u/No-Relationship3188

I m looking for advice on howto illustrate small flowers better .

I started my sketch book last week and first i went with alcohol markers which i enjoyed for some but they are too caricaturistic for my taste of nature and i just got in to watercolor which are new for me again.

Is there any source u know to find good references or u do it like me and get away with pinterest.

All of these are from Istanbul streets (except red spider lily which was my friends request)

I currently started to make my dream street botanical book and i was using alcohol markers for first few pages but they seemed so unnatural for a person studying botanical. I tried just 4 colors light red oxide , red violet , sap green and olive green (only the light red oxide is a half pan i m carring along me all day others are watercolor pencils.

I m thinking to put a set together or buy a set from van gogh (vibrant colors , classic or shades of nature) if i make the set i could use colors i like and i m totaly new in color making making all the colors i will love for all different plants are a bit scary