Floral Illustration Tutorials

How to Make a Vintage Rose Illustration

April 22, 2021 by Lindsey Bugbee 8 Comments
Floral Illustration Tutorials· Video

I love to enhance my surroundings with flowers, but bouquets come with a lot of responsibility. I never remember to replace the water in a vase! Furthermore, I’m notorious for letting my flowers get dry and wilted. For those reasons, I prefer floral illustrations, which require a little more work upfront but last indefinitely. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to make a detailed vintage rose illustration with the aid of several short tutorial videos.

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Watercolor Garden Mail Art Tutorial

April 15, 2021 by Lindsey Bugbee 9 Comments
Floral Illustration Tutorials· Mail Art· Video· Watercolor Tutorials

In this mail art, neutral kraft paper comes to life with a garden of watercolor flowers and shimmering bees! The playful and abundant motif provides a fun way to celebrate the changing seasons. Here’s how to make it:

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Gorgeous Gold and Watercolor Flowers Tutorial

September 3, 2020 by Lindsey Bugbee 33 Comments
Birthday Cards· Floral Illustration Tutorials· Greeting Card Tutorials· Mother's Day Cards· Thank You Cards· Tutorials· Watercolor· Watercolor Tutorials

In today’s tutorial, we’ll work some magic to make watercolor flowers that shimmer and dance in the light! Put on a good podcast or some music, get out your watercolors, and get ready to relax.

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Fabulous Floral Calligraphy Flourishes: Guest Tutorial by Jodean Cooper

March 10, 2020 by Lindsey Bugbee 20 Comments
Calligraphy· Floral Illustration Tutorials· Guest Post· Tutorials

I’m not much of a writer, but when Lindsey asked me to share a tutorial for floral calligraphy flourishes she found on my Instagram, I thought it was time to give it a go. The biggest reason I want to share is because I feel like learning to draw these flowers really changed my art life! That might sound dramatic, but before that day I never really believed I could make anything so pretty.
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“You Made This?!” Lily Drawing Tutorial

February 13, 2020 by Lindsey Bugbee 50 Comments
Floral Illustration Tutorials· Tutorials· Wall Art

Last summer, our beloved Ana wrote a series of tutorials over how to illustrate different flowers. Today, I’m following in her footsteps by showing you how to make a simple lily drawing! I love this project because all you need is a gel pen and some metallic watercolor to make it. A perfect example of how less can be more!
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The Botanical Letter Tutorial Reboot!

October 31, 2019 by Lindsey Bugbee 37 Comments
Floral Illustration Tutorials· Sketchbook· Wall Art· Watercolor Tutorials

In 2015, I wrote the original Botanical Letter Tutorial. When I redo tutorials, I normally completely replace the old tutorial with the new one. In this case, however, I think that it’s important to keep the original tutorial on the site! That way, you can see how I approached making two different letters: a “J” (in the original tutorial) and a “B” (in this tutorial). In this tutorial, we’re going to get much more detailed and — hopefully — you’ll gain better insight into how to make your own gorgeous letter! Read on to learn how to get started.
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