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If you are still at the start of your painting, you can repeat sections of this tutorial to perfect the processes.\u003cbr\u003e If you are more confident you can follow this and move swiftly to part two the open peony to move forward with the study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnjoy x\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou can find parts 2 \u0026amp; 3 of this tutorial by clicking the links below:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/all-tutorials-members\/products\/peach-peony-part-2-the-open-flower-tutorial\" title=\"Peach Peony Part 2 - The Open Flower\" data-mce-href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/all-tutorials-members\/products\/peach-peony-part-2-the-open-flower-tutorial\"\u003ePart 2 - The Open Flower\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/all-tutorials-members\/products\/peach-peony-part-3\" title=\"Peach Peony Part 3 - The Posy\"\u003ePart 3 - Posy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Billy Showell School of Botanical Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42056754921688,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/4587\/4136\/products\/Peach_Peony_Thumb_PT1_967199e6-3c42-4fef-9ce8-86d0c56bbc3b.jpg?v=1636387068"},{"product_id":"teddy-tangerine-part-1","title":"Teddy \u0026 Tangerine - Part 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHappy Holidays from Billy and her Team!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy not spend some quality time painting this sweet picture, maybe paint along with a friend or one of the family. The tools don't have to be anything special but the time spent painting will be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find the other parts of this tutorial by clicking the links below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Part 2 - Painting Teddy's scarf.\" href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/all-tutorials\/products\/teddy-tangerine-part-2\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 2 - Painting Teddy's Scarf.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/all-tutorials\/products\/teddy-tangerine-part-3\" title=\"Teddy \u0026amp; Tangerine Part 3\"\u003ePart 3 - Painting Teddy's Tangerine.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/all-tutorials\/products\/teddy-tangerine-part-4\" title=\"Teddy \u0026amp; Tangerine - Part 4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 4 - Painting Teddy's Body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Billy Showell School of Botanical Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42271234228440,"sku":"teddy_tangerine_Part_1","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/4587\/4136\/products\/Teddy_Tangerine_Thumb1.jpg?v=1639830892"},{"product_id":"teddy-tangerine-part-2","title":"Teddy \u0026 Tangerine - Part 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHappy Holidays from Billy and her Team!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI hope you enjoyed painting Teddy's head and especially his smile :) I hope it made you smile too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find the other parts of this tutorial by clicking the links below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/all-tutorials\/products\/teddy-tangerine-part-1\" title=\"Part 1 - Painting Teddy's head.\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 1 - Painting Teddy's Head.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/all-tutorials\/products\/teddy-tangerine-part-3\" title=\"Teddy \u0026amp; Tangerine Part 3\"\u003ePart 3 - Painting Teddy's Tangerine.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/all-tutorials\/products\/teddy-tangerine-part-4\" title=\"Teddy \u0026amp; Tangerine - Part 4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 4 - Painting Teddy's Body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Billy Showell School of Botanical Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42271259951320,"sku":"teddy_tangerine_part_2","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/4587\/4136\/products\/Teddy_Tangerine_Thumb2.jpg?v=1639831889"},{"product_id":"teddy-tangerine-part-3","title":"Teddy \u0026 Tangerine - Part 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHappy Holidays from Billy and her Team!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this section we start to build Teddy's tangerine. You will love the quick process and the way we make it look round and shiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find the other parts of this tutorial by clicking the links below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Part 1 - Painting Teddy's head.\" href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/all-tutorials\/products\/teddy-tangerine-part-1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 1 - Painting Teddy's Head.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Teddy \u0026amp; Tangerine Part 2\" href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/all-tutorials\/products\/teddy-tangerine-part-2\"\u003ePart 2 - Painting Teddy's Scarf.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/all-tutorials\/products\/teddy-tangerine-part-4\" title=\"Teddy \u0026amp; Tangerine - Part 4\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 4 - Painting Teddy's Body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Billy Showell School of Botanical Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42274565357784,"sku":"teddy_tangerine_part_3","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/4587\/4136\/products\/Teddy_Tangerine_Thumb3.jpg?v=1639987331"},{"product_id":"teddy-tangerine-part-4","title":"Teddy \u0026 Tangerine - Part 4","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHappy Holidays from Billy and her Team!