LEXI K.

I'm a picture book maker, surface designer, and maker of many things on a journey to build a creative practice that brings more confidence, joy, and connection to everyday moments. You want that too? I send out weekly emails with goodies like art tips + tricks, tutorials, occasional promotions, and insights into building more creativity into the everyday. I'd love to share with you!

Aug 20 • 1 min read

Happy Tutorial Tuesday! Fresh strawberries + a new palette!


Watch my mini tutorial here! In this tutorial, I used fresh strawberries to inspire a simple gouache paint study and loved the palette that developed from it. Here are 3 big things that I learned from this painting: Mix your own "red". When I think of the color of a strawberry, I think red, but I challenged myself not to use red paint for this study. Instead, I mixed my own red-inspired color using Opera Pink (hot pink) and Vermillion (neon orange) and found such an energetic color that gives...