Realistic Paper Flower Design
A course by Manuela Maya RendónDesigner
A course by Manuela Maya Rendón, Designer
Learn techniques to create flowers from scratch, using paint and paper to create unique compositions
Imagine a world where flowers never wilted. Learn how to make paper stems, petals, leaves, and buds from scratch. Create unique compositions with Manuela Maya, designer, creator of La Fleuristerie, and expert in paper transformations.
In this course, learn techniques to create paper flower arrangements inspired by nature and discover your inner florist.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 20 downloads
Natural References and Color Palette
8 minutes, 37 seconds
Materials to Make Paper Flowers
3 minutes, 8 seconds
Let's Talk about the Paper
4 minutes, 6 seconds
Botanical Template
8 minutes, 7 seconds
Technique 1: Basic Technique and Assembly of the Daisy
18 minutes, 21 seconds
Technique 2: Intermediate Technique
15 minutes, 51 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start the course by meeting Manuela Maya, who tells you the story behind La Fleuristerie, her botanical design studio. She also talks about her professional background and explains what motivated her to focus her career on creating paper flowers.
In the next unit, go over the materials needed to make your botanical ideas bloom, including different types of paper, colors, and decorative elements to give your flowers a highly detailed and realistic look. Learn how to create molds for different types of flower species so you can design a variety of stunning arrangements.
Next, Manu teaches you different techniques and how to apply them to assemble your flowers using nature as your guide. Then, put the finishing touches on your creations by adding color highlights, specks, and spots to give them a realistic look.
Lastly, create your final composition by arranging your flowers into a single bouquet following Manuela's arrangement tips.
What is this course's project?
Craft two different flower species with their distinct buds and petals, make as many as you want, and create an everlasting floral composition.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Illustrators, designers, artists, creatives, and nature lovers.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge is needed to take this course, just some manual dexterity and the desire to create, paint, and learn.
The materials for this course include different colored crepe paper, liquid silicone, scissors, gel crayons, markers, dead soft wire, pliers, and a ruler.
Reviews
- 2 months ago
O curso realmente ensina o passo a passo detalhado para fazer as flores, folhas e outras partes das plantas que dão o toque de realismo, isso é um diferencial comparado aos tutoriais que vemos soltos na internet.
- 3 months ago
Es un curso precioso y muy inspirador.
- 6 months ago
Me gustó ❤️
- 7 months ago
Excellent cours pour la création de fleurs
- dief96PLUS8 months ago
¡Muy bien explicado, a buen ritmo, es fácil comprender y avanzar con la metodología aplicada
She is the founder of La Fleuristerie, a botanical design studio that grew out of her love for nature, design, and art where she creates hand-painted paper flowers. Her work is a tribute to nature and a realistic recreation achieved through technique, research, and observation.
Her delicate, precise, and realistic style has led her to work with designers like Barajas Marín and different jewelers, and her arrangements have brightened the lives of couples around the world.
Content
- U1
Presentation
- Presentation
- Influences
- U2
Paper Floristry
- Natural References and Color Palette
- Materials to Make Paper Flowers
- Let's Talk about the Paper
- Botanical Template
- U3
The techniques
- Technique 1: Basic Technique and Assembly of the Daisy
- Technique 2: Intermediate Technique
- Paint and Details
- Assembly of the Protagonist Flower
- Cocoons
- U4
Floristry
- Our Florist
- Let's Put Together the Project
- FP
Final project
- Realistic Paper Flower Design
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FAQs
You’ll learn how to create realistic paper flowers using origami, modeling, and painting techniques, plus how to arrange floral compositions and choose the right materials for each project.
This course is designed for people with basic to intermediate crafting skills; you don’t need to be an expert, but some prior hands-on experience is recommended.
You’ll need crepe paper, scissors, floral wire, floral tape, hot glue, brushes, crayons or markers, and some basic crafting tools.
The course covers floral origami, petal and leaf modeling, wire assembly, painting and detailing with markers, and composing realistic floral arrangements.
You’ll be able to create daisies, lilies, foliage, accent and focal flowers, as well as buds and arrangements adaptable to various decorative styles.
Yes, you’ll learn how to add color, shading, texture, and fine details with brushes, crayons, and markers to give each flower a natural look.
The course teaches you how to identify paper weights, textures, and types like crepe and cardstock, so you can pick the best material for the effect you want.