Negative Watercolor Painting for Botanical Illustration

Negative watercolor techniques for botanical illustration

“We are at the end of the course! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. I know that watercolor is a complex technique and even more so watercolor in negative, but with a lot of practice and patience, wonderful effects can be achieved. I did this course with love because one of the things I like most about my work is being able to share what I do with my students and see the healing effect that painting has. With all my heart I hope it motivates you to continue creating and / or finding a new passion. Remember that your project is to create a negative watercolor illustration, if you can do more than one, do it! Enjoy this process and learn along the way. I would love for you to share your entire process and your result in the forum, thus, we are motivating each other and we help us to continue improving. I will be very attentive to all your questions and comments in order to help you make a unique and beautiful illustration. For me, this course has been a challenge, I have learned a lot but above all it has made me very happy .... I was able to meet a very nice human team, full of talent and it has allowed me to reach more people sharing a part of me and that is very enriching. Thanks for your time, thanks for wanting to learn from me and thanks for your trust! Art to share. Art to transform. Art to heal. ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Hi, we've reached the end, but before we finish, I will briefly review everything we've done on the course. First, we looked at the basic concepts of negative watercolor to understand its complexity. Then, I showed you all the materials you need for working on the final project. I talked about the different types of watercolors and the paper I most commonly use. After that, I explained the theory of color in order to combine them and achieve a variety of shades. We did some practical exercises to loosen the hand and to familiarize ourselves with watercolors. I also showed you ...”

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Course summary for: Negative Watercolor Painting for Botanical Illustration

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (1313)
• 21293 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (1h 48m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Botanical Illustration, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting