Create a contemporary orchid oil painting

Today we’ll be throwing, brushing and pouring on paint to create these fantastic orchids.Step 1: Preparing the Background Place the Canvas in the portrait position, then with the 75 mm Brush paint half the panel Phthalo Blue and half the panel Pearl Purple. Wash and dry your brush, then blend these colours together. Allow the paint to dry before moving to the next step. Step 2: Splattering Paint To create the splattered effect, simply squeeze out various colours from the 12 pack Acrylics on to the Oval Palette and flick them on to the canvas. I am using Turquoise in the Dimension paint, Cobalt, Crimson and Lemon Yellow in the 12 ml Acrylic paint range. Allow the paint to dry before moving to the next step. Step 3: Drawing your Orchids Draw in your flowers with a White Crayon. An image for your reference has been provided on the last page of this document. When painting with oils, try to use a different brush for each main colour. So you avoid contamination. Joe’s Jem 

Step 5: Yellows on the Orchids Mix 1 part Lemon Yellow Oil Paint to 1 part Scarlet Red Oil Paint and apply two small spots in the centre of the Orchid, this will be the Stamin. Now put a couple of dollops of Lemon Yellow Oil paint either side of the Stamin. Step 6: Painting the stem Paint the stem using Emerald Green Oil paint, Viridian Green Oil paint, and some Yellow Ochre Oil paint. First paint in the Viridian Green over the stem and buds. Now in to the wet Viridian paint in some Emerald on the top side of the buds and stem. Then lay in some Lemon Yellow on the top of the buds for a highlight. Lastly drag some Yellow Ochre along the stem. Try using these techniques with other flowers or animals, the possibilities are countless, so until next time... Step 4: Oil Painting the Orchids The Orchid petals comprise of two different tones, White and Grey. Squeeze out some White and Mars Black Oil Paint. For the shadow, mix a Mid Grey from 1 part Black to 9 parts White. Refer to the downloadable PDF for the placement of these colours.