III Craft & Technique
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brush by brush

How a bouquet is built

1
The stem sets the flow
One continuous stroke of the cat-hair brush defines the entire composition's rhythm and balance.
2
Petals from the fingertip
A single press of the painter's fingertip or thumb yields the feathery one-stroke mark that no vector can mimic.
3
Viburnum clusters anchor
Bundles of cherry-red kalyna berries are dotted last, grounding the bouquet with their weight and warmth.
4
Light bends through varnish
A clear lacquer overcoat seals the pigments and casts a deep sheen across the black lacquer ground.
This is the Petrykivka Folk Painting design system, applied by Curio Design — a design-style library for AI agents. Full Petrykivka Folk Painting guide → designbycurio.com/learn/ukrainian-petrykivka-floral-paint