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Pink Rose Card

And one last flower card, in two posts this time. This is a rose I did just last month for my mother. I’d usually never try something like it, but I came across the photo and felt I had to paint it, so I jumped in. I sketched the petals with pencil first (did you know a rose had so many petals?) and then mixed up 5 or 6 shades of pink paint. I thought it wasn’t coming out very well, but my art teacher picked it up and started showing it to everyone—he loved it! I think the secret was having very distinct darks and lights; that contrast is very important in flowers. See how the petals are defined by dark and light pinks?