Botanical Painting with Acrylic
Painting details
A course by Lucila Dominguez , Painter, Illustrator, and Muralist
About the video: Painting details
Overview
“Finally, we will paint small elements by freehand. They will be graphic color details that will help us to finish the composition and give the last personal touches to our illustration.”
In this video lesson Lucila Dominguez addresses the topic: Painting details, 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
“Well, we come to the last lesson. In this lesson, what we are going to do is to apply a few details to freehand, as we did in the brushstroke lesson. The idea is to complete your illustration with elements that interest you, and with your own graphics. First try on a sheet to make several drawings freehand with a brush, and with the color you choose, the one you prefer. I chose a pretty strong blue so it fits within the range of the background blues. What I want is to paint with a darker color so that it stands out. The idea is always to generate contrasts so that the elements are visible. ...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Painting with Acrylic
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Category
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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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