Basic Botanical Pressing Techniques

Overview

“Since I entered the world of botany, paintings have been the main piece of the Happy Green Family. I have made large, small and with many types of flowers, I really like them because they are elements that give life to spaces, beyond being a decorative object, they are pure life. They are the present memory of how beautiful nature is and of all that it can offer us. In this lesson you will learn how to do them.”

In this video lesson Happy Green Family addresses the topic: Tables with flat plants and with volume, which is part of the Domestika online course: Basic Botanical Pressing Techniques. Learn how to preserve and press plants to create unique botanical art compositions.

Partial transcription of the video

“Tables with Flat Plants and Volume You'll learn to make a composition with the flowers and leaves you pressed, that is, with the flat flowers. This is one of my favorite compositions. I just love putting together everything that nature's all about. I chose three colors for this composition. I'm using green, purple, and white. As I mentioned when I was talking about the visual composition principles, we'll start by choosing the plants we're arranging at the bottom. I always start by doing a couple of things. First of all, I picture the rule of thirds in my head, which is where I also estimat...”

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Course summary for: Basic Botanical Pressing Techniques

• Level: Beginner
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• 28460 students
• 4 units
• 13 lessons (1h 54m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, Collage, DIY, Fine Arts, Floral & Plant Design