Storybook
Warm gouache, soft and rounded, like the picture books you grew up with.
Lovely for: little ones and family books
Make a book in this styleSix ways to draw them
Every book can be drawn in any of these. Here is the same afternoon, painted six times, so you can choose with your eyes.
Watercolour
Loose washes and fine ink lines on white paper. Gentle and grown-up.
Lovely for: graduations, grandparents, keepsakes
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Clear line
Crisp outlines and flat colour, like a classic European comic album.
Lovely for: adventures, big kids, adults who never grew up
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Retro print
Four inks and a little grain, like a mid-century travel poster.
Lovely for: birthdays, couples, design lovers
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Modern
Calm colours and simple shapes, as in today’s magazine illustration.
Lovely for: birthdays and gifts for grown-ups
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Oil painting
Rich brushstrokes and warm light, painted like a gallery portrait.
Lovely for: engagements, weddings, anniversaries
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