I would paint the flowers first then be faced with the depressing sight of a white background with no clue how to proceed.
SOUND FAMILAR?
Then slowly I solved the problem (you can rest assured any problem you might have, I have been there in your shoes
1) Using only 300lb paper for florals.
2) Soaked the paper in clean water on both sides, making sure the interior of the paper stayed wet.
3) Flooded rich dark (non-staining) colors onto the wet surface.
4) The images of the florals are then lifted during different stages of the drying process.
5) White petals are lifted first, middle value petals next, finally dark values last. By this time the paper is getting "dryish".
Remember 300lb. paper takes a long time to dry.
Happy Painting - Jim P.S will try to look up some paintings in this technique and send them to you in the next few days.
By: Jim Black
