Realistic Botanical Watercolor Drawing
How to organize the work
A course by Nadia Leo , Graphic Artist, Calligrapher, and Illustrator
About the video: How to organize the work
Overview
“Organizing the work well is the first step in obtaining an interesting illustration. What you will need, first of all, is order and cleanliness on your workstation. Then, think about the light: an excellent source of natural light is the tool that will help you most to understand the details of the subject and to bring its colors back to paper. To achieve a realistic effect, we will also learn how to arrange the leaves and flowers in order to portray them in the most natural way possible.”
In this video lesson Nadia Leo addresses the topic: How to organize the work, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Botanical Watercolor Drawing. Learn a drawing method based on curiosity and careful observation to create botanical watercolor illustrations.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. i'll demonstrate how to effectively organize your workspace for drawing and creating a captivating botanical board. After selecting and deciding on the specific plant or flower you wish to we will proceed with bringing our chosen subject into the studio environment. and optimally organize the work station. It's important to organize our workstation effectively in a place where we can have natural light; I personally prefer arranging from left to right. I position my subject so that it remains easily visible with just a simple glance. ensuring it stays within my line of sight...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Botanical Watercolor Drawing
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Botanical Illustration, Design, Fine Arts, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Nadia Leo
A course by Nadia Leo
Nadia Leo is a graphic artist, calligrapher, and illustrator. Curious and creative from an early age, she studied graphic design in high school and continued her education at an arts' lyceum to master both disciplines that would later define her career.
She spent many years creating graphic content for the advertising industry at a time when manual techniques like cut-outs, mock-ups, drawings, and collages were still the norm. As these traditional methods gave way to digital tools, Nadia wanted to explore the art of letters beyond the typography offered in classes and decided to dive into the world of calligraphy focusing on a more personal and artisan approach.
Thanks to this art form, she started to collaborate with fashion brands like Hermès and to create stationery for weddings and events. During lockdown in 2020, she rekindled her passion for drawing and discovered painting with watercolors, which opened a world of possibilities for illustrating plants and flowers. She currently shares her creations on Instagram and has designed her own collection of nature-inspired stationery items.
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