Realistic Botanical Illustration: Escape to Nature
Painting Wet on Wet 1
A course by Katerina Kolberg , Watercolor Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Painting Wet on Wet 1
Overview
“We will practise working wet on wet by creating a simple artwork with flying bumblebees. Before we start, I will show how I attach the paper to the wooden board.”
In this video lesson Katerina Kolberg addresses the topic: Painting Wet on Wet 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Botanical Illustration: Escape to Nature. Learn to paint detailed botanical illustrations by exploring the versatility of watercolor and experimenting with glazes, color values, and textures.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, We are going to practice wet-in-wet technique. and we will paint an artwork with flying bumblebees. At first, let me show you the materials that I'm going to be using. So I have my paints. And for this technique I'm usually using two glasses of water. because one glass It will be always clean water. That I'm gonna be using to pre-wet my surface And then. The second will be used for cleaning my brushes. And then talking about the brushes, Right now I'm gonna be starting with this big flat brush. And then I have variety of options here. So, since this is wet in wet and the pig...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Botanical Illustration: Escape to Nature
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Botanical Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Watercolor Painting
Katerina Kolberg
A course by Katerina Kolberg
Katerina Kolberg is an award-winning watercolor artist and illustrator from Ukraine. After exploring the arts early on in life, she pursued a degree in architecture and urban planning. She later took up painting again when she moved to Norway, honing her watercolor technique to achieve realism efficiently. With her delicate and detailed botanical illustrations, she has received numerous commissions for packaging, advertising campaigns, textiles, and stationery.
Katerina’s distinctive style has led to collaborations with brands such as Yoplait, Vivi Kola, Monarte, Roland Foods, Freerange Market, and Fairmont Hotels. Her illustrations have won various awards and have been featured in publications like Feeling Plants and A Fairy Tale about Love: Wedding Graphic Design.
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