A SPRINGTIME JOURNEY: CHERRY BLOSSOMS GOUACHE PAINTING - Zoe Art Garden

A SPRINGTIME JOURNEY: CHERRY BLOSSOMS GOUACHE PAINTING

🌸 All Aboard for Spring! Paint a Train with Cherry Blossoms 🚂🌸

Spring is in full bloom, and what better way to capture its beauty than with a stunning painting of a train passing through delicate cherry blossoms? In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through step-by-step instructions on how to bring this peaceful scene to your decorations.

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What You’ll Need:

🎨 Gouache or watercolor paints (pink, white, blue, green, black, gray)
🖌 Watercolor paper or gouache-friendly paper
🖋 Paintbrushes (various sizes for details and washes)
💦 A cup of water and paper towels for cleaning your brushes
✏️ A pencil for sketching

Let’s Get Painting!

1️⃣ Sketch Your Scene. Start by lightly drawing your train on the tracks, adding cherry blossom branches overhead. Don’t worry about perfection—just focus on composition!

2️⃣ Lay Down the Base Colors. Begin with soft washes for the sky and train, using pastel pinks for the cherry blossoms and soft blues for the background.

3️⃣ Add Depth and Details. Use darker shades to add shadows and highlights to the train and tracks. Layer your cherry blossoms with dabs of white and pink for a natural effect.

4️⃣ Bring It to Life! Add finishing touches like clouds, petals drifting through the air, railway signs,...

🌸 Click the video link above and start creating today. Let’s make art together!

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