Hi, today I'm going to show how this gorgeous golden sunflower
can be painted in just a few easy steps
I'm sketching out my sunflower
but I've also put a link for a free traceable in the description
if you would like to use it
I'm using white, medium yellow, burnt sienna, raw umber and prussian blue
the first thing I'm doing is a basic underpainting
with burnt sienna and medium yellow
to get that lovely golden glow coming through
We are starting with the centre
and painting lots of little dots to build up the centre of the sunflower
when that's finished we are going to start on our petals
I'm loading my filbert brush with medium yellow and burnt sienna
and then sweeping the brush to the end of the petal
you can tidy up any parts using a small round brush
I'm using a size 0 but any small brush will do
we can add some white highlights and blend those in
you really can get some lovely effects painting this way
with streaks of burnt sienna through the medium yellow
don't worry about the background
we are going to paint that later
so if our petals aren't perfect we can fix those when we paint the background
a few dark areas here and there
use a small brush to define the areas around the petals
the background may need two or three coats of paint
don't forget to paint the sides of the canvas to give it a nice finish
I've added a little prussian blue to the corners to make a rich, dark color
now we are adding a slightly darker circle in the middle of the sunflower
and here are some other videos you might like to watch next
see you next time :)