Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach
Colour and Texture: Green
A course by Lapin , Urban Sketcher
About the video: Colour and Texture: Green
Overview
“On the previous line drawing, we are going to paint the color and to add textures and reflections. What seems to be green is much more subtle. Looking closer, you'll see yellow, blue, ochre, even orange or purple. These are all the colors that we will paint over the line work in this lesson. I recommend that you have the color chart we did in the previous unit at hand to compose your own greens. The first layer is quite light. Watercolor is about layering tones, from light to dark. We will layer the colors to create texture, volume and shade, first with watercolor (no more than three or four layers) and then with color pencils for some highlights. Using contrasts of complementary colors or cold and warm colors will give strength to your drawing. Finally, we will use Gelly Roll for the lights or reflection. You know when your drawing is over when you can feel unity in it, harmony in the balance of colors. ”
In this video lesson Lapin addresses the topic: Colour and Texture: Green, 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
“In this lesson, we will talk about color. How to apply watercolor over the linework we previously did, looking very closely to all the shades of green. looking at all the reflection we get on the leaves. that you have some ochre, some bluish reflection, yellow magenta, purple. So to be very attentive to all these different shades and colors, you need to remind what we previously done with your color chart. And you can even look at it while painting it to know which mix you need to create with your pigments. Watercolor is about layering tones from clear tones to some darker ones. you can't g...”
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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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