February Birth Flowers Drop Cap Tutorial

February Birth Flowers Drop Cap Tutorial. Learn how to create this floral drop cap in Procreate by following my video lesson!

If you haven’t completed the January Birth Flowers Drop Cap Tutorial, start there and then come back to this tutorial.

We’ll be building upon what we learned last month to create this lovely February Floral Drop Cap.

Violets and Primrose flowers are the two birth flowers for this month. I used both flower types in this illustrative lettering.

Don’t forget to Google them and study some real photos of the flowers to help you create your hand-drawn florals.

iPad and Apple Pencil
Procreate App
Primrose and Violet Color Palette (download it free HERE)
A Variety of Procreate Brushes. I created this Drop Cap and artwork using brushes from my Procreate Brush Kits.
Drop Cap Reference Sheet. I created a worksheet you can print and reference as we work through the step together.
Brush Calligraphy “F” Practice Sheet. Use this as a warm-up exercise or to trace for the tutorial itself.

Here are the basic steps for this artwork. I’ll walk you through them in the video below.

Draw the calligraphic “F”.
Draw the Primrose and Violet flowers, each on their own layer.
Fill the “F” you’ve created with florals by duplicate the flowers repeatedly, adjusting the size, color, and angle of each flower as you go. If you max out the allowed layers in Procreate, you’ll need to combine some layers as necessary.
Add leaves, vines, and hearts. Use clipping masks to add shading/textures as desired.
Add the background, shadow, and some shading to you Floral Drop Cap.

You can also watch this video over on my YouTube channel.

In case you want to skip or re-watch any portions of the tutorial, here are the timestamps for each section.

00:00 Intro
00:14 Welcome + Overview
01:16 Reference Sheet + Brush Calligraphy Practice Sheet
02:28 Creating the Calligraphic “F”
03:19 Creating and Arranging the Florals
06:05 Adding the Leaves, Vines, and Hearts (includes adding textures using clipping masks)
11:10 Adding Floral Details
12:23 Background, Shadow, and Shading
16:01 Closing Remarks

I hope you enjoyed this month’s lesson. Stay tuned for next month’s Floral Drop Cap Tutorial!