Techniques applied to watercolour illustration
Creative process and botanical study II
A course by Ana Victoria Calderon , Painter and Illustrator
Joined August 2016
About the video: Creative process and botanical study II
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In this video lesson Ana Victoria Calderon addresses the topic: Creative process and botanical study II, which is part of the Domestika online course: Techniques applied to watercolour illustration. Learn to digitize your illustrations, commercialize them, and apply them to design projects.
Partial transcription of the video
“LESSON 1 Creative Process + Botanical Study I’m seeing that it has some holes here, which we’ll leave transparent. I’m basing it from the photo, but I can add some additional shapes. See how this is more about observing; it wasn’t as easy as just shaping it with the brush, instead of my brush as a reference for the leaf, I have a large area to fill then we add the detail on top. I have some different drawings here, I’ll start to fill them. Remember that here I have this irregular leaf, with the stem and veins are yellow. So, what will I do here? Since we’re working in transparencies and yel...”
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Course summary for: Techniques applied to watercolour illustration
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Fine Arts, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Ana Victoria Calderon
A course by Ana Victoria Calderon
Ana Victoria Calderón is originally from Cancún, Mexico, which is why much of her work is closely related to nature and full of organic elements and symbolism.
She graduated in information design from the University of the Americas Puebla (UDLAP), while also working towards her degree in visual arts.
It’s easy to spot her illustrations on prints, bags, notebooks, ceramics, kitchenware, greeting cards, book covers, and a wide range of different products. She licenses her art to companies such as Hallmark, Papyrus, Trader Joe's, and more and has collaborated with Vanity Fair, Elle, Editorial Santillana, Travesías, Ray Ban, and Dr. Bronner's.
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