Realistic Botanical Watercolor Drawing
Main lines and transfer on cotton paper
A course by Nadia Leo , Graphic Artist, Calligrapher, and Illustrator
About the video: Main lines and transfer on cotton paper
Overview
“Now let's pass our drawing onto the watercolor paper. There is no need to copy the whole study on cotton paper, we really need very few elements: the outlines, first of all, and a few other elements that we will need for the watercolor. For this step, you will need an overhead projector and eraser to remove excess graphite from the drawing. Get your tools ready and let's get to work! ”
In this video lesson Nadia Leo addresses the topic: Main lines and transfer on cotton paper, 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
“Main lines and transfer on cotton paper In this lesson we will prepare the basis of our drawing to be able to transfer it to the watercolor paper. At this point we are going to transfer to a new sheet the salient features of our drawing. The important features that I will go back to will be the outlines and the grain. It is important that in the sheet of watercolor paper there are not too many pencil marks, because they could see each other later once we start coloring. In addition, the pencil is very greasy, so it could happen that in those points the color does not take. We have, so, got ...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Botanical Watercolor Drawing
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Areas
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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