Daisy - so simple yet so sophisticated.

I’ve prepared a compilation of famous paintings with daisies and botanical illustrations, characters and even a pattern.

How would you draw a daisy? Oh, there are so many ways: abstract, loose, botanical - therefore more realistic or even transform it into a personified character.

Below you can find my take on daisies.

3x3 Design Challenge from @sketchdesignrepeat

A pattern design challenge 3 weeks with 3 prompts (from there the name) with its pop-up facebook group and moodboards. Just lovely and very well time paced. What did I create? 3 pattern collections of what I love most: “Sea life - shells and corals”.

Monday February 27th, 2023 - *FREE* FIVE WAYS TO MONETISE YOUR DESIGNS, EXPERIENCE AND CREATIVITY from @makeitindesign or https://makeitindesign.com/ and the Adobe Live: Digitising Your Doodles and Creating Pattern Designs

Very explanatory self paced course from Make it in design led by @rachaeltaylor_

My favorite module is definitely “FREELANCING AND DESIGN COMMISSIONS” that explains very well and from own experience how the licensing business works.

A big takeaway for me is from the Adobe life session on how a pattern can be created from the different bits and pieces from the same objects, negative space included.

Monday 20th of March - Friday, March 24th Creative Recovery Challenge from @jennarainey

You join a private group and get the Creative Recovery Journal and follow the 6 days guidance exploring the 5 prompts. A very intimate and introspective exploration of the creative process and how to unblock your creativity. For this I’ve taken my notes, my reflections and created a painting from the inspirational poem that was shared - The Journey by David Whyte

Mar 20, 2023 Monday,  - Saturday, Apr 1, 2023 Sketchbook revival 2023 - online workshop from @karenabend (recordings available up to 20th of April or more if you decide to pay for it)

13 days of pure creative exploration, almost finished. This year there is a theme - color, so a lot of tips and techniques for using color.

Numerous techniques to explore and put in your sketchbook such as watercolor, collage and more are shown from artists with very different backgrounds. I personally especially enjoyed the session from Karen Stamper - “Colorful Characters: Let’s party with easy to create, quirky collage figures dressed for the carnival!”

#CreateWithCatCoq challenge - Create a floral mandala inspired by the Spring season from @

catoq

#makingarteveryday March Theme: Letters from @bardotbrush

#spoonflowerchallenge - East Fork: Butter & Piglet from Spoonflower 

Will talk about these next month, but just for you to be on the lookout for it:

Tuesday, April 4, 12pm EDT or Weds, April 5 at 9am GMT / 6pm AEST - Live Workshop - Build a Portfolio That Sells with Shannon McNab 

No due date - Sketchbooking Your Style by  @laurenlesleystudio It's an online pre-recorded free workshop that can help you find your style and fill some pages in your sketchbook.

April the 5th  - Path to Portfolio workshop by @genna.blackburn

#ourplanetweek, #onetreeplanted and #letsdrawthechange from https://www.ourplanetweek.com/ - illustration movement, educational even about the environment founded by Asia Orlando (@asiaorlando_)

#monthofmasters - all year challenge that I love, because knowing the past, studying the referents of painting can help you improve.

#challengebycharly - new hashtag created by Charly Clements @charlyclements This month  - create a pattern inspired by your favourite food

#funwithfaces - by Charly Clements

#CreateWithCatCoq  - each week new prompts

The World of Ornament by A Rachinet & A. Dupont Auberville  - TASCHEN

Two greatest 19th-century catalogs of ornaments in one book. It features designs from medieval times through to the 19th century in styles as diverse as Egyptian, Etruscan, or Middle Eastern, this book is dedicated to decoration.

The Professional Creative by Bonnie Christine

Packed with information on surface design, how to manage your creative business an more.

Procreate 

A versatile software, paper feel drawings and doodling, ideal for making almost any kind of drawing or creative project. It's not pricy at all and has intuitive hand gestures.

As digital art supplies:

Pressed Flowers brushes for Procreate from @alainajensen 

A treat for those loving flowers as the brushes are made from real pressed flowers. A lot of Youtube painting tutorials available that I recommend you to watch here.

For a different look and feel - botanical drawing I love the  The Effortless Flower Brush set by @Freya.art

Art supplies

Loving my watercolors from Daniel Smith, a lot of texture going on, but just lovely for loose watercolor painting. The colors picked for Jean Haines’ Master Artist Watercolor Set are perfect for florals.

With these you can go ahead and if missing inspiration enter to the the free section of the Online Art School of Jean Haine where you have some free tutorials at https://watercolourinspiration.com/