April Zoom Art 2026

• MEDIA OPTIONS

Watercolor Paints: Winsor Blue Red Shade, Cobalt Blue, Cobalt Violet (I prefer Winsor&Newton brand), Aureolin, Sap, Indigo, Quinacridone Gold

Watercolor Pencil: Helioblue Reddish, Purple Violet, Middle Purple Pink, Light Ultramarine, Light Yellow Glaze, Earth Green Yellow, Permanent Green Olive

Optional: 2H Graphite Pencil, White artist ink (I’m using FW Acrylic Artist Ink by Daler Rowney) or you can substitute Titanium White Watercolor Paint or Gouache, Permanent or Watercolor Pencil White.

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PROCEDURE FOR PAINTING HYACINTH BUD

DRAW THE FLORETS     *remember to curve (like a pineapple), don’t flatten the grid.

PAINT THE CONTOUR of the WHOLE CLUSTER 

• *Wet the whole egg shape with clean water
• *Drop in a diluted blue and a violet/pink, avoiding the middle a bit and the very top.
• Blue in watercolor paint—Cobalt Blue or Winsor Blue Red Shade
• Violet/Pink in watercolor paint—Cobalt Violet or Quinacridone Pink
• Blue in watercolor pencil—Light Ultramarine and/or Helioblue Reddish
• Violet/Pink in watercolor pencil—Purple Violet and/or Middle Purple Pink
•  *Dry.  Add a touch of yellow to the top for the tightly closed florets.  
•  Possibly add a touch of Violet/Pink to the center left to suggest sunlight hitting the bulb.

DRY

VALUE and DETAIL

•  *Using a drier mix on dry paper negatively paint around the florets in a few areas to “pull out” the lighter value florets.
•  *Using a dry brush watercolor paint or a watercolor pencil or a 2-4H graphite pencil define the shape of a few florets if you want more detail.

DURING CLASS YOU ASKED FOR A FEW THINGS TO BE ADDED TO THE WEBSITE. PLEASE FIND THEM BELOW.

Step by step hyacinth buds with watercolor tinted base