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Class Description

Bring sunshine into your studio with this vibrant floral painting class focused on one of nature’s most cheerful blooms — the sunflower. In "How to Paint a Sunflower", you'll learn the essential techniques to create a bold, detailed, and lifelike flower bursting with warmth and texture.

Your Learning Journey Includes:

🌻 How to approach complex petal structures: Learn to break down overlapping petals into manageable shapes and paint them with confidence and clarity.
🌻 How to paint the seeds: Master techniques for rendering the rich texture and depth of the sunflower’s center using layered strokes and subtle color shifts.
🌿 How to paint the leaves: Explore how to give shape and form to the large green leaves, enhancing realism while keeping the composition fresh and balanced.

This class is perfect for beginners and intermediate artists who want to improve their floral painting skills while working on a bright, joyful subject. By the end of this lesson, you’ll have a sunflower that radiates personality and artistic flair!

You Will Need

  • 16"x20" (500mm x400mm) Canvas or similar
  • These paints: Titanium White, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre, French Ultramarine, Sap Green, Raw Umber
  • Set of bristle brushes
  • 1/4" (1cm) Soft filbert brush
  • Painting medium
  • Rigger brush
  • Fine liners
  • Clear cover