Botanical Watercolor: Illustrating Art and Science
Framing Your Work
A course by Julia Trickey , Botanical Artist
About the video: Framing Your Work
Overview
“Having produced a picture that you are proud of, why not get it framed? In this lesson, I will talk through what you should think about when choosing a frame for your painting. ”
In this video lesson Julia Trickey addresses the topic: Framing Your Work, 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
“ Framing Your Work Having produced a fruit you're really proud of, why not get it framed? In this lesson, I'll talk through things to bear in mind if you go about doing this. I want to give you some basic guidance as to how to go about framing your work. You'll be amazed at what a difference it can make by putting your picture in a frame. However, there are a few things to bear in mind, which I'll discuss now. Using the card corners can also help you decide how you want to frame your work. You could put them quite close to your image or you could put them further apart to give your paintin...”
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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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