Description
As we paint this ladybird, you will be applying a wet-in-wet background wash, building layers of bright red without them becoming ‘muddy’ when you add the black spots, adding opaque white to make the wing cases shine, and the bug look real. All this alongside a range of other watercolour techniques.
This is an instant PDF download, you could start painting this stunning ladybird in a matter of minutes! You will receive a 20-page PDF document which is set out in the same way as the tutorials I write for magazines, but you get lots more whole page width photos of the different stages.
Work at your own speed
Downloadable lessons enable you to work at your own speed. Firstly you can dip in and out of the content. Secondly, you can spend time studying the fine details and practise the various techniques as often as you like.
I really like to focus on the watercolour techniques needed to create a realistic painting. Likewise, I love sharing this style of painting through my tutorials and hope I inspire others to create detailed wildlife portraits too.
Have fun with this lesson, take your time and let me know how you get on. Try printing off the last few pages which have the larger versions of the step-by-step photos for additional help.
Thanks for looking and have fun!







