Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 15 hours ago

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In this video I show you how to paint watercolor hawthorn step by step. Loose watercolor flowers are a great beginner friendly way to get started with watercolor. Find the tracing outline on my patreon: patreon.com/kristinvanleuven

The colors in my watercolor palette:
warm: Cad yellow, cad red, ultramarine blue, sap green
cool: lemon yellow, perm rose, phthalo blue, indigo

Ceramic palette and water dish are from pottery by Eleni: potterybyeleni.com/collections/frontpage/products/the-kristin-palette
Handmade paint by letter sparrow: lettersparrow.com

more helpful videos:
Color theory simplified: youtu.be/EZO8SjUn2tA
Beginner guide to watercolor: youtu.be/d_ptf-KBb9M
Watercolor materials I use: youtu.be/4XXKwmKMuno?si=d6LLPbKcANPF90Cu

For more tips and tutorials, follow me on Instagram
@hellolovelypeople_

Patreon
patreon.com/kristinvanleuven

My first book, Modern Watercolor
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My second book, Your Year in Art: Watercolor
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Flower color guide
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Flower color theory
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Supplies list and links:

Ceramic palette and water dish are from pottery by Eleni

Paint

Lately I've been using handmade paint by letter sparrow and I'm loving it!
lettersparrow.com

winsor and newton tube paints - in my limited palette
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(can select paint color and tube size)

Paint colors in my LARGE Winsor and Newton palette
Hookers green light
emerald
viridian
cad yellow hue
lemon yellow hue
cad red deep
turquoise
Opera rose

winsor and newton cotman travel pans (student grade)
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Daler Rowny 48 watercolor pan set
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Paper

arches cold press watercolor paper
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Baohong watercolor paper
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Student grade paper
canson cold press amzn.to/3z6L9bP

“Just Journal It” watercolor notebook
Etsy: etsy.com/shop/JUSTJOURNALIT?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=946783696&from_page=listing
Instagram: instagram.com/just_journal_it_?igsh=dGc1NDhrNG5nM25q



Brushes

princeton round 2
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Princeton round size 8
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Princeton flat brush
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Princeton angular
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Polina Bright Brushes
link: polinabright.com/hellolovelypeople
code: Hellolovelypeople
for 10% off on her site
(My favorite is the round brush size 0)



Masking fluid w/ brush
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Masking fluid - fine detail
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Masking tape
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Travel watercolor kit
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