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally we colour in his tummy, legs and arms. Don't forget to add lots of squiggle but make sure you don't damage the paper, give it lots of time to rest in between the processes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find the other parts of this tutorial by clicking the links below:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Part 1 - Painting Teddy's head.\" href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/all-tutorials\/products\/teddy-tangerine-part-1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 1 - Painting Teddy's Head.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"Teddy \u0026amp; Tangerine Part 2\" href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/all-tutorials\/products\/teddy-tangerine-part-2\"\u003ePart 2 - Painting Teddy's Scarf.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-ca\/collections\/all-tutorials\/products\/teddy-tangerine-part-3\" title=\"Teddy \u0026amp; Tangerine Part 3\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePart 3 - Painting Teddy's Tangerine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Billy Showell School of Botanical Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42280682258648,"sku":"teddy_tangerine_part_4","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/4587\/4136\/products\/Teddy_Tangerine_Thumb4.jpg?v=1640068608"},{"product_id":"enlarged-nasturtium","title":"Enlarged Nasturtium","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis week we go large!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are returning to the Nasturtium and painting the flower, from the underneath and x3 in size, together with a leaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this tutorial I take you methodically through the stages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI will cover two approaches to the petal painting, our usual wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry layering, and a new way of adding a blending medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI cover the stem pattern and use my eradicator (remember not all eradicators are like mine) to create texture and retrieve light and detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI also demonstrate one way to achieve a fine veining pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a big fiery project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHappy painting!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeace, love and sunshine\u003cbr\u003eBilly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Billy Showell School of Botanical Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43826032902360,"sku":"enlarged_nasturtium","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/4587\/4136\/files\/Enlarged_Nasturtium_thumb_9f6ac528-3eec-40ae-8bc4-8d1afeb8513b.jpg?v=1685357591"},{"product_id":"billys-botanical-shoe-book","title":"Billy's Botanical Shoe Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eHi, this is a little film to introduce you to my Shoe Book, just in case you didn't know about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany years ago, I started painting the botanical shoes (botanical arrangements in the shape of a shoe) as a bit of fun on the side from my serious botanical work. During the lockdowns of 2020, I decided it would be a great idea to put them in a coffee table book of inspiration and colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt begins with someone setting off on a journey to find love and seeking a magical garden. The story is merely hinted at through a series of short poems and prose. I have also included some colour mixing and some tips along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter my first book print run, Search Press kindly offered to facilitate a second print run, which is now available from bookstores and online. There is a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.billyshowell.com\/collections\/books\/products\/book-the-botanical-shoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003elink in my store\u003c\/a\u003e, and through that link you can often find special offers laid on by Search Press, who produce the most beautiful 'how to' books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs you know, I don't do hard sell, but I think this would be a marvellous book for anybody interested in painting flowers and looking for inspiration to step outside of the traditional illustration path. Maybe taking them on a little creative journey of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's a quote from someone who bought the book just for themselves, perchance to dream, which is also a very nice idea.😊\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I love this book, I reach for it when I'm stressed or overwhelmed, and it has an amazing way of calming me down as I study all the details in the paintings.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeace and daydreams,\u003cbr\u003eBilly x\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Billy Showell School of Botanical Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56006548128130,"sku":"botanical_shoe_book","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/4587\/4136\/files\/Billys_Botanical_Shoe_Book_Thumb_8003fef8-9757-410c-9439-68a688565434.jpg?v=1764056419"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/4587\/4136\/collections\/RED-CALALILLY-Thumb.jpg?v=1677523405","url":"https:\/\/billyshowell.com\/en-ca\/collections\/free-botanical-tutorials.oembed?page=3","provider":"Billy Showell School of Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}