Botanical Watercolor: Illustrating Art and Science
Finishing Touches
A course by Julia Trickey , Botanical Artist
About the video: Finishing Touches
Overview
“Using a full range of tonal values brings any study like this to life, and adding even the smallest touches of dark colour can make a huge difference.”
In this video lesson Julia Trickey addresses the topic: Finishing Touches, 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
“Using a whole tonal range from light to dark can really make a difference to your project. even very small touches of dark, can really bring your painting to life. So in this lesson, I'm going to be looking at that and I'm going to be removing the masking fluid and adjusting the highlights. but also just checking where I need to put in some of those real dark areas that are really going to make a difference to make this project look realistic. So the pomegranate has deteriorated a little. So for this lesson, I'm actually gonna be basing what I do on the photograph. So it's really important ...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Watercolor: Illustrating Art and Science
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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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