Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach
Influences
A course by Lapin , Urban Sketcher
About the video: Influences
Overview
“To be creative, you need curiosity and patience. Watching what other artists have done over the centuries is a great inspiration. Making art is like alchemy, in that you mix all your influences with time and a lot of practice to find your own language. In this lesson, I will talk about some of my influences, from scientist expeditions and naturalist illustrators, to Art Nouveau, and the influence of contemporary artists. But actually, many more artists inspired me along my career. I will share some more influences in the additional resources. ”
In this video lesson Lapin addresses the topic: Influences , 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
“Influences In this lesson I'll talk about my influences, from some scientific expedition to Art Nouveau, and finally some contemporary artists. As a kid I've always been inspired by the very first scientific expedition. This old sketchbook we all saw in some museum, open to some fantastic exotic landscapes. The first time they cruised the ocean there was one sailor that was able to draw actually the first drawing that they brought back and was the first representation of this far away countries that were never witnessed before. For the public in Europe, that's what we get in our collective ...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach
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Category
Illustration -
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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