Botanical Watercolor: Illustrate the Anatomy of Flowers

Overview

“Now that you know the materials, I will present some basic techniques that we use in watercolor painting! The important thing is to lose your fear of water and let your creativity flow! The watercolor is very free, and we are often unable to have full control over it. But we can take advantage of this feature and see how much more interesting our works become. I emphasize that the key to mastering watercolor is practice, and the best way to learn is to try again and repeat the exercises.”

In this video lesson Luli Reis addresses the topic: Basic watercolor techniques, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Watercolor: Illustrate the Anatomy of Flowers. Learn how to create a botanical plate with the shapes, colors, and textures of plants.

Partial transcription of the video

“Having familiarized yourself with the materials. i'll show you fundamental watercolor techniques. beginning with the optimal way to hold the brush. Grasp it like a pencil for better control. Hold the brush like a pencil; this technique ensures improved control over your strokes. To use both tube and pan paints. you must first activate them with water before starting to paint. Let's wet the brush thoroughly. and activate the paint with circular motions. Keep in mind that the more water we add to the paint. the more transparent the color will be. I'll do a small exercise to demonstrate. Now t...”

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Course summary for: Botanical Watercolor: Illustrate the Anatomy of Flowers

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (465)
• 11543 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 10m)
• 9 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting