Geometric Watercolor Quilts

Water color quilts? Yeah Al that sounds pretty crap to me, Looks like BT aint for me either. :)

These models are totally inspired by the stunning Josie Lewis ( see her Instagram here ). It works with a lot of media ... but its water color is part of my favorite! He uses a variety of geometric designs in his work and draws in a way that requires great patience and attention to detail (lines and drawing are random). So in this lesson I use white crayons ( affiliate links ) to mark grid lines. * You can also use oil pastel.

To get started, start with 80 pound 9 x 9 white drawing paper. See the image below for folding directions.

After folding the paper to divide it into 16 squares, use a white crayon (or oil crayon) to draw all the folding lines. Once you have it, you will use this crayon to draw a diagonal line that crosses all the squares on both sides (to create x).

Once you're done, it's time to start drawing!

The watercolor set I used in my examples is actually from Josie Lewis's site ( link here ) ... but you can really use any type of watercolor.

How you draw each triangle really depends on you and the objectives of the lesson. You can draw triangles in random colors using a specific color scheme (I like the concept of analog colors in each square), or even using shadows and shadows.

Once you've drawn each triangle, it's time to move on to adding textures and patterns using oil pastels! In my examples, I have chosen oil pastels, which go well with most watercolors.

I definitely love this! I can't wait to get back to work and do this lesson with some high school students (of course use analog color)! Can you imagine how great a hall show would be with so many?