How to Paint Watercolour Orchids

This is an updated version which now includes the detail section to add the yellow flower centres! Thanks so much for spotting that we missed it! Enjoy!

How to Paint Watercolour Orchids
Flowers and Foliage Episode 76: How to Paint Watercolour Orchids

I love painting in miniature and these orchids will look great in your journal or on a card!

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Soundtrack composed by Taran Stormes Martino

-You will also need some kitchen roll.

Colours we used
Sap Green
French Ultramarine Blue
Burnt Sienna
Cadmium Yellow
Permanent Rose
Alizarin Crimson
Prussian Blue
Cadmium Red

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[dinkydi]

I followed along, made a great little painting, had a great time, and I learnt so much.
The added bonus is that you are left handed.
As a fellow leftie I knew that it looked awkward watching right handed tutorials but then I found you.
Thankyou so much x

[Doggymomma]

Wow. These are beautiful. Your such an awesome artist 🎨

[vee]

And yet another stunner! Thank you so much for showing that these gorgeous flowers are not totally impossible to paint! For you easy-peasy, for me still a struggle but with a slight chance of do-ability. I admire your knowledge of every single flower you paint - you are so incredibly talented!!! Just love everything you paint xxx

[lemondrop]

Thank you !!! Love learning by a fellow left handed person!

[s.terris]

Thank you for showing both the closeup and what you do with the brush between strokes on your palette. Really helpful. i am fond of this one!

[Trhuggr]

Beautiful tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing this. I painted this as a bookmark for my mother-in-law.

[phylissproctor]

Love your tutorials. Thank you sooo much.

[carolyndaughton]

Wow...I love this tutorial. Thank you for including how you sketched this out. I've tried orchid tutorials from others in the past, but never found them as easy to recreate as this one. Thank you for providing such a simple and understandable approach at painting the actual flower. What a beautiful card this would make!

[lisaholden]

Absolutely love your videos, really enjoy watching and painting along as best as I can for a beginner x

[smellofpaints]

I was so sad to see that u deleted this video, i was halfway and got caught off in something but i am glad you re uploaded it ❤️

[juliec.]

Absolutely beautiful. Super delicate and real looking. Thank you :)

[kathrynharrison]

What fun! Thank you. These will be perfect for a bday card for my friend who loves orchids :)

[andreawongknits]

Thank you so much! I am a very beginner, but one day I want to paint this Orquids!

[rmuller]

Beautiful! I love orchids and painting them small seems doable. I’d been hoping you would paint some orchids. It helps too that I work small anyway 90% of the time painting my bookmarks. Thank you for sharing Harriet. I’ll give this a go. Blessings to you!

[theoilymama]

Love this tutorial! So well executed. Love all your videos as always!

[lincorrie]

Brilliant, as ever. Thank you 😃 I love how less is more with the pots effectively. x

[whatseriously]

So beautiful and inspiring!! Thank you!

[Carina-]

This is so cute!, beautiful Harriet!
I'm going to try to practice painting them!
I'm happy because yesterday I've got my ProArt brushes! (Polar series)
Have a nice weekend!

[lenastonecipher]

Lovely tutorial of miniature orchids in a pot Harriet…you are so calm and inspirational. What brushes do you prefer for the smaller paintings such as this?

[sabinaschauenburg]

The orchids are so lovely, but how to paint it in bigger form?