Dynamic Sketchbook Illustrations using Paint and Pencil with Minnie Small
Join us in this Artist-How to Series with Illustrator Minnie Small where we'll explore a range of subjects while combining and layering mediums in your sketchbook to add depth, texture, style, and finish to your paintings!
Supplies:
► Strathmore 500 Series Softcover Mixed Media Art Journal, 100% cotton (5.5 x 8”)
► Daler Rowney Aquafine Watercolor Half Pan Travel Set, 12 colors
► Maimeri Gouache
► Princeton Neptune Brush, Round 6
► Princeton Velvetouch Brush, Long Round 2
► Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils
Check out the full series below:
Video 1: Creating Depth in Simple Watercolor Fruit
In this first tutorial, you'll learn how to create depth in a watercolor fruit illustration.
Video 2: Adding Texture to Watercolor Landscapes
In this second tutorial, Minnie walks you through how to create watercolor landscapes and add texture using colored pencils.
Video 3: Stylized and Characterful Gouache Fish
Next in the series, Minnie creates stylized fish illustrations using gouache and colored pencils.
Video 4: Leafy Gouache Painting With Expressive Sketch Details
In the final tutorial of the series, you'll learn how to sketch with expressive details and create a botanical painting using gouache and colored pencils.
We hope you enjoyed following along and creating your own dynamic illustrations!
Minnie Small is a London-based artist, primarily working in gouache. With a self-taught approach, she dedicates most of her creative time to her sketchbook with experiments in mediums and subjects, from delicate botanical studies and peaceful gouache landscape scenes, to doodled illustrations of animals, fruit, buildings, and everyday household items.
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