Botanical Watercolor: Illustrate the Anatomy of Flowers
Understanding volumes
A course by Luli Reis , Visual Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Understanding volumes
Overview
“All elements have volume. Studying the effects of light and shadow is essential for a good graphic representation of nature. In this lesson, I will briefly explain the effect of the incidence of light on objects. We will practice the volumes through a monochromatic watercolor.”
In this video lesson Luli Reis addresses the topic: Understanding volumes, 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
“Understanding Volume When we have well-defined volumes, it's easier for the eye to understand what object we're looking at. Defining volume is essential before you start watercolor painting. Since the paint is transparent, once you darken the area, it's difficult to lighten it. I made this drawing with three basic shapes. A cube, a pyramid and a sphere. Imagining the light is coming from left to right, let's try to see the shapes through the study of light and shadow. Where the light hits directly will be the lighter area of our shape, that is, the highlight. All the other sides will be dar...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Watercolor: Illustrate the Anatomy of Flowers
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Luli Reis
A course by Luli Reis
Visual artist and illustrator Luli Reis learned from an early age to admire the colors, shapes, and textures of plant life. Daughter of biologists and granddaughter of an artist, her passion for nature is evident in her expressive watercolor illustrations.
As a self-taught student as well as a teacher, her work is featured throughout her eBook Aquarela Básica: tudo que eu gostaria que tivessem me falado quando comecei, in personal collections, and as prints for a range of brands across Brazil and internationally.
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