Botanical Watercolor: Illustrate the Anatomy of Flowers
A course by Luli Reis , Visual Artist and Illustrator
Learn how to create a botanical plate with the shapes, colors, and textures of plants
- Best seller Portuguese with subtitles in English
- 99% positive reviews (438)
- 9776 students
Learn how to create a botanical plate with the shapes, colors, and textures of plants
Discover the infinite source of inspiration that nature brings and explore the textures, contrasts, colors, and shapes of the botanic world. By creating expressive watercolor compositions, visual artist and illustrator Luli Reis looks to transmit her love and admiration of nature, documenting a plant’s full cycle from flower to decomposition.
In this course, Luli guides you through the artistic process of creating an illustration that’s full of life. Learn every step of making a botanical plate, from the anatomic study of plants and flowers to the essential watercolor techniques needed.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 16 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (438)
- 9776 students
- 15 lessons (2h 10m)
- 16 additional resources (9 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Portuguese
- Portuguese, Spanish, English, German, Italian, French, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create the illustration of a botanic plate with watercolors based on a study of the plant’s shapes, colors, and textures.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Illustrators, designers, creatives, art lovers, or anyone who wants to improve their knowledge of botanical art and illustrate plants with watercolors.
Requirements and materials
No previous knowledge of watercolors is needed to take this course.
Regarding materials, you will need watercolor paints in tablet or tube form, watercolor paper, round brushes, a support for mixing colors, sheets of drawing paper, pencils, and a soft eraser.
Reviews
Visual artist and illustrator Luli Reis learned from an early age to admire the colors, shapes, and textures of nature. Daughter of biologists and the granddaughter of an artist, her passion for nature translates into expressive watercolor illustrations.
Originally self-taught and now a teacher, her work has been printed in her own eBook, “Aquarela Básica: tudo que eu gostaria que tivessem falado quando comecei”. Her work can also be found in private collections and in print for several Brazilian and international brands.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
Studying techniques and characteristics
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Materials
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Basic watercolor techniques
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Botanical Watercolor Techniques
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Understanding volumes
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U3
Studying the plants
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Looking for ways
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Anatomy of a plant
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Colors
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U4
Production
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Botanical composition
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Transferring the drawing
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Coloring the parts
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Painting the arrangement
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Finishing and preserving his work
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FP
Final project
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Botanical Watercolor: Illustrate the Anatomy of Flowers
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nerea_dlss
Ha sido muy útil y muy bien explicado
Me ha gustado mucho
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precille
Cours excellent avec de beaux examples botaniques avec de bons exercises de réchauffement aussi. Très informatif.
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desi_dimitrova
hello unit 3 was supposed to sketch a flower but i cant see quite well the way she draws the astromelia flower petals. and there is no pdf with clear view of this. i find it hard to copy and create the shown exmaple.
jaclyn_flewelling
Enjoyed my first Domestika course, both as a chance to learn and practice new watercolor techniques, and also to practice my rusty Portuguese. Muito obrigada, Luli!
b-mine.vestidos
Excelente
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