Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach
Cactus Illustration 2
A course by Lapin , Urban Sketcher
About the video: Cactus Illustration 2
Overview
“Second part of the lesson, where I will keep applying volume and details to the cacti.”
In this video lesson Lapin addresses the topic: Cactus Illustration 2, 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 let's start with a different shape, different cactus. This Opuntia, just nearby, again you can use the pencil if you'd like to. Just to create some simple shape, I will use it for the upper leaves there. Use the pencil with too much pressure just for you to know where to paint. simple shape, just like we've done in the geometrical lesson. to help you to understand how this opuntia is built, how these cactuses are built. We have a big leaf there. over which you get some small one that will become the same size after one growing up. Okay, so just a suggestion, not too strong, just one line...”
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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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