Paint a Daisy (Beginner Tutorial Using Acrylics)
This simple tutorial for painting a daisy is from the book Learn to Paint in Acrylics with 50 More Small Paintings by Mark Daniel Nelson. With a basic paint kit, brushes and a small canvas you master the basics in an afternoon.
You could use the same skills learned here to paint this charming lemon.
How to Paint a Daisy With Acrylic Paints
This tutorial from Learn to Paint in Acrylics with 50 More Small Paintings by Mark Daniel Nelson is used with permission from Quarto books who also provided a review copy.
When you first start painting, it can be tempting to put in every single detail you can see—every leaf on a branch, every petal on a flower, every brick in a wall.
The trouble with this is that you get bogged down in detail; your work can become fussy and overcomplicated and difficult for viewers to read clearly.
In this exercise, you’ll learn a technique called “massing.”
What this means is that, instead of painting lots of small, individual shapes, you look for simpler, generalized shapes that can be treated as a single unit.
It’s an easy way to make your paintings more cohesive.
Materials
Supplies
- White paper, canvas, or gessoed panel
- Palette
- Water
Brushes
- #1 round brush
- #4 bright brush
- #6 flat brush
- #4 filbert brush
Paint Colors
- Cadmium Yellow Medium
- Ultramarine Blue
- Titanium White
- Unbleached Titanium
- Mars Black
- Yellow Ocher
- Satin acrylic glazing medium
Acrylic Daisies
Learn how to use watercolor techniques to paint using acrylics. In the video lesson, you will learn how to paint these beautiful daisies on a pastel-colored background using acrylic paints instead of watercolors.
Acrylic Daisies
Learn to paint acrylic daisies using watercolor techniques.
Instructor: Louise Jackson
Skill Level: Beginner
Duration: 1 hour
This lovely painting looks like a watercolor but is actually painted using acrylics. Any of the paintings in my online library can be created using acrylics instead of watercolors. If you’d like to learn how to make this swap then be sure to watch this one-hour video lesson.
You’ll learn what acrylic paint colors to choose to create this pretty daisy painting and how to make it look as though it was painted using watercolors.
In this video lesson you will learn how to create:
- a pastel-colored background
- speckles in the background
- whispy stems and simple leaves
- pretty white daisies using three different paint brushes
When you have finished this class you will have a beautiful painting to hang on your wall, to give as a gift, or to sell.
What can I expect in this video lesson?
Louise’s calm teaching style will allow you to relax and enjoy your painting journey. She has painted hundreds of roses in her 50+ year career and in this lesson she’ll give you detailed explanations of each step of the painting process.
Louise paints at a pace that is easy to follow so you can paint right along with her. She’ll show you how to paint every detail of this painting including every petal and leaf. You can start and stop the video as often as needed, rewinding and fast-forwarding as need.
Class Materials
- full-color picture of the painting (without the watermark)
- written instructions
- color swatches
- supply list
- a line drawing that you will trace onto your watercolor paper to use as a guide
- one PDF file with a single sheet line drawing that will need to be printed at a print shop in full size
- one PDF file with a multi-sheet line drawing that you can print at home on 8 1/2 x11 paper then piece it together
“Daisy Fun” Painting Packet
- As a bonus, you will receive a complimentary painting packet so that you can paint this “Daisy Fun” painting using either watercolors or acrylics. This painting uses similar techniques to what you will learn in the video painting lesson.
- If you love painting flowers be sure to check out Louise’s Daisies Galore painting lesson and her Morning Glories with Ribbons painting lesson.
The packet includes:
- full-color picture of the painting (without the watermark)
- written instructions
- supply list
- a line drawing that you will trace onto your watercolor paper to use as a guide
- You’ll get a PDF file with a single sheet line drawing that you can print out at home.
