Botanical Watercolor: Illustrating Art and Science
Initial Layers 1
A course by Julia Trickey , Botanical Artist
About the video: Initial Layers 1
Overview
“Now, I will show you how to paint the initial layers of your picture and discuss how to choose which watercolour techniques to use. ”
In this video lesson Julia Trickey addresses the topic: Initial Layers 1, 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
“ Initial Layers In this lesson, I'll show how to apply your initial layers to your painting and also how to decide which techniques to use. On the table, I still have my fruit, my reference photo, and some watercolour equipment now, including this piece of paper, which is to test my colours. Remember, you can't tell what the colour will look like if you're just looking at your plate. Also, I've got my trusty cloth, which I'll use to regulate the amount of water or paint on my brush. I'll use the three primary colours that I used when I was painting my colour wheel. I have Transparent Yello...”
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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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