Sketching spring flowers | ink + watercolor

Every spring, I'm waiting for the days finally getting brighter and warmer, and for the first small flowers to come out. I show how I very quickly sketch a yellow forsythia with colored inks and watercolor, a combination I've come to enjoy a lot for botanical sketching.
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[@fuzzydragons]

lovely yellow flower sketch😀

[@NatureSketchbook]

🌼 Thank you!

[@mynaturediaries4402]

Thanks for sharing your process! We have forsythia here in the eastern US too…usually in landscapes. They are some of the earliest bloomers (for shrubs) here and a welcome sign of spring!! Thanks again 😊!

[@NatureSketchbook]

Yes, they're so intense - a welcome spot of bright yellow during this season! :-)

[@paulinabm_]

You draw so beautifully! Tiny flowers are so difficult for me. And these are gorgeous. I didn't knew fountain pens had so much variety of colors. ❤

[@NatureSketchbook]

Thank you! Tiny flower are a challenge, that's true.

[@margretmartin7572]

Lovely Julia! I have your botanical course (self-study) - still working my way through it! I need to get the florals into my journal 💗

[@NatureSketchbook]

Thank you Margret! I'm so happy to hear you're enjoying the course. :)

[@rowenaoverton4568]

So delicate, love watching you paint. What waterproof yellow ink do you use please?

[@NatureSketchbook]

It's the Rohrer & Klingner SketchInk, I think the color is called Carmen. They only have one yellow. ;-)