Negative Watercolor Painting for Botanical Illustration
Exercises to release the hand (part 1)
A course by Cristina Cilloniz , Botanical Illustrator
Joined November 2017
Joined November 2017
About the video: Exercises to release the hand (part 1)
Overview
“In this lesson we will work on some basic watercolor exercises that will help us to let go of the hand. We will work on the concepts of transparency and opacity, gradients, water pull, pulse and precision. With these exercises you will learn the basics of watercolor in general and watercolor in negative.”
In this video lesson Cristina Cilloniz addresses the topic: Exercises to release the hand (part 1), 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
“Exercises to loosen the hand In this lesson, we'll work on some practical exercises that will help to loosen your hand. I'll also talk about some essential concepts to make things clearer. We'll end the lesson by doing a practical and introductory exercise in negative watercolor. Unlike other techniques, you can't use white to add light to a finished work. For example, if we use oil or acrylic, you can add a stroke of white to illuminate your work. Not in watercolor. Our paper is the light. So, the lighter, more transparent, and, therefore, the more water I use in my first layers, the more ...”
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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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