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 are going to talk a little about volume. how to create light and shadow by using another characteristic of color. which is value. We will mix tones with different... to see what color variations we get and use that to create volume. To represent volume. we will use value a characteristic of color. which gives us the sensation of using shadow. A color is of high value when it is light. when it has a lot of luminosity or white presence. And when it is dark. it is a low value. Let's see what happens when we mix a tone with white and black and how to give a sense of volume wi...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Painting with Acrylic
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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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