Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach
Cactus Illustration 1
A course by Lapin , Urban Sketcher
About the video: Cactus Illustration 1
Overview
“Depicting a cactus accuarately, with all its thorns, with a fineliner is super challenging. So I invite you to experiment a different method, starting with the watercolor and then adding some details over the color. We start with the main shape with light tones and over it we create the volume. From the big shape to the detail, the opposite of what we study before for succulents or flowers. Once the color is over, we can draw some more details with fineliner (thorns in grey, brown, yellow…) or Gelly Roll. It is more about painting the feeling of each cactus, you need to simplify it a bit and find a rhythm or vibration that will represent them. ”
In this video lesson Lapin addresses the topic: Cactus Illustration 1, 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, I will give you a very different approach to draw and paint some cactus. To start with a line would be a nightmare with all the forms everywhere. It's very hard to precise. too many details. We will first make a more evasive shape starting with watercolor, starting with the whole shape and then entering in details. So just the opposite of what we've done before, no line first. I will allow you to start with a pencil if you feel comfortable with, to project. the main shape of each of these captures we have on the set and then to paint it in watercolor. So, let's start. This i...”
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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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