Botanical Watercolor: Illustrate the Anatomy of Flowers
Botanical composition
A course by Luli Reis , Visual Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Botanical composition
Overview
“When assembling and composing a botanical board, the sky is the limit. There are several possibilities, and it's up to you to explore and experiment with your creativity. I will show two main types of botanical composition that we see most commonly and indicate which one I will use in my final project.”
In this video lesson Luli Reis addresses the topic: Botanical composition, 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
“Botanical Compositions We can work with different types of compositions, and the artist gets to pick what they want. So you can build your board as you wish. For the composition for your final project, I brought two types often used in botanical art. The first one is more artistic, in which plants are shown highlighting their characteristics in a beautiful and fluid way. We see this example of Billy Showell's work. The focus is not to show each part in a scientific manner, but to have a well-balanced and harmonious composition. It's important to say that colors are thought out more organica...”
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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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