Relaxing Fern Watercolor Leaf | EASY Botanical Watercolor Tutorial

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In this easy watercolor tutorial, we'll paint a fern! This tutorial is meant to be relaxing and calming.

Below is the reference photo and my fern outline along with instructions on how to transfer the outline onto your watercolor paper.

Reference photo ► https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-holding-green-leaf-1047717/

Right click image to save the outline.

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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 (sap green, winsor yellow, violet) ► https://allisonlyonart.live/wandnwatercolorset

Decadent Pies Pan Set (lime) ► 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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