Member Event
Paint an Orchid Bloom with Stéphanie Prest-Beaucher
Paint an Orchid Bloom with Stéphanie Prest-Beaucher
In this demo, you’ll learn how to sketch and paint an orchid bloom step by step.
Begin by sketching the orchid on paper to get a feel for its unique shape and form, then transfer that sketch onto the canvas. From there, Stéphanie will introduce the paints and brushes she will be using and share a few helpful tips along the way. She will also touch on the importance of working from background to foreground, before diving into painting techniques that bring the orchid to life on canvas.
Materials
Liquitex Professional Soft Body Acrylic: Titanium White, Parchment, Naples Yellow, Medium Magenta, Quinacridone Magenta, Dioxazine Purple, Muted Turquoise
Liquitex Basics: Turquoise Blue
Willow Wolfe Callia Brushes: Flat Shader 2, 6
Opus Bravura Brushes: Flat 1/4”, 1/2”, 3/4”, 1”
STAEDTLER Mars Lumograph 100 Pencils: HB and 2H
Faber-Castell Polychromos Coloured Pencils
Opus Essential Hardbound Sketchbooks
Buzz Pre-Stretched Canvas - Deep: 6x6”
Primed Medium Canvas by the Foot 7oz 64" Width
Opus Essential Paper Palette Pad 9" x 12"
Opus Finest Palette Knives: 103
Rags
Container for water
Line art click HERE
Reference Photo click HERE
Opus Virtual Demo Common Q&A - Click HERE
This event is for Opus Members — thank you for being part of the creative community!
Hosted by Opus Art Supplies & our Experience leader
Surrounded by painting and other studio-based arts her whole life, Stéphanie Prest-Beaucher is an actively engaged artist from Montréal, now living in the Cowichan Valley, BC. Long inspired by vivid colours and the study of colour theory, Prest-Beaucher's work has evolved to explore colour, pattern and representation of physical forms. Her love of nature and experience working with flowers can be seen in her painting series. Most recently, she has explored landscapes, seascapes and nautical-themed imagery. Through photography and the subsequent painting, she attempts to capture the serenity and tranquillity that occurs in nature.Website: imprest.ca
Instagram: @imprestvictoria
Facebook: Imprest
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