In this full tutorial I paint a set of spring lilies in watercolour, focusing on how to tackle flowers in a fairly loose style without getting lost in tiny details. I work from a reference photo and break the subject down into simple shapes first, so the painting stays readable even when the brushwork is relaxed. The big goal is to keep the petals feeling light and fresh while still giving them enough structure to look like lilies. I keep the palette simple: Sap Green for the foliage, Quinacridone Rose for the pinks, and then I use Prussian Blue and Payne’s Gray to control shadows and push contrast where it matters. White comes in for a few key highlights and little corrections, but I’m mostly relying on value changes and soft edges to describe the form. If you’re trying to paint flowers and they keep turning into “blobs,” this is the kind of process that helps—start loose, protect the light areas, and only sharpen edges and darks at the end where you want the viewer to look.