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A Delicate
Rose
mini-course with Emmanuel Silva

We’ll learn to capture the delicate form and natural beauty of a rose, from its irregular petals to subtle color variations.

You’ll discover how to simplify complex floral shapes with freehand drawing and geometric guides, mix harmonious greens using complementary colors, and combine wet-on-wet and dry-brush techniques for expressive details.

The result is a graceful, dimensional watercolor rose that brings together drawing, color, and expressive brushwork!

Material: watercolor

Duration: 2h 40m

Access: unlimited

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In this mini-course you'll learn to:

  • Break down irregular flower shapes into simple geometric forms to create accurate freehand botanical drawings;
  • Use complementary and supplementary colors to build natural, three-dimensional form and achieve a rich variety of tones;
  • Mix harmonious greens that beautifully complement floral subjects of any color;
  • Combine wet-on-wet and dry-brush techniques to paint delicate details directly while making drawing an integral part of the painting process;
  • Bring drawing, color theory, and expressive brushwork together step by step to create a harmonious and finished watercolor rose painting.

Emmanuel

Silva

Watercolor artist

  • Based in Lipa City, Batangas, working as a full-time watercolor artist with over a decade of professional experience.
  • Represented the Philippines as a finalist at the 2018 Universal Watercolor Art Exposition in China and received the GAWA Scholarship in 2019.
  • Won the Grand Prize twice at the Kulay sa Tubig Invitational Watercolor Exhibition and Competition.
  • Served as Vice President for Arts of the Philippine Guild of Watercolorists from 2020 to 2024.
  • Featured in international exhibitions and publications, including The Art of Watercolor magazine.
  • Combine my artistic practice with teaching watercolor workshops and held my first solo exhibition at Gallery Genesis in Pasig City in 2026.
Emmanuel Silva

Course materials

1. Brushes:

  • Hake Brush size 22mm, 27mm, 32mm, 42mm, 52mm, 62mm (first 3 sizes are essential)
  • Flat Brush (Neef Flat brush 2 Inches)
  • Round Brushes (medium to small sizes)
  • Flat Squirrel Brush (Raphael no. 16/14)

2. Paper:

  • Arches Paper 300 gsm or 180 gsm 10x15 inches

3. Watercolor:

  • Nickel Azomethine Yellow (PY150)
  • Phthalocyanine Green Blue Shade (PG7)
  • Ultramarine Blue (PB29)
  • Cobalt Blue (PB28)
  • Ultramarine Violet (PV15)
  • Perylene Green (PBk 31)
  • Perylene Violet (PV29) or Quinacridone Violet (PV19)
  • Quinacridone Rose (PV19)
  • Indanthrene Blue (PB60)
  • Quinacridone Burnt Orange (PO48)
  • Burn Umber (PBr7)

Inside the course: guided practice sessions

Before the final rose painting, Emmanuel Silva guides you through essential watercolor techniques step by step — helping you simplify complex floral shapes, mix harmonious greens, combine wet-on-wet and dry-brush techniques, and create delicate details with expressive brushwork before bringing everything together.

Drawing Fundamentals of Irregular Shaped Flowers
Drawing Fundamentals of Irregular Shaped Flowers · 12 min
Build your confidence in drawing irregularly shaped flowers by breaking their complex forms down into simple, manageable shapes.
Color mixing theory
Color mixing theory · 16 min
Strengthen your understanding of basic color theory and learn how to use complementary colors to create richer, more varied tones in your watercolor paintings.
Combining the drawing technique with watercolor painting
Combining the drawing technique with watercolor painting · 15 min
Learn how to bring drawing and watercolor together so that your brush becomes an extension of your pencil. Through short floral studies, you’ll practice a direct painting approach that combines drawing, color, and brushwork into one natural and confident creative process.

Pricing

Full access
 
  • 2h 40m of step-by-step video: theory + real-time practice
  • 1 finished painting — «A Delicate Rose»
  • Machine-translated subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Chinese, Indonesian
  • Lifetime access to all course materials
20.99 $
$ €
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