Artistic Floral Watercolor: Connect with Nature
Preparing the Materials
A course by Inga Buividavice , Graphic Designer and Watercolor Artist
About the video: Preparing the Materials
Overview
“In this lesson, we will prepare our materials for the final project. I will show you my way of doing this by cutting the paper, applying the masking tape, watering the paper, and using our first colors.”
In this video lesson Inga Buividavice addresses the topic: Preparing the Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Floral Watercolor: Connect with Nature. Explore pigments and textures to create organic botanical compositions that capture the beauty of the natural world.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson we're going to start our final project. I will show you my way of preparing the materials. So firstly I buy my paper in larger sheets and then I will rip them to size. I will use bone folder to rip my paper. I do that to save time on cutting paper and also when you're cutting with a knife, you will need board underneath and you will also need rulers and measure your paper. However, with just one tool, you can do it really quickly. I buy large sheets of paper because it's cheaper and then I can cut them to size the way I want them to be. Let me show you how I did. I'm going to...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Floral Watercolor: Connect with Nature
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Botanical Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Inga Buividavice
A course by Inga Buividavice
Inga Buividavice is a Lithuanian graphic designer and watercolor artist based in Liverpool, England. Whilst studying for a master’s in graphic design at the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts, she spent a semester in Paris at L’École Estienne where she discovered a passion for mixed media. She later explored her love of watercolors specifically while on maternity leave, taking part in a daily painting challenge on Instagram and documenting her journey.
Inga’s work quickly attracted attention and commissions thanks to her signature style that is designed to capture an emotional connection with the natural world. She now shares her designs with over 100K followers and sells them on Etsy in the form of phone cases, postcards, and prints, alongside her job as a full-time graphic designer.
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