LIVE 🌿 Watercolor Turtle & Butterfly Tutorial

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Welcome to another live watercolor tutorial! Today we'll be painting a turtle with two butterfly friends surrounded by leaves!

♡ Paint with Me ♡

Right click and save my sketch below. Transfer instructions are under the sketch.

Turtle reference photo ► https://pixabay.com/photos/turtle-water-turtle-reptile-armored-4796294/

Butterfly reference photo ► https://pixabay.com/photos/butterfly-wings-red-flowers-insect-176156/

Butterfly reference photo 2 ► https://pixabay.com/photos/flowers-butterflies-beautiful-19830/

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How to Transfer Outline onto Your Watercolor Paper

  1. Print outline. Color the entire back with a dark pencil. Lay onto your watercolor paper with the fern outline facing up. Trace the fern outline with a pencil.

  2. Print outline. Use transfer paper by laying the transfer paper onto your watercolor paper with your outline on top. Trace the fern outline with a pencil.


♡ SUPPLIES USED ♡

Arteza Transfer Paper ► https://allisonlyonart.live/transferpaper

Princeton Neptune Brushes ► https://allisonlyonart.live/neptunebrushes

Round Brush Size 0 ► https://allisonlyonart.live/watercolorbrush0

Arches Cold Press Paper ► https://allisonlyonart.live/archescoldpress

Winsor & Newton Watercolor Pan Set ► https://allisonlyonart.live/wandnwatercolorset

Decadent Pies Pan Set ► https://allisonlyonart.live/decadentpies


♡♡♡ WATERCOLOR CHALLENGES♡♡♡

10 Day Watercolor Woodland Animal Challenge ► https://allisonlyonart.live/watercoloranimalchallengeyt

10 Day Watercolor Bird Challenge ► https://allisonlyonart.live/watercolorbirdchallengeyt

10 Day Watercolor Butterfly Challenge ► https://allisonlyonart.live/watercolorbutterflychallengeyt


Free Beginner Watercolor Class ► https://allisonlyonart.live/freewatercolorclass

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