Lately I caught a lot of inspiration from nature and painted a lot. If I were asked what I could draw in any mood, with any materials and regardless of payment, I would definitely answer that these are greenery, plants, flowers and floral patterns.
And I want to share with you one of my process.
That's how it was. Step-by-step
Usually the idea of the illustration comes spontaneously when I see something looking gorgeous. Once upon a time, my family and I were in the forest. There was the very beginning of the blueberry season. Berries were everywhere
I chose a beautiful twig and bring it home to use as a model for my illustration.
I took a big sheet of paper and drew the pencil sketch. I thoroughly studied every leaf and berry in the twig. My lines were quite saturated and redrawn many times in some places.
The sketch needed to be transfer to watercolor paper. Usually I do it on a window.
I pinned my paper on the tablet, set on the easel and began to paint.
There was a super enjoyable and meditative process.
I was painting for 1-2 hours for several days.
Almost finished, only berries left to paint.
I came up how to paint easy but berries looked juicy and realistic.
I really like how the illustration looks like. And appreciate the warm memories of one summer day that are stored in it.
