Watercolor with Filigree and Metallic Details
Creating the Sketch
A course by Lisi , Artist
About the video: Creating the Sketch
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you how I create the sketch of my picture and transfer it to the watercolor paper. ”
In this video lesson Lisi addresses the topic: Creating the Sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor with Filigree and Metallic Details. Learn to paint flora and fauna in watercolor with filigree detailing and enhance your pieces with metallic touches.
Partial transcription of the video
“In the last lesson. we gathered inspiration for this course's final project. Now. let me show how to your bird sketch onto paper using soft pencils for easy initial lines and accurate proportions. To sketch our animal. i've brought the necessary materials. For sketching. i prefer using a soft pencil. it allows for easy initial lines and accurate proportions. with which you can easily draw initial lines freehand. I carefully study the animal's proportions to sketch them with as much detail as possible in my drawings. I typically begin by sketching the animal's head as the first step. At firs...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor with Filigree and Metallic Details
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Category
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Decorative Painting, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Lisi
A course by Lisi
Elisabeth Götz, known as Lisi, is a freelance artist and psychologist originally from Hannover, Germany. Painting accompanied her throughout her childhood and, in her student days, she discovered her favorite medium: watercolor. Thanks to her drawings of animals and plants, full of delicate details, she has managed to build a community of over 100K followers on Instagram.
Nature, with its rich textures and wonderful colors, is her main source of inspiration. Through the metallic notes in her works, Lisi has developed a signature style characterized by both realistic and abstract elements. She sells her watercolors and commissioned portraits worldwide through her brand, The Classy Way. In addition, she has published the book Shiny Watercolor: Luminous Motifs from Flora and Fauna, in which she offers a practical introduction to the art of watercolor.
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