RESOURCES

TO c ONTINUE BUILDING YOUR SKILLSET IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS, c HE c K OUT THE RE c OMMENDED BOOKS!

Drawing Florals: Alli Koch (@allikdesign), How to Draw Modern Florals and Florals by Hand

Fundamental Watercolor Skills: Michael Crespo, Watercolor Class

color Theory: Josef Albers, Interaction of Color and Stephen Quiller, Color Choices

BOOKS I READ FOR INSPIRATION:

Steven Pressfield, The War of Art

Madeleine L’Engle, And it was Good, A Stone for a Pillow, and Sold into Egypt

SOME OF MY FAVORITE SUPPLIES AND BRANDS IN c LUDE:

Brushes: Princeton, Arteza, Grumbacher, Winsor & Newton

Watercolor Paints: Reeves, Winsor & Newton, Van Gogh, Daniel Smith

Gouache Paints: Reeves, Arteza

Paper: 140-lb weight, cold press or rough preferred. Hot press works as well, but its lack of surface texture leads to different drying effects. Student-Grade: Canson or Strathmore // Professional Grade: Hahnemühle, Arches

Waterproof Black Pens: Sakura of America Pigma Micron Pens

Water-soluble colored Pencils: Arteza, Prismacolor

Drawing Pencils & Sharpener: Staedtler Mars HB Pencils

Eraser: Prismacolor Artgum Eraser WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN MORE FROM SARAH?

Sarah has worked with several collaborators to bring her unique style in video classes. Sarah is on Skillshare, as well as these other wonderful online options. Be sure to check out:

Sarah’s Watercolor, Gouache & Ink class at The crafter’s Box The Crafter’s Box is an education resource that collaborates with artists to build thoughtfully sourced tools & materials kits to accompany detailed, digital workshops in a variety of making techniques. In a workshop collaboration with Sarah Simon, participants dive into the wonderful world of watercolor to explore florals and Sarah’s iconic flower girl, The Plant Lady, Florence. Find out more at thecraftersbox.com.

Sarah’s Watercolor & Botanical Illustration course at the Art Summit Join Sarah, and six other art industry professionals from around the world, to dive into an in-depth Watercolor Summit workshop with over 15 hours of online downloadable classes exploring everything from fundamental techniques, color mixing, how to create depth in landscapes, pet portraits, loose florals, and realistic botanical illustrations. Find out more, and download a free mini-series at artsummits.com/sarahs.

Be sure to follow her Instagram @themintgardener for the latest updates.

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