Watercolor Wildlife in Positive and Negative
Research and Choice of the Subject
A course by Silvia Molinari , Painter
About the video: Research and Choice of the Subject
Overview
“It all starts with the choice of the subject: in this lesson I will tell you how I find mine. It is important to gather information to know him well, it will help you to represent him better. ”
In this video lesson Silvia Molinari addresses the topic: Research and Choice of the Subject, 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
“Research and choice of the subject The creation of a good wildlife portrait it begins with the choice of the subject. In this lesson I will explain how I choose mine. To paint wildlife portraits, observation from life is essential. During my walks, my explorations, I quickly portray images with sketches, colors and settings. They are notes for the next works. Then I help myself with the observation of photographic portraits, I study movements, positions because my knowledge of the wildlife world be more and more complete. An important source of inspiration for me remains the Ali della Lipu ...”
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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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