🍅 Tomatoes Watercolor Sketch Tutorial (Patreon)

Today is all about creating a bright and juicy watercolor sketch of fresh tomatoes on the vine.

We'll focus on painting smooth, glossy surfaces, capturing rich reds with subtle color variations, and adding crisp highlights that make the tomatoes look fresh and vibrant. You'll also learn how to keep the green stems light and expressive while creating beautiful contrast with the warm reds.

This project is perfect for practicing watercolor layering, simple shadows, and adding depth without overworking your sketch.

✨ In this lesson you'll learn:• How to paint realistic glossy highlights• Building volume with transparent watercolor layers• Creating rich reds with natural color variation• Painting expressive green stems• Finishing the sketch with ink details and lively splashes

I hope you'll enjoy painting this fresh summer subject with me!

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

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])

Cadmium Red PR108 [Sennelier]

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

Happy sketching! 🍅🎨