Negative Watercolor Painting for Botanical Illustration
A course by Cristina Cilloniz , Botanical Illustrator
Joined November 2017
Learn how to paint botanical pieces that are full of life with a technique ideal for creating depth effects
Joined November 2017
Botanical artist and illustrator Cristina Cilloniz unites two passions in her illustrated projects: nature and watercolors. She discovered the technique of negative watercolor painting through her constant search for new ways to recreate the beauty of plants and flowers, among other elements. This technique has enabled her to create a feeling of depth through the build-up of layers, and create illustrations that seem to jut out of the page, by giving special attention to the background in her compositions.
In this course, you will learn how to use the negative watercolor technique, with the use of natural elements. Starting from the initial creative illustration process, learn how to create a mood board, a color palette, and useful exercises to warm up the hand, until you have learned all you need to create your finished project.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 12 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (1.3K)
- 21,223 students
- 15 lessons (1h 48m)
- 12 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · Italian · French · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
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What is this course's project?
Paint a watercolor illustration with a selection of your favorite flowers and leaves.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For those who enjoy painting with watercolors and have an interest in improving their botanical illustration technique.
Requirements and materials
It is recommended to have basic illustration skills for this course.
You will need watercolors, round-tip and flat-tip paintbrushes, paper, pencils, colored pencils, watercolor pencils, a kneaded eraser, masking tape or blotting paper, among other materials that Cristina will outline throughout the course.
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Cristina Cilloniz
A course by Cristina Cilloniz
For Cristina Cilloniz, watercolor was a source of creativity and growth at a crucial moment in her life. An architect by profession and passionate about nature, she decided to change the trajectory of her life in 2016, when she began to dedicate herself exclusively to botanical watercolor illustration and turned it into a tool to explore, heal and share.
He has collaborated with renowned brands such as L'Occitane, Patagonia and Faber-Castell in different formats: stationery products, wallpapers, fabrics and wood.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
Before starting
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Watercolor in negative
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materials
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Colour
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Exercises to release the hand (part 1)
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Exercises to release the hand (part 2)
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U3
To paint!
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Mood board and sketch
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Painting the background
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Watercolor layers
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Details
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U4
Presentation of the work
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Care and maintenance
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Network photography
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Scanning, editing and other uses
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FP
Final project
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Negative watercolor techniques for botanical illustration
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Cristina es una gran maestra y una gran inspiracion como artista, el curso es muy completo y practico
Molto bene organizzato e spiegato
Watercolor negative painting is relatively new to me so I relished the step by step explanations of how to do it.
El mejor, la explicacion no deja lugar a dudas, siii lo recomiendo!
Me encantó la propuesta de pintura en negativo, la profesora explica muy bien en qué consiste y me inspiró a explorar un mundo de nuevas opciones. Creo que es importante tener conocimientos básicos de acuarela, lo que facilitaría la práctica. ¡Lo recomiendo!