Negative Watercolor Painting for Botanical Illustration
materials
A course by Cristina Cilloniz , Botanical Illustrator
Joined November 2017
About the video: materials
Overview
“Before starting our project, I will detail all the materials that we will need for the course. I will show you the types of watercolor that there are and their characteristics, the kinds of cardboard that exist in the market. I will also talk about brushes, acrylic pens and some additional materials that can help you give unique details to your work. ”
In this video lesson Cristina Cilloniz addresses the topic: materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Negative Watercolor Painting for Botanical Illustration. Learn how to paint botanical pieces that are full of life with a technique ideal for creating depth effects.
Partial transcription of the video
“Materials In this lesson, I'll talk a bit about the materials we're going to use. Let's start with the watercolors. There are different types of watercolor on the market. These, for example, are pans. They also come in tubes or liquid. The pans and the tubes are basically the same composition, the difference is the presentation. On the one hand, the pans, I find them very convenient for travelling. They're very practical as you can carry them in your bag and paint where you want. Watercolors in tubes, unlike the ones in the pans, I really like them because they are very practical for sharin...”
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Course summary for: Negative Watercolor Painting for Botanical Illustration
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Category
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

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.
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