Botanical Watercolor: Illustrating Art and Science
Adding Textures
A course by Julia Trickey , Botanical Artist
About the video: Adding Textures
Overview
“It's time for you to look at how to build up the colours of your subject and which techniques to use to introduce appropriate surface texture and character.”
In this video lesson Julia Trickey addresses the topic: Adding Textures , 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
“So in this lesson, we're going to look at how to build up the colors on our project. but also to think about the different techniques that we might use to build up texture and the character of our fruit. So I want to particularly focus on making the seeds look more three-dimensional but also get a sense of the hollows where the seeds have fallen out. I've got my watercolour equipment here again. I've changed the water so that's nice and clean. I've also got the magnifying glass so you can use this to look at the subject or you can even look at your painting when you're trying to do the smal...”
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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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