Botanical Watercolor: Illustrating Art and Science
Adding the Background and Adjustments
A course by Julia Trickey , Botanical Artist
About the video: Adding the Background and Adjustments
Overview
“A black background can add drama to a painting, so in this lesson I will demonstrate how to create this with gouache, how to mix the correct consistency and how to apply this to your painting. As such a dark background is a huge contrast to the original white paper, the study often needs some final adjustments, which I will also explain here.”
In this video lesson Julia Trickey addresses the topic: Adding the Background and Adjustments, 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
“ Adding the Background and Adjustments A black background will add drama to your picture. In this lesson, I'll show you how to use black gouache for this, the right consistency to use, and how to apply it to your painting. I'll squeeze out some paint onto this plate and dilute it. I want it about the consistency of single cream, which is slightly thicker than milk. I don't want it too runny otherwise, it won't cover properly. After painting all that detail, I'll enjoy painting this black background. The first thing I want to do is to paint carefully around my fruit. You'll see why, if you'...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Watercolor: Illustrating Art and Science
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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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