While watching other artists on various social media, I was inspired to try to recreate a leaf using a watercolor look with acrylics. I choose a palm-like leaf, which I'm fortunate to see everywhere here in the beautiful country of Panamá!
Preparing the Canvas
I applied two coats of gesso with a 1/2" flat brush. (not in video)
Started by taping off outer sections of canvas with Washi tape.
Applied wash of Liquitex chromium oxide green and cadmium yellow to edges.
Painting the Leaf
Used a #6 round brush to paint watery mixture of cad yellow and chromium oxide green for leaf.
Faded leaves from yellowy to greener at bottom for effect.
Creating Border Designs
Removed Washi tape and used Liquitex Free Style #7 palette knife to scrape phthalo green and phthalo blue (also known as Winsor blue) for border designs. I made sure not to fuss with any parts that were missing paint. I really liked that look!
Adding Detail
Once dry, used white 0.7mm Posca marker to draw on a variety of tropical leaf designs. I tried to make each leaf a bit different to keep it interesting.
Final Considerations on Varnishing
Would seal with a spray-on varnish in glossy or semi-gloss.
Check out the following links to get the same paints and brushes that I used!
Princeton Artist Brush Neptune, Brushes for Watercolor Series 4750, Round Synthetic Squirrel, Size 6
Liquitex Professional Heavy Body Acrylic Paint, 2-oz (59ml) Tube, Chromium Oxide Green
Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Color, 60ml (2-oz) Tube, Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue
Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Color, 60ml (2-oz) Tube, Phthalo Green
Liquitex BASICS Gesso Surface Prep Medium, 250ml (8.4-oz) Tube, White
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