Portugal Doors: Sketchbook Study 🎨🌸 (Step-by-step Illustrations - Week 12) (Patreon)

Hi Patrons!! 🤗

For this week we will be doing a Portugal door study. You can choose your favorite ones from the references and create a sketchbook spread. You will find my tips, base layers and final illustrations, together with the materials I used, down below 🤗🥰

My tips to draw doors:

Start with simple shapesLightly create a rectangle for the doors. Keeping the base simple makes it easier to add details later.

Add architectural detailsInclude elements like door panels, handles, mail slots, ironwork, or small windows. These small details give each door its own character.

Build depth with colored pencilsUse pencils to add shadows around panels, edges, and frames.

Outline selectivelyInstead of outlining everything, emphasize only key edges (like panel borders or handles). This keeps the drawing soft and sketchy

Add life around the doorSmall elements like plants, vines, steps, or flower pots make the door feel part of a building and tell a little story.

Use color swatches while workingTest your colors next to the drawing so you can see how combinations work before adding them to the door.

Don’t aim for perfectionSlightly uneven lines and loose coloring give the doors charm and a hand-drawn feel.

Left page

I used the following Tombow brush pens as a base layer:

Tombow 126 (Light olive)

Tombow 991 (Light Ocre)

Tombow 020 (Peach) NEW

Tombow 553 (Mist purple)

Tombow 772 (Dusty rose)

Tombow 912 (Pale Cherry)

Tombow 451 (Sky Blue)

For the second layer, I used the following Faber-Castell Pencils:

Faber-Castell 278 (Chrome Oxide Green)

Faber-Castell 188 (Sanguine)

Faber-Castell 108 (Dark Cadmium Yellow) NEW

Faber-Castell 157 (Dark Indigo)

Faber-Castell 283 (Burnt Siena)

Faber-Castell 133 (Magenta) NEW

White gel pen

Right page

I used the following Tombow brush pens as a base layer:

Tombow 126 (Light olive)

Tombow 553 (Mist purple)

Tombow 133 (Chartreuse, Light green)

Tombow 772 (Dusty rose)

Tombow 451 (Sky Blue)

Tombow 990 (Light Sand) NEW or Ecoline 374 (Pink Beige)

For the second layer, I used the following Faber-Castell Pencils:

Faber-Castell 278 (Chrome Oxide Green)

Faber-Castell 157 (Dark Indigo)

Faber-Castell 283 (Burnt Siena)

Faber-Castell 226 (Alizarin Crimson)

I wish you all lots of fun with this week's illustrations, and don't hesitate to ask me any questions or show your illustrations in the group chat 🤗

Celyn 🌸