The Digit-al Dozen Does Floral: Day Four, Watercolour Poppies

Hi everyone! Remember my watercolour daisies from a few days ago? Well I mentioned that I had done a second look that was very similar - and this is it! Not only that, but I was able to capture a short video of how I painted it, I'll be sharing that on Instagram and YouTube in the very near future.

Minimalist watercolour poppies

About this look:

Last year during the 31 Day Challenge I started off with some painterly poppies. I've been wanting to paint poppies ever since, but I wanted to do them different somehow. I started looking at watercolours and came across some very minimalist paintings, and knew I had to recreate the look. This design actually came before the daisies I posted earlier this week.

Minimalist watercolour poppies

Minimalist watercolour poppies

To get this look:

I explained the basic technique in my previous post, so I will not go into much detail here.

Minimalist watercolour poppies

Minimalist watercolour poppies

• Base: Sally Hansen White On (seal with quick dry top coat)
• Poppies: Essie Snap Happy (red) and Sally Hansen Firey Island (orange)
• Stem: OPI Jade is the New Black (muted dark green) and Essie Shearling Darling (dark red)
• Top Coats: KBShimmer Clearly On Top and Essie Matte About You
• Brush: Winstonia Store Kolinksy #000

Minimalist watercolour poppies

Final Thoughts: 

The photos unfortunately look a bit washed out - I think the bright white background makes my camera freak out a bit. But I think you can still get the big picture. I love the delicacy of this look - as I mentioned in my last post, the key is to work with a light touch and barely any polish on the brush.

Minimalist watercolour poppies

See also:

Day One: Graphite Flowers

Day Two: Minimalist Watercolour Daisies

Day Three: Fall Flowers With Essie

What do you think of this?

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