Yellow tulip from a real reference : watercolor sketching

Today I decided to practice a little and draw a tulip that lies next to me. I start to draw the shape of the top of the tulip with a pencil. I always start with the largest or most understandable element. Here it is a petal. After the first element, it is easier to add details on the sides. I draw other petals and add small details. We don’t see the trunk, but to make the drawing correct, I draw it. And I draw the leaves starting from the top. I try to repeat the shape of a real tulip. There is not enough space on the paper for the bottom leaf, but I draw it anyway. And the watercolor begins. It’s easy to create an exact color with acrylic. It is difficult for me to do this in watercolor, especially when I want to make a realistic copy. Here I mix green and lemon and put the green from the cold series next to it. I will use these colors for the leaves. I take yellow and lemon for the flower. I apply a transparent layer