Illustrating Nature with Watercolor and Pen
Influences
A course by Katie Putt , Watercolor Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk about the artists that have influenced my work and how they inspire me. It’s interesting to consider where inspiration comes from, and it’s often not from the most obvious places.”
In this video lesson Katie Putt addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrating Nature with Watercolor and Pen. Experiment with color theory and painting techniques to depict the natural world with precision, subtlety, and beauty.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Influences Now, I'll share the artists that have influenced my work and how they inspire me. It's interesting where inspiration can come from. It's often not from the most obvious places. My first influence was solely coming across this specific book. I found this book when I was sketching and doing a lot of work with fineliners before I ventured into watercolours. This is by an artist called Ernst Haeckel. I say artist, but he's a scientist. He was the first scientist to be able to translate his work through illustration in this way. That's what I love about illustration, it's a way of t...”
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Course summary for: Illustrating Nature with Watercolor and Pen
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Category
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Katie Putt
A course by Katie Putt
Katie is a self-taught watercolor artist and illustrator. Her love for watercolor began as a hobby, and she would take her art supplies on her travels. She soon found that her illustrations were more special to her than photographs, as they felt more like original postcards of an important moment in her life.
Her hobby began to blossom as she started painting more, working on commissions, and eventually editorial pieces for magazines and books. She went on to start her own business creating products with her illustrations, which led her to win the New Designer to Watch in 2019 and 2020. Alongside her business and commissions, she also teaches watercolor workshops.
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