Hey guys! Guess who's back with her art joining Sensei's #Drawitbetter contest? It's your local artsy nerd! Yay! I am so glad to go back to my art and have it published in steemit contests. You see my creative mind doesn't work when it comes to deciding on a topic to write here. The very reason I am grateful for such an opportunity as @sirsensei's art contest. Without hesitation, the moment I found out the theme for this week my eyes began to sparkle and the excitement really runs through my veins. I love painting *Florals* not just because it's girly but because I find joy in seeing and painting it. And although I am not the good *(yet)* I make sure to enjoy every step and journey. Back to the contest, I was planning to paint a bouquet of loose florals but ended up painting cherry blossoms instead. I love Cherry blossoms so bad, but sometimes I get frustrated because I haven't fully learned how to do it. I once remember observing an artist painting cherry blossoms, but it was a year ago and I stopped studying it so basically I forgot the tips and all. But still, I wanted to give it a shot tonight. ![IMG_-89k44p.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWh5eipyBjBFMEZFmRZV6hdtGsTrVWwyozVpSGhzStbhS/IMG_-89k44p.jpg) Presenting @dyinkfinity's version of cherry blossoms. I've been always fascinated by Sakura or cherry blossoms. Aside from my dream country is Japan, cherry blossoms also give me Joy and peace. It's been a while since the last time I painted Cherry blossoms. So allow me to share the process how did I come up with this output. First thing I did was to paint the whole paper with mild color blue that represents the skies. Then I painted the branches on sides. ![IMG_20180725_222614.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmX3x9Vr2cb27qqqn5S5cHGrxUiefFQN32ZfBjZ5g6KUho/IMG_20180725_222614.jpg) It's up to you how dark the hue of branches. As for me, I added some black below to add some shadow effect. Next, I did was the petals of cherry blossoms by starting on light pink and later on overlay it with the darker hue of pink. ![IMG_20180725_223236.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVFPUUrsv243Ea5ebjeTUBnoF8buteMhWvdMAUsv8KCDV/IMG_20180725_223236.jpg) After that I put some pink watercolor and tapped the paper while wet to leave pinkish background that serves as shadows of falling cherry blossoms. Then I added some greeny leaves, I know but as I mentioned earlier, thia is my version of cherry blossoms. ![IMG_20180725_223752.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNrVBZiYRDpkSkRjirgJ9NQP5Rghnn67q93g8SpgBD79b/IMG_20180725_223752.jpg) Just let the paint went dry and there you have it. Your cherry blossom is done. Here's a closer look on the watercolor. ![IMG_20180725_223933.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYL92YWheUymkZnN7sNdjFc5RB7RXbTUNvRkkgSokFu7B/IMG_20180725_223933.jpg) And to finally sum up everything, here's the lists of materials I used. >Canson watercolor postcard Raphael Petit Brush Winsor and newton cotman watercolor Simballion watercolor ________________________________________ I was drafting this post last night and I didn't noticed that the post of @sirsensei's was already on the 8th day. Sad I wasn't able to join the contest. But nevertheless I'm still posting this. Hihi ---------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for reading! ✨ ![videotogif_2018.07.06_00.20.36.gif](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmbnDDw5tT8pTKVoLQoJaUBfp7k77D2oM884MVVkFZWgvx) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Hi guys!! I highly encourage you all to vote @steemgigs as your witness to show our support for @surpassinggoogle. Just type the witness' name on the first box. [vote](https://steemit.com/~witnesses)