Realistic Botanical Illustration: Escape to Nature
Understanding Texture 1
A course by Katerina Kolberg , Watercolor Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Understanding Texture 1
Overview
“Different surfaces behave differently in the same light conditions. In this lesson, you will learn about our perception of textures. I will paint a fruit, three grapes, with different textures to reproduce them in watercolour. ”
In this video lesson Katerina Kolberg addresses the topic: Understanding Texture 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
“ Understanding Texture Now, we’ll learn how to reproduce the texture of the fruits. I have prepared photo references of the grapes so that we can paint them and see how they are different. If you take a look at these three grapes, you can see that their surfaces are different and they behave differently in the same light conditions. What I have done here is that I had one grape whose surface was treated differently. The first one was in the most untreated state. This was a grape from the store. I placed it next to my window and took the photo. Then, I washed this grape and polished it slig...”
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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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