Cup of November Watercolor Sketch Tutorial (Patreon)

☕️ Welcome to our new cozy watercolor sketch Cup of November!

This artwork is all about quiet, thoughtful moments, when nature slows down, and we start to notice small, beautiful details around us. A pinecone, a couple of mushrooms, dry branches, and a warm cup: everything that reminds us to pause and simply enjoy this peaceful season.

In this lesson, I’ll guide you step by step through the process of drawing and painting this autumn still life. You’ll learn how to work with warm muted tones, how to combine red, brown, and violet shades, and how to create a feeling of depth and softness with watercolor layers.

We’ll also explore how to use colored liners instead of black to add a unique mood and warmth to your sketches. Sometimes the choice of liner color can completely change the emotion of a piece and this lesson is a perfect example of that.

Let’s collect beautiful moments together one sketch at a time. ✨

The full Cup of November lesson is available for all members of the Dream & Draw Sketching Club on Patreon.

In this lesson I’m using a Pigma Micron liner, brown color, size 0.5.

🎨Here’s the palette we’ll use in this lesson (substitutes in parentheses):

Ultramarine PB29 [Daniel Smith]

Dioxazine Violet PV23 [Turner] (Violet PV3)

Burnt Umber PBr7 [White Nights] (or Van Dyke Brown PR102; PBk8)

Light Ochre PY43 [Daniel Smith]

Indian Yellow PY150 [Daniel Smith] (Cadmium Yellow Medium PY35 )

Quinacridone Red PV19 [Daniel Smith]

Quinacridone Coral PR209 [Daniel Smith] (Naphthol Red PR112 or Cadmium Red PR108 )

Pyrrole Orange PO73 [Daniel Smith] (Azo Orange PO62 [M.Graham])

Share your sketch:

On Instagram with the hashtag #dreamanddrawschool and tag my profile @dreamanddraw.school

In our chat 🎨Dream&Draw Club: Sketches & Homework 👉 https://www.patreon.com/dreamanddrawschool/chats (or go to Community > Chats > 🎨Dream&Draw Club: Sketches & Homework)

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Watch the preparatory lessons:

Materials video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/sketching-80343147

Liner and Pencil Practice video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/liner-and-pencil-80344410

Watercolor Practice video:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/watercolor-video-80345551