Vibrant Floral Patterns with Watercolors
References and Inspiration
A course by Anna Lau , Watercolor Artist
About the video: References and Inspiration
Overview
“We will look for inspiration through different mediums. I will show you what I look for and how to use these for your painting.”
In this video lesson Anna Lau addresses the topic: References and Inspiration, which is part of the Domestika online course: Vibrant Floral Patterns with Watercolors. Create colorful watercolor compositions of flowers and learn how to apply them to products.
Partial transcription of the video
“References and Inspiration In this lesson we're going to look at inspiration and references to help us with our final design. For this course, the main subject is florals and flowers, so those are the subjects that we need to find images or find real life subjects to help us with our design. Before searching, think about what kind of flowers you like and maybe what colours you want to show for the final project and think about seasonality, if that's relevant as well. And really focus on the key words before you search for the images, so that whatever comes out is then really relevant. On Pi...”
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Course summary for: Vibrant Floral Patterns with Watercolors
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Botanical Illustration, Pattern Design, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Anna Lau
A course by Anna Lau
Anna is a passionate watercolor artist in her free time and a product designer by profession. Although art was her favorite subject at school, it wasn’t until two years ago that she decided to delve into watercolor painting and create free, creative pieces to share on social media.
Since then, Anna hasn’t stopped creating beautiful floral compositions—her Instagram account now has a following of over 35k. Anna’s artwork adorns cards, washi tapes, stickers, and home interiors, all of which can be found in her online Etsy shop.
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