Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Paint a rustic watering can with sunflowers and a monarch butterfly. Acrylic tutorial for beginners.

Link to this tutorial: stepbysteppainting.net/2025/04/23/watering-sunshine-sunflowers-in-a-watering-can-acrylic-painting-tutorial

Traceable:

stepbysteppainting.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Watering-Sunshine-Traceable.png
stepbysteppainting.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Watering-Can-Sunflowers.pdf

FULL TRACER: stepbysteppainting.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/11-x-14-Watering-Can-Full-Traceable-1.pdf
stepbysteppainting.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Full-Traceable-Watering-Sunshine.jpg

Butterfly tracer: stepbysteppainting.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Design-178.pdf

Materials:

11 x 14 Canvas
Acrylic Paint
Brushes
Traceable Template
Graphite Paper
Drawing Pencil
Ruler
Toothpick

Colors:

Titanium White
Mars Black
Cadmium Orange Hue
Primary Yellow
Hooker's Green Hue
Cerulean Blue
Burnt Sienna
Yellow Oxide

Acrylic Paint I Use: amzn.to/3wCdA21

Brushes:

3/4 Flat
12 Bright
4 Round

Brushes I Use (Princeton Velvetouch): amzn.to/3G31P99
12 Bright Brush Link: dickblick.com/items/royal-langnickel-majestic-brush-bright-long-handle-size-12/?srsltid=AfmBOoobgjC0HO1AKRL9GkfklIUfSxqqd8_KAyyfvjwOJ6KqPxpK4jKc

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