Realistic Botanical Illustration: Escape to Nature
Adding Layers and Water Drops
A course by Katerina Kolberg , Watercolor Artist and Illustrator
About the video: Adding Layers and Water Drops
Overview
“At this stage, we look at the painting as a whole and add layers to unify the tone. In this lesson, I will explain how to make sure that it looks complete in terms of values and add realistic-looking drops of water. ”
In this video lesson Katerina Kolberg addresses the topic: Adding Layers and Water Drops, 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
“ Adding Layers and Water Drops In this lesson, we'll take a look at our whole artwork and see if we need any additional layers to unify the tones. We have painted all the elements of our artwork and we've painted them individually. We focused on the highlights and the shadows, so we placed them one by one. Now what we want to do is take a look at the whole piece and see and evaluate if all the shadows and highlights are good enough, and if all the objects look interconnected and they just seem naturally to be sitting on that branch. Sometimes, we can be carried away by the colors, but actu...”
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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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