhere. I would suggest:
- Draw a few exactly the same roses in a circle to make flower wreath
- Make an envelope themed postcard like this one but with roses
- Use unusual motifs from such flowers to decorate the cover of a DIY book.
The last version of the image of roses that I added to this collection can safely be called my favorite because of their vintage look, but it requires a little perseverance and time.
First you need to sketch. You need to repeat the same steps that I did in the following photos.
After, circle the sketch with ink. You can of course use a regular pen ( ball pen, gel pen, etc.), but I prefer pen and ink. The Nikko G nib pen is great for projects like this because of its medium flex!
Then add contrast, just like you did with the rose from Beauty and the Beast. Again, it is better not to overdo it with blackouts; You just need to add visual interest.
And now, my favorite part: adding hatching! I add short, close lines to most of the edges of my petals, as well as the bottom. To be honest, these strokes don't have a specific location, so feel free to add them wherever you see fit and be inspired by the photos I've shared in this post.
The only thing you have to remember is that the lines must follow the contours of the individual petal you are working on. If the petal has a curve, the line should curve accordingly.
Once you've traced the whole sketch, don't forget to erase the pencil lines.
I know that you have seen this drawing before in the lesson “ vintage photo: decorated postcards. Therefore, I suggest using that design in this drawing as well!
I also want to use these roses to add some style to the Arc de Triomphe drawing. They give absolutely the new kind old things! Roses will also look good on black paper (using a white Sakura Gellyroll pen or calligraphy ink). I used a color version of this design on the "Congrats New Mommy" card below.
I hope this post has given you valuable knowledge about drawing roses! If you have any questions or suggestions regarding these roses, please feel free to comment! Thanks again for reading!
The rose is considered one of the most difficult flowers to draw. Its bud has a rather complex structure, so many novice artists do not dare to take up drawing this flower. Our photo lesson will tell you step by step how to draw a realistic rose in just a few steps. cook all essential tool, and feel free to start drawing.
List of tools you need:
- special paper for watercolors (A4 or A5 format);
- watercolor paints;
- HB marking pencil and eraser;
- round synthetic brushes No. 3 and 5;
- flat brush number 2.
Drawing stages
Step 1. Of course, you should start with a light pencil sketch. Let's depict a bud in the form of a drop-shaped figure. 
Draw a short stem at the base of the drop. Then we create a blossoming lower petal. 
Further, rising higher, we finish the rest of the petals, while maintaining the goblet shape of the bud. We do not particularly draw the top of the flower; two or three main lines of small petals will be enough. 
Under the bud we create several oblong sepals. 
The sketch of the rose is ready. We erase all contrasting lines with an eraser so that the outline is practically invisible.
Step 2. We begin to fill the drawing with color from the bottom petal. First, it must be moistened with a small amount of water without leaving the pencil contour, and then applied to outside bright spots of red, light burgundy and yellow-green tones. Shade on the right inner part petals a slight shade of purple. inner side we draw the petal and its bends with a pale pink tint. 
Step 3. Using the same shades, we process the rest of the petals. We perform the upper part of the bud in purple-pink tones. We do not paint over the edges of the petals, we leave a thin white strip along the contour. 
Step 4. Gradually saturate the shadows and work out the midtones with darker shades. 
Step 5. We prescribe brown tone stem, and sepals with chromium oxide. 
Distant sepals are highlighted with light strokes of an almost transparent purple hue. 
Step 6. Often on the lower petals of a rose, small dots of dark red or Brown. We create them on the bottom of the bud by tapping the brush with paint with a pencil, not being afraid to go beyond the outline of the flower. 
Watercolor is considered one of the most difficult techniques in drawing. A rose is one of the most difficult subjects.
Today we will analyze how to draw roses in watercolor using the technique of multilayer painting.
As an example - a master class from the famous watercolorist Barbara Fox.
Barbara Fox is an artist with a vibrant and unique style, her paintings are light and realistic. She works only in watercolor and is considered a recognized meter of watercolor flower painting!
Her work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions at museums and galleries throughout the United States. Barbara is a member of the National Watercolor Society, the International Guild of Realism, the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society and the Northeastern Watercolor Society.
More work on the Barbara Fox website
Drawing a rose in watercolor, MK Barbara Fox
“Lady Rose”, 22″ x 26″, Watercolor on paper “Arhes” 300 ib
MATERIALS:
I use materials different manufacturers:
- Watercolor paints: Winsor Newton, Holbein and M. Graham
- Colors: Sap Green, Cadmium Lemon, Peacock Blue, Cadmium Yellow, Permanent Rose, Cobalt Blue, Winsor Violet, Hookers Green and Pthalo Blue.
- Brushes: Inexpensive Hake wash brushes, Isabey and Richeson brands Kolinsky, #8, #6, #4, and #2.
PROGRESS:
1. Outline drawing
I make a careful drawing of my subject, enlarge it through a copier, making sure that all the lines are dark enough, and then transfer the drawing to watercolor paper.
My transfer technique is very simple: I put the drawing on big window, then on top of it - watercolor paper. The drawing is visible through the paper, and I trace it.
This only works on a sunny day! I like this method because it's simple and fast.
Note: The drawing shown here is a copy before enlargement. The drawing on my watercolor paper is too light to be shown in the photo.
2. Background fill
In this painting, I first painted the sky and greenery around the flowers.
My way is here: wet the paper clean water and then cover it with the rich color you need.
I mix the paint with a little water in small cups as I need a very thick, rich formula.
For this fill, I used three colors - Sap Green, Cadmium Lemon, and Peacock Blue. (Green, Lemon Yellow, Sky Blue)
I let the colors spread on the water and mix. I add some Lemon Yellow while the layer is wet.
I like this natural way write infusions of color.
Another way to get a good fill is to mask with a mask fluid.
Then it's easier to write over the reserved surfaces, you don't have to bypass the white areas.
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3. The first layer on the rose
I paint flower petal by petal.
To start, I wet certain area petal, then I prescribe it with the color of the flower, in this case these are Cadmium Yellow, Permanganate Pink and Cobalt Blue (Cadmium Yellow, Permanent Rose, Cobalt Blue).
I don't add as much water as I did with the background, this pigment shouldn't spread as much.
Look at this up close:
Remember to let the layer dry well before you start painting the next layer on top.
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4. Building color and shades layer by layer
Each layer adds a boost of color or tint to the painting.
The picture above has a bit more layers of my flower shades: Cadmium Yellow, Permanent Rose and Cobalt Blue.
When the painting dries, I also add more details such as pink stripes on the flower.
Look:
The next few photos show the work step by step, layer by layer.
I use mostly the same colors I started with, but as I build up the layers increase the intensity of the color.
It takes time, but the result will be glowing colors.
Be patient and enjoy the process. What I love about watercolor is that the painting here is beautiful at every stage.
5. Add Shadows
I paint shadows using Cobalt Blue and Winsor Violet.
When you write with a transparent layer, they allow the previous layers, even yellow, to show through them.
I also add a little more color in a mass of greens using Viridian Green and Blue (Hookers Green and Pthalo Blue).
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6. Building layers
More layers! A layer of pink and cadmium yellow on the buds. Together they look prettier.
I paint more stripes, darken some areas, especially near the edges of the petals.
I add more detail to the stems and bracts.
