Artichoke.

Colors

Sennelier red 

Sennelier yellow deep 

Sennelier French Ultramarine 

Sennelier lemon yellow 

Sennelier Helios purple 

Sennelier Phthalocyanine blue 

Sennelier Dioxazine purple 

Sennelier Quinacridone gold 

Sennelier cobalt blue Sennelier Indigo

(From The Billy Showell Sennelier Paint Box )

Hollyhock Flower.

Apple Pear and Peach

A study of fruit texture:The challenged to translate the texture in botanical art.

Colors:

Apple

Sennelier French Ultramarine

Sennelier yellow deep

Sennelier Phthalocyanine Blue

Sennelier cobalt blue

Sennelier Quinacridone Gold

Sennelier lemon yellow

Sennelier red

Sennelier Rose Madder lake

Sennelier Quinacridone Red

Sennelier alizarin crimson

Pear

Sennelier French Ultramarine

Sennelier yellow deep

Sennelier Phthalocyanine blue

Sennelier cobalt blue

Sennelier Quinacridone gold

Sennelier lemon yellow

Sennelier red

Peach

Sennelier Phthalocyanine blue

Sennelier yellow deep

Sennelier lemon yellow

Sennelier Rose madder lake

Sennelier Quinacridone red

Sennelier French Ultramarine

Sennelier red

Sennelier Quinacridone gold

Magnolia

A study of Magnolia from Billy Showell's online tutorials

Shadows:

French ultramarine

Sennelier red

Sennelier yellow deep

Sennelier lemon yellow

French ultramarine

Sennelier red

Sennelier yellow deep

Rose madder lake

Helios Purple

Leaves and stem:

Phthalocyanine blue

Cobalt blue 

Quinacridone Gold

Lemon

A study of citrus from Billy Showell's book,watercolour fruit and vegetable portraits.


Lemon leaf
Colors:

Dark green
French Ultramarine
Sennelier Yellow Deep
Phthalocyanine Blue


Light green
Sennelier Yellow Deep
Lemon Yellow
Phthalocyanine Blue



Lemon

Darker areas (orange mix)
Lemon Yellow
Rose Madder Lake

For shades I used
Blue Violet

Light areas
Lemon Yellow
Sennelier Yellow Deep

Artichoke

Mixing greens.

A study from Billy Showell's book,watercolour fruit and vegetable portraits.

I used

French Ultramarine

Sennelier Yellow Deep

Phthalocyanine Blue

Lemon Yellow

and

Sennelier Red

For the darker areas I used a shade of red brown mix.

Colors:

French Ultramarine

Sennelier Yellow Deep

Sennelier Red

and

Rose Madder Lake

Raffia bow 

Sennelier Yellow Deep

and

Rose Madder Lake

watery color

Shell Graphite Pencil study

Sea Shell

For drawings I use 300 Series Bristol 270 g/m2 Vellum paper and Faber-Castell 9000 Art Pencils 2H 4H HB 2B and 4B.I use 4B only for the very dark areas and the end.I use only soft brush to give smooth transitions,gradients and soft edges.