Flower painting 2

Drawing and painting the last flower watercolor was fun, so I wanted to paint another flower watercolor.  This one is not based off of a photograph.

Yesterday morning, I walked to the farmer's market, a 2 minute walk, to buy some flowers.  I chose the ones that had the fewest petals, because I didn't want to paint many petals.  I thought that fewer, larger petals would make it easier to begin to learn paint 3D.

I chose two strands/things of flowers, and one greenery.  I don't know flower-speak.

At home, I positioned the flowers/leaves.  Some parts of the plants were tied to be in a certain position, and I casted a bright light on it (from the left).  Then, I lightly sketched it out (large shapes to details).

After lunch, I put down a base-color/base-coat.  I think that the base-color has two roles: to make it easier for the artist to distinguish what is what (the grey sketch is hard to follow), and to cover for any parts that the artist might later forget to paint.

At night, I painted most of it.

To get a "complicated color" (to make colors look more "artistic"), add any different color to the main-color.
Or, seldom wash the paint-pallet; the older-colors dry up, and the newer-colors mix with some of the random older-colors to get a "complicated color".  I do this so I that don't have to wash the pallet much, and to get more "artistic" colors.
To get a more "natural" color (to tone the main-color down): add a little of the opposite color to the main-color.  Or, add sepia/tan to the main-color.

Things can be added or omitted.  I left out a purple flower in this painting (it was above the bottom pink-flower.

Realistic paintings look more realistic from a distance.  Close-up, this painting looks a bit abstract.

Clear thinking is key.  You have to know where a leaf begins/ends, even if you can't see it, then make it up where the leaf is placed, and remember.

Everything casts a shadow.

Don't outline.

I think that the red-parts were successful, and the rest of it could've been done differently.

I think that the purple-flower petals in both of the red-boxes are the best because of there are shadows.