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Start Art 5 37 www.painters-online.co.uk The blue shading used here is almost transparent on the edge of the petals, so you must use a very thin wash. The warmer golds in the centres will be painted using a thicker wash. 1 Transfer the image to paper and secure it to the board with masking tape. Use a size 10 brush to wet a petal of the central rose, then drop in a mix of cadmium lemon and quinacridone gold. Draw the paint towards the centre, leaving plenty of paper showing through for highlights 2 Add a little extra quinacridone gold to the mix as you reach the bottom of the petal for shading. Adding extra quinacridone gold warms the colour 3 Paint the other inner petals of the rose in the same way, working wet-in-wet. Note that the closer the petal is to the centre of the flower, the warmer the colour 4 Move on to the outer petals, using a mix with more cadmium lemon. Drop the paint in the centre of the petals and draw it towards the centre of the flower. Working wet-in-wet, add a thin wash of cobalt blue to the outside edges of the petals, allowing it to bleed into the yellow 5 Once the flower is dry, clean the brush, dry it, and add a touch of quinacridone gold wet-on-dry in the deepest recesses of the flower near the centre. Soften the edge with water 6 Paint the rest of the outer petals in the same way, with warmer mixes (i.e. more quinacridone gold in the mix) on the inside and for shading, and cooler mixes (more cadmium lemon) on the outside and for highlights. Use a touch of thin cobalt blue for the edges of the petals as before You will need… 300gsm (140lb) Not finish watercolour paper Masking tape Cleaning rag Board Colours: cadmium lemon, quinacridone gold, rose lake, brown madder, cadmium orange, indigo, cobalt blue, cobalt violet Brushes: size 10 round sable mix, size 4 round sable mix 7 Make a thin mix of brown madder and paint in the rose’s centre. Draw a clean damp brush across the middle of the area to lift out a little of the paint and create a highlight