Naturalist Illustrations with Watercolors: Drawing and Composition

Naturalistic drawing and composition in watercolor

“We have reached the end of the course. I hope you enjoyed it and learned new techniques of naturalistic composition in watercolor. Thank you for your time, thank you for wanting to learn from me and for your trust! Here is the step by step of our project: Collection of images as a collage (mood board), the map to develop the illustration.

Composition and pencil sketch passed to clean on the special cardboard for watercolors. Now the paint! Application of the first layers of color. Remember the importance of clearing the points of light. Second layer of watercolors to generate shadows and volume. Completion of the illustrations with the details that will make the creation so special. Digitalization of watercolor. To give you an added benefit, design a notebook with our illustration. Digitization of the image by editing and removing the background in Photoshop. Composition of the notebook and preparation of a montage (mock-up), a beautiful way to present your project to a client or to the networks. Remember to share both the final result of your illustration and the steps that have led you to it. It would be great if you showed a photo of each step and added a brief explanation about what you have done in each one. As you will see, there are many ways to bring an illustration to life if you follow the techniques learned during the course. If you have doubts, I will be in the forum to solve them as soon as possible. I also invite you to interact with your colleagues. After all, illustrators benefit immensely from the opinion of our colleagues. Art to share. Art to transform. Art to heal.”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final Project We have reached the end of the course. I hope that you've enjoyed this and learned new techniques. Before I say goodbye, I have some practical advice. It is important to have an orderly and clean space to draw or paint. Take some time for this. Find that special corner where you want to spend a long time. The more natural light that space has, the better. Avoid distractions. Remember that this time is a gift to you. Draw what you like most. Try to start with simple things. Sometimes we get excited and want to make very complex things. This can be frustrating if we don't get th...”

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Course summary for: Naturalist Illustrations with Watercolors: Drawing and Composition

• Level: Beginner
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• 11929 students
• 4 units
• 20 lessons (3h 41m)
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• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Drawing, Naturalistic Illustration, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting