Botanical Animal House: Watercolour, Ink and Graphite

Drawing flora with photographic reference

A course by Violeta Hernández , Illustrator and Designer

Illustration techniques inspired by nature and femininity

Spanish with subtitles in English
98% positive reviews (352)
5444 students

About the video: Drawing flora with photographic reference

Overview

“It is time to start drawing flora based on a photographic reference. In this drawing we will mix graphite, stylus and watercolor to see how these three techniques work together. ”

In this video lesson Violeta Hernández addresses the topic: Drawing flora with photographic reference, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Animal House: Watercolour, Ink and Graphite. Illustration techniques inspired by nature and femininity.

Partial transcription of the video

“The basis of the drawing for me is observation. Before I start drawing, or when I'm starting to draw an animal I've never drawn, my first reference is a photograph. In the case of the plants it is simpler because you can go to some botanical garden or if you have plants in your yard, you can take some flower or any other leaf and you can start to dissect and start to translate all those lines in your notebook. In the case of animals, is a little bit more complex. I always try to resort to photographs on the internet. For the first exercise let's start with the simplest element, which is a p...”

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Course summary for: Botanical Animal House: Watercolour, Ink and Graphite

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (352)
5444 students
6 units
20 lessons (5h 0m)
6 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Violeta Hernández

A course by Violeta Hernández

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Illustrator and Designer

What most characterizes Violeta's work, in addition to the mythological and fantasy themes that permeate it, is the way in which she draws. Her strokes follow an organic flow, created freehand, through which she generates monochrome landscapes experimenting with transition, transparencies, and various color combinations. Violeta is in total awe of the perfection of nature, from its essence to its form, and is constantly trying to create atmospheres that she herself would love to live in through the characters she creates.

Her work has been exhibited in different galleries around the world, including Monterrey, Mexico City, Los Angeles, Detroit, London, and Barcelona. It can also be seen on various digital platforms and print media, such as Picnic magazine, ERRR magazine, Juxtapoz Latin America, NotCot.Org, NiceFuckingGraphics!, Prison For Young Offenders, Artvvork.com, FormFiftyFive.com, Artvvork.com, and Smile in Your Face.

Spanish with subtitles in English