Realistic Botanical Illustration: Escape to Nature
Values Translated into Colour
A course by Katerina Kolberg , Watercolor Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Values Translated into Colour
Overview
“In this lesson, you will find out what is the tonal value and why it's important for the final result. I will talk about how colours translate into values and how to darken them to achieve the right value. ”
In this video lesson Katerina Kolberg addresses the topic: Values Translated into Colour, 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
“ Values Translated into Colour In this lesson, we'll talk about values and how they are translated into color. When we talk about value, we refer to darkness or lightness. What we mean is the gray scale. This is where we can also refer to the contrast of our pictures. I like to increase the contrast, which means that I try to utilize the whole spectrum of this gray scale from the lightest to the darkest. If you look at classical botanical illustrations, they may seem very colorful, but at the same time, very realistic and three-dimensional. This impression is created by the right values. I...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Botanical Illustration: Escape to Nature
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Category
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Areas
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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