Sandra Hutter
In Modern Folk Art, popular surface pattern designer and illustrator Sandra Hutter guides you through easy-to-follow tutorials for drawing beloved folk art motifs. Along with vibrant illustrations, this beginner-friendly book provides simple instructions on everything from tools, drawing techniques, and color palettes to adding playful details, patterns, and decorative flourishes that bring your artwork to life.
First, choose your medium, whether it’s digital tools, pencils, markers, or crafting paper to cut and place. Then, using basic shapes as building blocks, have fun creating a variety of illustrations in favorite folk art themes, including:
- Florals & Botanicals: a tulip, a sunflower, a mushroom, a flower meadow, dandelions, and more
- Fruits, Veggies & Snacks: apples, strawberries, bubble tea, cake, and more
- Friendly Creatures: a butterfly, a ladybug, a variety of birds, a cat, a poodle, and more
- Everyday Objects: a roller skate, a teapot, a watering can, the sun, and more
- Holidays: a jack-o’-lantern, a Christmas tree, a Valentine’s letter in a bottle, and more
- Lettering: floral-decorated letters, letters wrapped with vines, patchwork letters, animal letters, and more
Each tutorial includes encouraging “Be Bold!” prompts that inspire you to experiment with colors, customize motifs, and develop your own creative style. You’ll also learn how to combine drawings into scenes and patterns, create your own color palettes, and turn your artwork into cards, stickers, décor, and other creative projects.
Modern Folk Art is a fun and fresh take on this timeless art style. Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or a novice, you’ll feel your creativity blossom as you build the skills and confidence to create your own cheerful folk art.
Sandra Hutter is a surface pattern designer and illustrator based in Vienna, Austria. For the past seven years, she has been running her own business and specializes in creating cheerful artwork in bold and vibrant colors for the things people love in their everyday lives. Her art has been featured on a wide range of products by companies around the world.
