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Watercolor Nursery Illustration Tutorial

Learn to create this cute little red winter sock nursery illustration.

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/watercolor-red-socks-card-tutorial • Posted by Drishti D.

My today’s illustration is a little red winter sock. I love this design because it strikes a perfect balance between being playful and artsy. Learn how to create this nursery illustration to brighten up your child’s lovely place of sleep.

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

My today’s illustration is a little red winter sock. I love this design because it strikes a perfect balance between being playful and artsy. Learn how to create this nursery illustration to brighten up your child’s lovely place of sleep.

Instructions

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    Start with taking a watercolor card stock or use any watercolor paper with a thickness of or above 225 gsm and get it cut into any size you prefer. To begin with draw the outline of the socks as shown with a HB pencil. Very lightly!

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    Next paint the toes, heel and the cuff ribbing using the Crimson Red paint with a size 4 round brush. Feel free to darken by apply 2 or 3 strokes or controlling the amount of water.

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    The body of the sock needs to be filled with random patterns and elements. I started from the toe section and proceeded gradually toward the top.

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    Now to make the socks pop up I added threading using my white Gel Pen. This contrast in color helps to create a playful look.

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    If you see some negative blank space around your socks, you can fill that up by adding some ornamental motifs around the socks as shown. I used a black Uniball gel pen to do so. This marks the end of your illustration.