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Now you can paint the background in any color you would like (read below for some tips on some complementary colors that go well with yellow).

Same technique, add a ring of black around the remaining sunflower center.

Using the same technique and another thin ring of brown.

Using the same technique as above, adding a thin ring of yellow around the black.Dot the black on in a small circle int he center of the sunflower Flip your brush around and dip the top of your brush handle into your paint. It takes some time- but is pretty fun and relaxing to do! To start out with. Now time for some highlighting, to bring this sunflower to life! Take some titanium white and add some 'white' streaks in the middle of each petal.This will really bring the warm sunny yellow sunflower color to the flower.Try to let some of the orange to show through, by using your brush to 'streak' on the yellow. Now take pure cadmium yellow and lightly paint over each ENTIRE petal.

This will make a nice warm orange-ish hue.Use this color to paint some strokes in each petal.

Mix a tiny amount of cadmium red with the cadmium yellow/brown mixture from the step above.

Paint brush technique: Pick up the paint on your straight brush and paint short strokes from the base to the half way point of each petal. Use it from the base to about half way up the petal- not the entire petal. Use this color to shade the base of your petals.

Mix a bit of the cadmium yellow with a tiny amount of burnt umber (brown).

Take a some burnt umber (brown) and paint the center of the sunflower.

Use the flat edge of the brush to paint the petal edges- to give them a clean and defined look. Using your flat brush, paint the yellow mixture onto each drawn petal of the sunflower.

Mix a little titanium white with some cadmium yellow.

With your sunflower printable stencil (at the end of this post), trace / draw your sunflower petals onto your canvas using this drawing transfer method.

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Watch the full length how to paint a sunflower YouTube tutorial.

Get your creative caps on and let your inner artist bloomвЂ¦ Paint a Sunflower YouTube TutorialД¬lick on the image below to watch the full-length how to paint a sunflower YouTube tutorial

If you want to learn how to paint MORE easy flowers with acrylic paints, check out how to paint lavender flowers, and how to paint a cherry blossom tree tutorials! TheyвЂ™re easy, fun and geared towards beginners who are learning. YouвЂ™ll also learn a nifty trick on how to create a gorgeous bumpy/textured sunflower center- with your acrylic paint! ItвЂ™s fun AND relaxing- it totally got me into a zen mode! You can also paint sunflowers on other things too like this painted Hydro Flask water bottle with sunflowers. ItвЂ™s can even be a fun project to add to your art journal or bullet journal. That way you can fully enjoy painting them in and experiment with different paint strokes вЂ“ without worrying about the shape and proportion of the sunflower. These easy to draw sunflowers are first drawn on by tracing them onto your canvas or wood with pencil (FREE printable stencil below). It will take your through most things you need when starting out. If youвЂ™re just starting out with acrylics paints be sure to take a look at my Ultimate Guide on Acrylic Paints. In todayвЂ™s step-by-step tutorial, IвЂ™m going to take you through the EXACT steps to first draw and then paint one of the easiest flowers to paint with acrylics вЂ“ Sunflowers! Want to learn an easy way to draw and paint a sunflower?