Prepping your Piece:
Some participants like to prep their piece prior to class! Prepping No need to match my design perfectly, feel free to add your own flair! For this class, we’ll be creating design guides to help us layout our composition and to use it as a guide while painting. Scroll down to see how to prep your piece (located below inspo).
The inspo behind the class
Earlier this month, my family and I visited the colorful city of Seville, Spain. The first thing we noticed about the city were that there were orange trees EVERYWHERE! The city truly felt as if it were in bloom. So to celebrate the upcoming spring season, I thought we’d paint some gorgeous fresh oranges! While in Seville, we visited Maria Luisa Park and I was very inspired by the Plaza d’Espana. It’s a plaza where you have elaborate tiled chairs dedicated to all of the cities of Spain. There were patterns and colors galore! We’ll be using the festive patterns found in Plaza d’Espana to decorate the leaves of our orange tree!
Prep Your Piece
Step 1
Grab a pencil and the surface that you’ll be painting on. It’s ok if it’s not the same as mine. In my case, I’ll be painting on acrylic paper by Canson. The page is quite large, so I’ll only be painting sketching/ painting on half of the page.
Step 2
Using a straight edge (like a ruler), I drew a line down the center of the page. This is to give myself a boundary to paint within. When the piece is done, I’ll simple cut the page in half and will paint another creation on the other side. Lightly sketch four simple and slightly curvy lines. These will be the guide for our tree branches.
Step 3
Next, add leaves to three of the curved lines (pictured above). Make sure each leaf is slightly different in shape. Also, make sure that you’re still sketching lightly. I’m pressing harder in the image above so that it’s easier for you to see the lines.
Step 4
Lightly sketch seven circles that will become our oranges.