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Bees and Lavender easy Watercolor Painting Tutorial (Digital Download)

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A Guided Journey from Blank Paper to Beautiful Artwork

Watercolour painting is a delightful and expressive art form prized for its luminous washes and delicate blending. This instant download, printable, step-by-step tutorial will guide you through the process of creating a scene of bees buzzing around lavender, suitable for beginners. The tutorial is illustrated with descriptions for each stage, helping you visualise and achieve the desired effects.
Materials Needed
• Watercolour paper (preferably 300gsm)
• Watercolour paints
• Brushes (round and flat)
• Palette
• Jar of clean water
• Pencil (for light sketching)
• Paper towel or cloth

There is also another printable PDF with details on choosing equipment and explaining some of the terms and techniques.

This would make a great gift for an aspiring artist at any time, on its own or combined with other tutorials to make a small collection to give.

A list of paints and paper used is included along with colour illustrated step by step instructions.
If you fancy having a go at painting with watercolours, this step by step flower painting project will show you many easy techniques. How many times do you paint flowers and only then think about a background? The method demonstrated in this tutorial shows how to paint a harmonious background from the outset and how to suggest other flowers in the background to give depth and interest.

There is a list of materials to use and the different techniques are covered in step by step with clear photographs included with this digital download.

This tutorial can be viewed on your computer, tablet or printed to work from. It includes my step by step guide with colour photographs on how to complete a painting in watercolour. This project is for personal use only.

This image is also available as a print and as a greeting card also on my Etsy shop. Please visit the relevant section.

I have over 25 years experience in teaching watercolour painting and have written many step by step painting projects over the years. I have tried them all out on my students so I know they work! Please have a look at my other step by step painting lessons and browse prints of my work for sale in my shop www.etsy.com/shop/Artbyrachelpainting or visit my website www.artbyrachel.co.uk to learn more.
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Allyssa Sep 26, 2025

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maria Nov 30, 2023

Item was exactly as described. Very pretty

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Sammi Oct 22, 2023

I've not painted once in my life like this, and I just bought this to see if I could do it, and without any experience or guidance videos prior, I was able to paint this picture easily. It's super cute and REALLY easy to follow, and I love it!!

Sammi Oct 22, 2023

Response from Rachel

Thank you Sammi - so happy you enjoyed it! Happy to answer any questions if I can help Rachel😊

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