Watercolor Wildlife in Positive and Negative
Tools and Materials
A course by Silvia Molinari , Painter
About the video: Tools and Materials
Overview
“The paper, the pencils, the colors, the brushes: here I will show you everything you need to paint in watercolor and something more.”
In this video lesson Silvia Molinari addresses the topic: Tools and Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Wildlife in Positive and Negative. Explore watercolor and monochrome techniques on dark paper to create a stunning wildlife piece in positive and negative.
Partial transcription of the video
“Tools and materials In this course we will create a composition of two works, one in positive in watercolor and one in negative in monochrome, thus exploring different techniques. The idea is that you can present the two works separately or even together, with a diptych, which in the art world is the composition of two works. I will portray a little known bird, the ruler, scientific name "Regulus regulus". You can choose the bird you prefer. Making a diptych is interesting and useful for two fundamental reasons; the first of a practical nature, the second aesthetic. In fact, in the first ca...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor Wildlife in Positive and Negative
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Silvia Molinari
A course by Silvia Molinari
Silvia Molinari is a painter who loves portraying the flora and fauna of nature in her art. She began dabbling in watercolors in her youth, shortly before enrolling in the art institute, and has continued to hone her technique ever since.
Throughout her career, she has displayed her work in both individual and group exhibits, including the Emilia Romagna section of the Venice Biennale, the Affordable Art Fair in New York and Milan, and at the Ginza 1-Chome gallery in Tokyo. She regularly collaborates with magazines, organizations, and non-profits such as Gardenia Magazine and Lipu (Lega italiana protezione uccelli). She has also illustrated children's books for the publishers Edizioni Corsare and Topipittori and has been running watercolor seminars and courses since 2008.
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