Botanical Watercolor: Illustrating Art and Science
Materials
A course by Julia Trickey , Botanical Artist
About the video: Materials
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you the materials and equipment used for the projects and exercises here. I will talk about the features of the different items and what to consider when making your own selection from the range of art equipment available. ”
In this video lesson Julia Trickey addresses the topic: Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Watercolor: Illustrating Art and Science. Learn to transform everyday subjects like fruit into realistic botanical portraits by combining observational drawing with contemporary watercolor techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Materials In this lesson, I'll show you the pieces of equipment I'll use in this course. I'll explain the various features so that you can decide what equipment you might need. First, I'd like to introduce you to the final project. We'll be painting fruit. Fruit comes in various shapes and sizes. It's not just the things you'd expect like apples and pears, but also things like bell peppers and tomatoes are fruits. In this course, I'll show you how to paint a realistic fruit study in watercolour. I'll paint the cross-section of a pomegranate. You can choose anything. I'd encourage you to p...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Watercolor: Illustrating Art and Science
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Category
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Painting, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Julia Trickey
A course by Julia Trickey
Julia Trickey is an award-winning botanical artist and tutor based in Bath, England. She grew up in a creative household and loved drawing from a young age, capturing seascapes and the natural world around her. She went on to study at art college and, years later, discovered a passion for botanical art after signing up for a class on the subject while in search of a hobby.
Since then, Julia has exhibited her work both in England and abroad and received awards, including four gold medals from the Royal Horticultural Society. She also teaches botanical art to others around the world and has been involved in several public art projects. Julia has written articles for national and international art journals and has various self-published guides for botanical artists. She also creates art for clients including Royal Mail and shares her work with over 30K followers on Instagram.
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