This book is very detailed and suitable for beginners; Boudon starts from the very basics of color theory, paints, and brushes before building her readers up to the art of watercolor.

I really liked the “Getting know your colours” part. The different sort of combinations were so interesting and gave me so much inspiration to what sort of palettes I could create. It made me understand color theory on a different level.

The section on painting lessons was very well done. Where some books often gloss over the techniques, DIY Watercolor Flowers goes in depth to the step by step process on how to create beautiful flowers, all while including small tips and tricks.

The whole layout of the book was just beautiful. With the photographs and watercolor images, the whole book maintained a soft light palette than went well with the text. It was just a joy to read and brush through.

The book provides so many easy lesson on how to draw flowers, which would go great on any journalling medium or art piece.

A lovely book for anyone wanting to learn or build on painting skills and techniques.
An in depth, complete step by step guide to painting watercolour flowers.

Some lovely ideas for things to do with the skill learnt too
Very useful guide.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an Arc of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I found this book utterly inspiring. It is beautifully set out, with clear and colourful tutorials. Everything about it is completely yummy and makes me want to try out all the exercises, and of course rush out and buy a few new paint colours! Wonderful clear instructions for beginner watercolourists, and inspiring lessons to encourage trying a lovely loose style for more advanced painters. Highly recommended.
Thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. The opinions expressed are my own.

Beautiful drawings and illustrations. Easy to read and follow. Thoroughly enjoyed browsing this and I'm excited to try some of the techniques.

I can paint! Who would've guessed??

This was a great book for someone who knows that there is a painter deep inside of themselves but has no idea where to start.

The illustrations were gorgeous and the tutorials were very useful for beginners without being condescending in any way. I highly recommend!

This is my favorite watercolor book of the year. The watercolors remind me of Yao Cheng’s work. I hope the artist makes more books. Tutorials are beautiful and easy to follow.

It took me some time to read this. I had to sit with my paint brushes so I could follow through. Great instructions, easy to follow and pictures to guide you through... Not to blame the book but my flowers never come out that nice. Might be the skills.

I like reading about step by step instructions and that's what the book had. I wish they had a bigger variety of flowers and more complicated flowers also. Overall a great book for someone who is just starting to do some watercoloring.

Thank you Netgalley and SewandSo for the ARC. Can't wait to see what beautiful flowers my nieces can paint.

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. DIY Watercolor Flowers is a beautifully illustrated book by Marie Boudon. She does a good job of presenting " how to" advise even a beginning or want to be artist can understand. Much info is given in regard to brushes, paints, quality of paper, etc. I enjoyed reading this book and look forward to trying some of the authors techniques.

This book did not translate well with the downloaded Kindle format, but the pictures seemed well photographed and I’m sure it looks very pretty in the hardcover version.

I love the concept of this book but the formatting of the review copy file was so wonky that it was impossible to review accurately.

I think the ultimate test of a book's usability and enjoyment is whether you come back to it--particularly in the case of educational books. And for DIY Watercolor Flowers, I've found myself returning to it again and again. Not all of the techniques nor supplies were new to me, but the way in which they are presented was fresh as well as an easy read. I really enjoyed the short section on color mixing and wished that was longer! Where this book really shines is in the florals and painting tutorials. Very easy to follow and just lovely examples for each. Excellent watercolor book for beginners, but helpful for watercolorists of any skill level that maybe needs a fresh look at florals (or whom is unfamiliar with painting florals).

In here there is different exercises. It shows different examples and photographs used. It tells you about flowers, foliage, creating your own palette, texture. A number of projects shown with what was shown earlier.

This is a beautiful book and I am so excited to be experimenting with paint. I am a true novice so if I can do this, anyone can! A true gem of a book. Thank you to the publishers and NetGalley for the ARC.

Who doesn’t remember painting with watercolors when they were in elementary school? I remember that white plastic box with the primary colors smile. But I am no artist and that was years ago…and yet this book made me go to the local craft store and buy some paper, paints and brushes so I could explore them all over again as an adult!

I love the simple explanation of techniques and the easy to follow instructions to painting a few of your own flowers. Will I be showing my work any time soon? Not likely, but I will be enjoying the colors, creativity and reconnecting with happier and simpler times.

A pleasure to read and even more fun when you get your hands on the paints and begin painting. What a great book that took me from reading to doing and memories along for the ride!

DIY Watercolor Flowers by Marie Boudon is an instructional book. There are color photographs and detailed instructions about everything from choosing the correct supplies to paint projects. The photos show step by step how to paint each type of flower..
There is plenty of material in here for a new painter to learn how to paint flowers. I plan to use the instructions to paint flowers on wedding cakes.

This how-to book is a wonderful resource for anyone who would like to explore the world of flower watercolor painting. The author gives step by step guidance to accomplish beautiful work with the medium of watercolor.
Fantastic resource!!

I have purchased my fair share of watercolors, but nothing ever turns out the way I want it to, probably because I jump in and don't know what I'm doing. I loved the first half of this book that focused on value, saturation, creating palates, technique for blending, etc. That's all information I probably should have looked into before picking up a brush and pretending like I knew what I was doing. I can't wait to give some of her exercises a try.

I was underwhelmed with the second half of the book, which is the how-to paint florals section. It starts with a flower/plant directory, which shows each flower as a 4 step process. However, step one is already so detailed and looks better than any attempt I would ever be able to make as a final product, let alone just the first step. I haven't even attempted anything yet and I'm already frustrated, because I know my step 1 won't ever look like that. I was hoping there would be more of a breakdown, like "paint this shape" to kick things off, rather than step 1 of painting a rose being "paint a rose." I may give it a shot, but I don't have high hopes or expectations of myself :/

Thanks Netgalley for the ARC!

I have been watercoloring for years and this book was still so much fun to review. The first chapter talks a lot about the basic techniques including paint, brushes, paper and just learning how to mix and use color. This section was a great reminder for me of certain things and I especially enjoyed the information on mixing colors and creating a palette. I am not a trained artist but love creating art. Bible Journaling, cardmaking and scrapbooking are a few of the hobbies where I love the opportunity to use watercolors. Bible Journaling is probably the number 1 place where I love to use watercolors. They usually do not bleed through the Bible pages and you can still see the text through he paint.

My favorite section in this book and the reason I will be purchasing a physical copy of this book is Chapter 2: Plant Directory. This has to be one of the best how to paint flowers step by step that I have seen recently. Most books will show the perspective by using a pen or pencil but I love that this is actually watercoloring painting step by step. I have tried multiple times to paint a poppy and anemone and mine have not quiet looked like theirs. After following their step by step instructions I was able to begin making it look like the real flowers. The 3rd chapter in this book is also great because it talks about the flower compositions. This is important on learning how to space flowers out when you are trying to make a bouquet of flowers. Peonies are probably one of my favorite flowers and the information about painting peonies and the peony pattern made me smile.

This is an excellent book for someone new to watercoloring or for the someone that has been using watercolor for years. I love learning new ideas and how to make watercoloring easier.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book.

I thought this book would be entirely about how to make flowers using the watercolor paint technique. Instead it was a rally thorough introduction to watercoloring with some follow up details on how to apply the introductory lessons to painting flowers. If you are a moderately experienced watercolor painter, this book may be too basic for you. However if you are new to the medium, this is a perfect how to book.

This is a lovely, easy to follow book for anyone wanting to learn to paint watercolour flowers. It is beautifully illustrated and so easy to follow. The author makes it look effortless and encourages anyone to have a go. It is quite basic so is aimed at the beginner/intermediate level. You can just pick up a paintbrush and have a go. Lovely book, thank you