Botanical Painting with Acrylic
Volume, light and shadow
A course by Lucila Dominguez , Painter, Illustrator, and Muralist
About the video: Volume, light and shadow
Overview
“Light and shadow allow us to distinguish the volume of the objects we observe. Now that you recognize the TONE of a color, you can begin to play with its lights and shadows by making small (or large!) Variations, according to its VALUE and its SATURATION. What is this? Do not panic! I explain it to you in this lesson. ”
In this video lesson Lucila Dominguez addresses the topic: Volume, light and shadow, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Painting with Acrylic. Learn to create an illustrated composition of plants and flowers.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson we will talk about volume, how to generate lights and shadows, taking advantage of another property of color, value. Let's mix tones with different colors to see the color variants, and with that generate volume. To represent the volume, what we are going to take advantage of is the value, as a characteristic of the color, that gives the sensation of the use of shadow. A color is of a high value when it is clear, when it has enough presence of brightness or of white, and when it is dark, it is a low value. Let's see what happens when mixing a tone with white or with black, an...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Painting with Acrylic
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Areas
Acrylic Painting, Botanical Illustration, Fine Arts, Painting, Traditional illustration
Lucila Dominguez
A course by Lucila Dominguez
Lucila Domínguez is a painter, illustrator, and muralist specializing in botanical motifs. She finds inspiration in nature, especially in plants. During her frequent travels, she collects ideas that she can later apply to her compositions, resulting in unique mixtures of flora from around the world.
She studied fine arts and has worked with different visual artists and art directors to develop sets for film and advertisements. Lucila later specialized in large-format pieces, and murals have become her medium of choice for bringing her botanical compositions to life.
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