Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach
Presentation
A course by Lapin , Urban Sketcher
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“In this lesson, I will start by introducing myself. I'll tell you briefly about my artist work as an urban sketcher and reportage illustrator and how the pandemic changed my process using observation drawing as a meditative way to overcome anxiety and connect with botanic.”
In this video lesson Lapin addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach. Slow down and connect with nature by learning how to illustrate plants and flowers using watercolors.
Partial transcription of the video
“Hi. I'm Lappant. I am the French illustrator living in Barcelona. I define myself as a mobile illustrator. I dream I have been part of those scientist expeditions of the past centuries. breaking about some sketchbooks of new worlds and new explorations. I feel nearly 200 sketchbooks of the people I meet, the place I'm traveling to, Let me introduce you a bit of my work. This is my sketchbook number 199, so yeah, nearly 200. This is in Barcelona, this is in my neighborhood, for example. Everything is done on location. I'm working from direct observation and try to share my observations to th...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach
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Category
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Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Lapin
A course by Lapin
Lapin is an urban sketcher based in Barcelona, Spain. As a young boy, he remembers accompanying his father—an airplane technician—to his workplace to draw planes and imagine their stories. His three passions remain the same to this day: aviation, paleontology, and drawing.
In 18 years, he has filled over 200 sketchbooks, published 30 books, and was named the official air and space painter for the French Army in 2019. He’s a member of the Urban Sketching Community since 2008 and teaches Illustration Masters students at Elisava in Barcelona, as well as his own urban sketching workshops. His clients include the French Army, Air France, the City of Barcelona, Le Parisien Magazine, PlayStation, Heineken, Marks & Spencer, Aigle, Peugeot, Porsche, and Formula One.
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