Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach
Colour and Texture: Bright Colours 6
A course by Lapin , Urban Sketcher
About the video: Colour and Texture: Bright Colours 6
Overview
“In this sixth part, we start working on the orchid.”
In this video lesson Lapin addresses the topic: Colour and Texture: Bright Colours 6, 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
“So after these two first practices, I'm sure that you know how to paint some bright color flowers. We will now make a last test with a more subtle tones. with this white lily there. Actually, luke, whites but get all the reflections from its surroundings. I will make a quick drawing without explaining too much how to do it. You are already a master of line drawing and this meditating process of drawing one element after the other, contaminating them. space, but we will look how to create some subtle tones, looking for contrast of cold, warm and cold colors to give it this shape. Let's start...”
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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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