🏖️Summertime Watercolor Sketch Tutorial (Patreon)

Summer has officially arrived, and today we are painting a bright and cheerful beach sketch filled with sunshine, warm sand and holiday vibes ☀️

In this lesson, we will create a colorful scene with flip-flops, a starfish and a bottle of sunscreen resting on the beach. It’s a fun and relaxing project that captures the feeling of a carefree summer day by the sea.

This sketch is perfect for practicing vibrant watercolor washes, soft shadows, sandy textures and simple expressive details. Step by step, we will build the illustration while exploring bright summer colors and creating a light, joyful atmosphere.

The lesson includes a detailed step-by-step tutorial, reference photo and tracing template, so you can simply relax and enjoy the watercolor sketching process.

Whether you're dreaming about your next seaside holiday or simply want to bring a little sunshine into your sketchbook, this lesson is a wonderful way to celebrate the start of summer 🌊✨

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

Quinacridone Red PV19 [Daniel Smith] (Carmine PV19)

Cobalt Violet PV14 [M.Graham]

Cadmium Yellow Medium PY35 [Whits Nights] (Indian Yellow PY150 [M.Graham])

Lemon Yellow PY3 [Daniel Smith]

Light Ochre PY43 [Daniel Smith]

Ultramarine PB29 [Daniel Smith]

Phthalo Blue PB15 [Daniel Smith] (Cyan PB15)

Burnt Umber PBr7 [Daniel Smith] (Van Dyke Brown PR102/PBk8 [Jackson's])

Cerulean Blue PB28 [Sennelier]

Turquoise Green PG50 [Sennelier]

May Green PG7, PY151 [Schmincke] (May Green PG7/PY3 [White Nights])

Azo Orange PO62 [M. Graham] (Cadmium Orange PO20 [White Nights])

Share your sketch:

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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