hi, i’m julie, nice to meet you!

Then: A girl with an obsession for pictures, colors, patterns...lots of coloring books and that oh so wonderful box of Crayola crayons. The big box, you know the one, with burnt umber, maize, and orchid, and the built-in sharpener.

Now: An iPad and a computer rather than a coloring book, and a whole lot more colors than there were even in the big box of crayons, but I still experience that same joy at the simple pleasure of capturing what I see and creating anything I can imagine. Do what you love, love what you do.

So, I'm an artist, a surface pattern designer, and a digital brush creator. I’m the lead artist and designer for Silver Birch Studio. Also the web designer, accountant, communications, marketing…you get the idea. I love sharing my knowledge through my YouTube tutorials and social media.

Inspiration: Nature, nature, and, ah, nature. Flowers, lots of flowers. My iPad is my studio, and it goes everywhere with me, because you never know when creativity will call.

True confessions: The only way to get my iPad away from me is over my dead body. I'm addicted to Procreate, and obsessed with making Procreate brushes. I love bubbles, as in the kind that come in sparkling wine, and all things both salty and sweet.

~ Julie McMillan

julie@silverbirchstudio.com

i’m fairly social - how about you?

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It’s been a rainy few days here, which is great for the plants and not so much for my energy levels. So some sunshine in the form of watercolor - I was going for sunrise colors here! This is not a repeat pattern, but I may try to turn this in
Feeling a little sepia/monochrome today. But still floral. Of course. #sepia #sepiatone #procreatewatercolor #minimalcolor
Hope you’re having fun this weekend! Playing around with a rectangular mandala half drop repeat pattern in Procreate. I left the paper texture off this time, but I think the gouache brush texture still comes through. This is the DuoColor Brist
Saw this calla lily recently at Biltmore and had to paint it. This was painted in Procreate with my Gouache Magic brushes swipe to see the inspiration pic I snapped of the original. #procreatebrushes #licensingartist #digitalpainting #gouacheillust

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