You can use acrylic paints to create beautiful flowers.
Acrylic paint is a wonderful medium to choose because it dries through evaporating water, therefore quickly compared to oil-based paints. Acrylic paint also can be used in a variety of ways--from using very thick paint and adding a little texture to the painting or by being thinned down with water and used almost like watercolors. The key to painting flowers with acrylic paint is to blend the colors together smoothly using one of many different techniques.
Instructions
1. Pour some acrylic paints in the colors of your choice on a painting palette. If you don't have one handy, you can use a paper plate as well.
2. Set up a blank canvas before you in a way that you believe will make it easiest to work with. Some artists prefer to set their canvases up on easels, and others like it better to just set it on a flat surface like a table and go from there.
3. Dip a paintbrush into the color that could be described as the petal's base color. Use a picture of the flowers if necessary; if the flower is mostly red with some yellow streaks, use red first. If the petals are purple with pink, red, and blue blended in, use the purple first. Glide the wet brush across the canvas to form the general outline of the flower's bud.
4. Use the same color to fill in the outlined flower petals or bud. If the colors that overlap the base color are very distinct and stand out in a sharper fashion, allow the base color to dry for a little bit before adding the new colors. If the colors in the flower are more blended and soft, work on adding the extra colors while the paint is still wet. Dot the new color in the middle inside of the petals and swipe the brush outward, wetting the paintbrush to blend further if necessary. Add all extra colors to the petals and allow them to dry.
5. Fill in the stems, leaves or vines while the flower petals dry. Use different shades of green to fill them in, highlighting certain points with yellow. Again, if you need to blend the colors together further, swipe a wet brush (not dripping) over the entire area. Allow to dry.
6. Use a small paintbrush to add the final accents to the flower, such as spores or pollen that rise from the middle of the flower or the small black dots that often pepper the inside or outside edge of the flower's petals. You can also use a tiny bit of white to highlight the curves of the petals.
