Botanical Illustration with Watercolors
Botanical illustration styles I
A course by Paulina Maciel · Canela , Designer and Illustrator
Joined June 2015
Joined June 2015
About the video: Botanical illustration styles I
Overview
“In this exercise we are going to make an illustration of leaves on a stem: we will give it color, volume, depth and texture using only watercolors. You can also use watercolor pencils to intensify some areas with more detail. This is the method that I use most frequently in my work. ”
In this video lesson Paulina Maciel · Canela addresses the topic: Botanical illustration styles I, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Illustration with Watercolors. Discover the techniques to create illustrated compositions with plants and flowers.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now we know the different aesthetic styles of botanical illustration, you can choose what best suits the purpose of your illustrations. This is the drawing I will use for this lesson. I chose a simple form, a stem, leaves and a small fruit. You can practise your drawing on blank sheets until you're confident and then draw it on greaseproof paper. I have a light box for tracing my drawing with the H pencil that we've been using in all the illustrations we've drawn. We'll move our drawing from the greaseproof paper with the final drawing to the paper in our pad. Now our drawing is ready on ou...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Illustration with Watercolors
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Category
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Paulina Maciel · Canela
A course by Paulina Maciel · Canela
Paulina Maciel's first encounter with watercolor was at university while she was studying design. It wasn't until a few years later that she decided to deepen her knowledge and explore nature through this technique with professional training at a watercolor academy. Her first commission was a wedding invitation for some friends and since then, there have been many more, although not always related to wedding stationery. Her training in design has given an extra boost to her illustrations, enabling her to apply them in all kinds of projects.
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