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Lesson 63 of 84 ยท Painting

โญ 30 XP๐ŸŽจ Color Lab

Painting a Flower Close-Up (Part 6)

๐ŸŽจStudio Brief #63

Paint a large, close-up view of a single flower inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe.

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Splash colors that don't usually hang out together.

โšก The twist

Skip the color you'd normally pick.

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Mind = Blown

๐Ÿคฏ The color we call 'blue' didn't have a name in many languages until very recently.

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Artist Spotlight

๐ŸŽจ Vincent van Gogh painted *Starry Night* from memory, in a hospital, at night.

Practice close-up composition in this art lesson: painting a flower close-up (part 6).

What You'll Learn

Paint a large, close-up view of a single flower inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe. Fill the entire paper with petals so the flower extends beyond the edges.

Techniques You'll Practice

close-up compositionwet-on-wet blendingcolor gradation

Materials Needed

Acrylic paintFlat and round brushes

Step-by-Step Guide

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Where you see this in real life

Every brand, every poster, every video game โ€” color was picked on purpose.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Paint your feeling today โ€” no shapes, just colors.

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For the dinner table

โ€œWhy did you pick those colors? What feeling were you going for?โ€

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