Whoops....sorry

I just finished a new craft and I just realized I didn't make a step by step tutorial for it! I feel beyond guilty. The only positive is that a new craft will finally be posted.

I've been obsessing over Lilly Pulitzer prints lately. They're so bright and colorful and inspiring! One of my favorite prints is Chiquita Bonita. It's so whimsical!

      

Gorgeous right?! So the print looks simple enough and after learning that the artists at Lilly hand paint these designs I figured I could try it! Now, the only tip I can give on this project for you Lilly artists is that you have to commit to it. When you're starting off, the pattern looks like it's practically doomed. But the more layers and accents you add the better it gets! I wish I would've taken pictures along the way but oh well. 

I painted my hairbrush because I didn't have any canvases. I figured it'd be okay to personalize it anyways.

 

I'm so proud of it! I'll try to explain my process but it could be hard to follow. I'm a terrible blogger, I know. 

My brush was a pink color so I had to paint the back of it white. After that, I grabbed the light blue color and began drawing the large seashells in random areas. Make sure to add the dots within the seashells! 

After that I painted the green conch shells. I drew a spiral and then drew contour lines to help define the shape. These were all placed directly near the blue large shells are were of roughly equal size. 

The light pink shells came next. I tried to make them slightly smaller but not much smaller since the navy shells were the smallest. 

The starfish were next. I drew a five point star and then dotted the inside. You don't want to fill it in completely! There should be some white poking through. 

Now time for the yellow shells! I started by drawing a triangle then lines underneath it with varying thickness. The lines are more like little rectangles. I finished the shell by adding another triangle. 

Now the navy shells. These are both the 

typical shells and the conch shells. These need to be the smallest in size.

Finally, fill in the white areas with navy dots, or swirls of green and yellow. Basically, do it to your personal taste and what is aesthetically pleasing to you.

Hopefully that somewhat made sense! If not, I'm sure I'll do another tutorial of some Lilly inspired prints!