Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds
Compositions and Transferring
A course by Sarah Stokes , Artist
About the video: Compositions and Transferring
Overview
“In this lesson, I’m going to show you what to do with the photos of the birds once you’ve printed them, looking particularly at composition. ”
In this video lesson Sarah Stokes addresses the topic: Compositions and Transferring, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds. Bring vivid wildlife compositions to life by exploring modern methods of watercolor painting.
Partial transcription of the video
“Compositions and transferring In this lesson we're gonna look at how to compose and transfer our bird images onto the paper. So this is the fun section of the process, where you decide the stories your birds are telling and how you want to place them. And what I've done is I've printed off mirror images of each of the birds, so I have a bit more flexibility when it comes to the final composition. I've decided I wanna put my birds in a row, but there are still decisions that I need to make. For instance, do I want to have... the two orange birds together, and say the two yellow birds togethe...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Watercolor Techniques for Illustrating Birds
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Category
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Areas
Naturalistic Illustration, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Sarah Stokes
A course by Sarah Stokes
Sarah Stokes is a self-taught artist from the Midlands region in England, a place where she finds inspiration and creates work that is full of life. From a young age, Sarah has always been her happiest when painting and drawing, using her creativity to build a successful business career before deciding to return to what she loved most.
She has created artwork for bands, restaurants, breweries, and schools, as well as giftware for clients like Enesco. Her work is exhibited in Whitewall Galleries, Clarendon Fine Art, and several independent galleries. Sarah’s prints can also be found worldwide in places like Next, Wayfair, and on Amazon.
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