July Challenge (Patreon)

Hi everyone,

For July’s painting challenge, we’re painting a vase with leaves.

The reference photo, taken by Stocksnap from Pixabay, is attached along with a line drawing for you to download.

I loved the milkshake paintings you did for last month's challenge- they were so good!!

Don’t forget that July is World Watercolor Month and if you share a painting on social media - tag it with #WorldWatercolorMonth.

Painting on your own, without a tutorial, has lots of advantages. It helps you find and develop your own style. You'll get better at solving problems and really sharpen your eye for details like light, shadow, and colour transitions. Plus, there's nothing quite like the feeling of finishing a painting all by yourself - it’s such a confidence booster. It also pushes you to experiment more, leading to some exciting and unexpected artistic discoveries.

Feel free to share your finished paintings in the chat area on Patreon, or, if you're a member of our Facebook group or Discord group, you can post them there. Don’t worry about it - we’re all learning and growing as artists at our own pace. If your painting doesn’t come out the way you wanted and you’re not sure about sharing it, that’s totally fine. Have fun- that's all that matters.