National Donut Day!

June 5 is National Donut Day! I have a real sweet tooth, so my solution (to avoid eating 500 of them) is to paint them instead!

To celebrate Donut Day, here's a little download you can print and give to your coworkers, friends, or family - with a fresh donut of course! Just click on the image below to open up the full size, then press print. Easy peasy.

Leave me a comment and tell me what your absolute favorite type of donut is. I'm partial to Krispy Kreme original glazed myself. 

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Sketching Donut Day thumbnails in my Sketchbook.

Free Watercolor Wallpapers: Spring

Spring is finally here, and along with all that Spring cleaning, it's time to brighten up your phones, tablets and desktops! So I painted you some free, downloadable wallpapers for all of your devices. 

Just sign up to the Brown Paper Bunny newsletter (I promise to only send you fun things) and you'll get the secret link to the wallpapers.

These floral watercolor pretties are available for Desktop, iPad, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6, and iPhone 5s. Here's a little sneak peek...

Fashion Illustration Croquis

The Golden Globes Awards are tomorrow, and I can't wait! All those beautiful, luxurious gowns on the red carpet...oh my! And I guess I'm looking forward to the actual awards ceremony too. ;)

I'm planning to illustrate my favorite gowns live, as they make their appearance on the red carpet, so make sure you're following @BrownPaperBunny on Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat!

In order to capture my favorites quickly, I've pre-drawn some fashion illustration croquis (templates). I looked up last year's Golden Globes and found the most common poses, and started sketching. And then I thought, what if other people sketched along with me, how much fun would that be!?

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So I'm making my quick croquis sketches available as a free download, in hopes that you'll join me in sketching some fashion! The Golden Globes will be televised live on NBC's E! at 5pm ET, so sharpen those pencils! Make sure you tag @BrownPaperBunny on any drawings / paintings you upload, so I can check them out!

I usually use fashion illustration croquis in one of two ways. Either I draw them in pen or marker, and put them behind my drawing paper as a loose template, or I actually transfer them straight onto my paper and draw over the top. The choice is yours, print these out and have some fun!

So, what are your red carpet predictions for the Golden Globes? Think we'll see bold colors, or neutrals and metallics?

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If you’re new here, I’m Jessica — a watercolor artist and fashion illustrator from Australia (but now living in Seattle, Washington). I’d love to connect on social media, come say hi on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter @BrownPaperBunny! 

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