Botanical Painting with Acrylic
A course by Lucila Dominguez , Painter, Illustrator, and Muralist
Learn to create an illustrated composition of plants and flowers
- Best seller English, Spanish
- 100% positive reviews (794)
- 14888 students
Learn to create an illustrated composition of plants and flowers
Painter, illustrator, and muralist Lucila Domínguez looks to nature as a vast source of inspiration, using plants and flowers as her muses to create acrylic paintings of all sizes. She explores species from around the globe to develop unique, colorful compositions.
In this course, Lucila teaches you how to prepare a poster-sized botanical piece using acrylics. With the help of some simple exercises, master the basic drawing, painting, and coloring techniques you can use to recreate your favorite plants and flowers.
What will you learn in this online course?
19 lessons & 19 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (794)
- 14888 students
- 19 lessons (2h 27m)
- 19 additional resources (11 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Use acrylics to draw and paint two versions of a botanical composition that combines several types of leaves and flowers: an initial version on paper and a second one on a larger scale.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Illustrators, designers, drawing artists, art students, and anyone who loves plants and wants to experiment with acrylics.
Requirements and materials
A basic understanding of drawing is recommended but not required.
You need drawing materials, brushes, acrylic paints, a spatula, a palette for mixing colors, acrylic painting paper, a large sheet of kraft paper, a wooden board and painter's tape to hold the paper in place, as well as your favorite flowers and plants to use as models.
Reviews
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.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences I
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Influences II
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U2
Drawing plants
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materials
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My botanical collection
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Drawing plants
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Drawing flowers
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Movement and grace
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U3
Paint and color
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Brushstrokes, textures and plots
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Color tones
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Volume, light and shadow
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Palettes
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U4
Creating your work
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Composition
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Background and frame I
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Background and framing II
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Painting the first leaves
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Painting the stem and leaves
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Painting the main flower
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Painting details
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FP
Final project
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Creative botanical illustration
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
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Get front-row seats
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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artverogasi
Buen curso, lo recomiendo.
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siriam_rose
PlusEl curso es muy bueno para principiantes. Lo recomiendo, Informacion muy util.
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jessica_pereiraveronica
estou amando o curso, a professora ensina muito bemm
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sayuri18chun
Step by step , easy to understand.She's a good teacher.
synthesispm
Absolutely the best teacher but the additional files (not in English) and not clear.