A Pretty Sewing Pattern Still-Life

Hi friends! It’s July which means World Watercolor Month! I love this daily painting challenge! When I saw that the prompt for day 1 was pattern, I had to dig through my vintage sewing patterns and notions and set up a still life!

Since I knew I wanted to take my time with this one I decided to paint it in my studio (instead of on the deck where I usually paint my WWM paintings) and film the process. You can watch the timelapse below and then hop over to Critique Club for the real-time, narrated tutorial. Critique Club is $5 a month and you get access to 133 long, in-depth, and narrated art tutorials (2 new ones added each month!) monthly creative prompts, and the ability to post your art for feedback from me. If that sounds like something that would benefit you click here to learn more or sign up! Now on to the time-lapse!

Supplies (affiliate links used)

• Books: Figure Poses for Fashion Illustrators by Sha Tahmasebi and Fahionpedia by Fashionary

• Arches watercolor paper block cold pressed 9×12

• M Graham Watercolors

• Watercolor brushes

• Colored pencils: Prismacolor and Procolour

• Artme Fineliner set

Have a safe and festive Independence Day to my fellow Americans, and a wonderful Thursday to everyone else. Happy crafting!