In this still life flowers tutorial, I walk you through a simple 3-step process that keeps the whole painting practical and stress-free—exactly how I like to teach. The idea is to stop overthinking the bouquet and instead build it in clear layers: first I get the drawing placed quickly, then I block in the big shapes and light-to-mid values, and finally I come back for the darker accents and the small details that make the flowers read as “flowers.” I also point you to a couple of my go-to resources that support this approach—especially color mixing, because clean mixes are what make a limited palette feel like “more colors” on paper. If you’re new to florals, this is a great way to avoid muddy petals: keep the early washes simple, let them dry, and then push contrast where it matters. By the end, you’ll have a repeatable workflow you can use for any still life arrangement, not just this one.