Paint with me a Water Lily for my Bullet Journal Cover Page July 2024 with Gouache and Pencils

Coloring the water lily was more of a challenge than I initially expected. It was a happy moment for me when I removed it from the backing and glued it into my Bullet Journal as a cover page for July 2024.
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00:09 Why I chose the water lily.
00:37 Using Gouache a bit like watercolor paint.
00:57 Layering from light colors to darker ones.
01:48 Darkening the water lily pond with a color mix of dark blue, brown and black.
02:19 Supporting the natural curve of the leaf with my brushstrokes.
03:19 Activating the gouache on paper to soften the brushstrokes.
04:17 Drawing the pink details of the water lily with pencil.
08:50 Shadowing a water lily petal.
10:53 Coloring the flower pollen.
11:40 Writing the word July in calligraphic swash font.
13:25 Glueing the water lily drawing in my Bullet Journal.
14:15 The BuJo monthly spread
15:37 Some art releated notes for July in my Bullet Journal

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Loving this 🥰

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Thank you!