Watercolour Ornamental Border
Paint a decorative ornamental border in watercolour. Anjali guides you through materials, palette, flowers, scrolls and acanthus motifs in a clear paint-along format.
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What you'll learn
- Understand the materials and palette for the border artwork
- Paint flowers with layered watercolour techniques
- Add scrolls and acanthus details to an ornamental layout
- Follow a guided paint-along from first wash to finishing detail
- Complete a decorative watercolour border
What you will work through
This workshop brings ornamental drawing into watercolour. You will prepare a border design, choose a simple palette and paint floral and acanthus details step by step.
The class is gentle enough for beginners and useful for artists who want to add colour to decorative line work. By the end, you will have a finished ornamental border artwork.
Best for
- Beginners curious about watercolour and ornament
- Artists who enjoy detailed floral and decorative work
- Students who want to add colour to ornamental compositions
Requirements
- Basic drawing confidence is helpful but not required
Materials
- Watercolour paper
- Watercolours
- Brushes
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Fineliner pen
8 lessons · 3h 51m
- 01Material Info4m Preview
- 02Selection of Colour Palette14m Locked
- 03Top left Flower Painting10m Locked
- 04Left side Scroll Painting53m Locked
- 05Bottom Left Flower Painting6m Locked
- 06Bottom Scroll Painting47m Locked
- 07Top Right Scroll Painting1h 13m Locked
- 08Final Border Detailing23m Locked
- Inspiration for Colour SchemeLocked
- Border DesignLocked
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- Bottom LeftLocked
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Anjali Singh
Anjali Singh is the artist behind Ooshybooshy, specialising in floral, ornamental and acanthus art. 299 students have enrolled in her courses, and she teaches inside the OB Art Circle too, taking people from first strokes to confident, balanced ornamental compositions and sharing her process for structure, references, composition and intricate detailing. More about Anjali.
What students say
“the colour palettes she suggests are beautiful.”
“really fun way to add colour to line work.”
“combining the ornamental borders with watercolour is brilliant.”
Questions, answered
Do I get lifetime access?＋
Yes. A one-time purchase gives you lifetime access to this course and all its materials, in your browser on any device, with no recurring fee.
What materials do I need?＋
Each lesson lists what to use. For most ornamental work a sketchbook, pencil, eraser and a fineliner pen are enough to begin.
Is this suitable for my level?＋
This course is pitched at an intermediate level, but every step is demonstrated slowly so motivated beginners can follow along.
How do I pay?＋
Outside India you pay in US dollars through PayPal, by card or with a PayPal account. In India you pay in rupees through Razorpay, by UPI, card or net banking. The currency is picked for you, and the INR and USD switch in the site header or menu changes it.
Where to go next
Watercolour Acanthus Motif
Watercolour Lily Flower
Integrating Elements in Ornamental Art
Would you like to try it before you buy? I have written a free step by step tutorial on the same motif: How to Draw an Ornamental Border, Corners and All.
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