Watercolor Wildlife in Positive and Negative
Glazes and Effects for the Portrait of Birds 1
A course by Silvia Molinari , Painter
About the video: Glazes and Effects for the Portrait of Birds 1
Overview
“To achieve shadows and tone variations, in this lesson I'll teach you how to apply glazes and effects to illustration. Remember to wait for the color to dry before starting work.”
In this video lesson Silvia Molinari addresses the topic: Glazes and Effects for the Portrait of Birds 1, 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
“Glazes and effects for the portrait of birds In this lesson we will see how to apply glazes and effects. The glazes are by definition of the coats of color applied to the color already spread and dry. It is important that it is really dry, because otherwise you invariably mess up. Normally, they are applied for tone variations, or to create shadows. Attention, they don't necessarily have to be just greyish, but also of many other colors, bluish, greenish, pinkish, yellowish: in nature they are infinite, it is enough to know how to observe. I start by showing you a jay feather. It has a ligh...”
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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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