Cherry Blossom Painting – Bee Creative Community

What you will need

Find an image you like on the internet or from a book
Paint your background colour in or use coloured paper
Sketch the branches lightly in pencil
Keep rubbing out and sketching until you are happy with your design
If you are not confident to draw freehand you can go over your design’s outline with permanent marker put thinner paper on top and trace it

When you are happy with your design you can go over the outline in black or brown marker or paint, if you have time to let it dry
Using a permanent marker to colour in the branch is quicker and easier to paint over
If you would like your branches to have more texture then paint is better but make sure it is properly dry before you add the petals
Remember that cherry blossom branches are quite gnarly so don’t be afraid of untidy edges

When the branches are dry, carefully paint in the petals with a fine paintbrush, cotton bud or finger tip in pink or white for cherry blossom
Cherry blossoms traditionally have five petals but they don’t have to all be exactly the same size
Try to make sure you have a variety of different sized blossoms to make it more realistic
Where they are forked branches, add a little bud of pink
Leave your painting to dry thoroughly before adding the darker centres to the blossoms

You might need to go over the light colour of the petals as the branches show through
You can then paint a darker colour on the middle part of the petals with a fine paintbrush or cotton bud
When the centres are dry then you can add in the black centres with paint or permanent marker
Your painting is now complete!
Leave to dry and then put it in a frame