Realistic Watercolor for Botanical Compositions

Overview

“In this lesson we are going to choose the elements that we are going to use later in our botanical composition and we are going to take from nature books that we have or photos that we take ourselves. It is a simple and very useful exercise to make the illustration unique and different.”

In this video lesson Kata Zapata addresses the topic: Creative process and inspiration, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Watercolor for Botanical Compositions. Observe the details of the natural world around you and capture it through watercolor techniques to create a realistic botanical illustration.

Partial transcription of the video

“Creative process and inspiration Let's talk about inspiration what encourages me to make compositions, what makes me happy, what do I find beautiful and what are those details in which you look from nature so that you make a beautiful composition. Part of what inspires me and what I like are the old botanicals. It's those people who had already told you, that has gone to other places to look for vegetation. I try to find the vegetation that is in my city, in my environment, in my patio and in my window, that's what encourages me, and rediscover the beautiful things in them. I try to make fo...”

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Course summary for: Realistic Watercolor for Botanical Compositions

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (132)
• 2228 students
• 4 units
• 24 lessons (6h 19m)
• 7 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting