Botanical Patterns in a Sketchbook: Conquer the Blank Page
Influences
A course by Polina Oshu , Artist and Surface Pattern Designer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I'll tell you about artists, artworks, and things that I really love and how they come to inspire me. ”
In this video lesson Polina Oshu addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Patterns in a Sketchbook: Conquer the Blank Page. Learn drawing techniques using markers to create floral and abstract patterns filled with color and creativity.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'll tell you about artists, artworks, and things that I really love, and how they give me inspiration. Post-impressionism had the biggest impact on my art. artists who are working in the style of Primitivism, folk art and to four weeks. I will show you a few examples of post-impressionism in this book. I like how artists work with the colors and shapes. Everything is very simple. and not too realistic. I like that Paul Gauguin created very vivid artworks. He works in a style of phobism and create many colorful masterpieces. I like very much these bold combination of colors ...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Patterns in a Sketchbook: Conquer the Blank Page
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Category
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Pattern Design, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration

Polina Oshu
A course by Polina Oshu
Polina Oshu is an artist and designer from St. Petersburg, Russia. She studied graphic design at the University of Industrial Technologies and Design. She went on to work as a graphic designer for eight years, creating visual identities and websites. However, her true passion was for illustration. After going on maternity leave, she used her free time to illustrate in a sketchbook and share her work on social media.
After getting wide recognition online by amassing over 128K followers on Instagram, clients began contacting her to purchase her illustrations. Since 2017, she has been creating commissions for clients such as Marks & Spencer, Lush, JucyJudy, Impression Originale, among other brands.
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