Botanical Watercolor Painting of the Natural World
The Third Layer: The Details 1
A course by Helena Smyth , Watercolor Artist and Illustrator
About the video: The Third Layer: The Details 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I will paint the darker shades and add the final details that will really bring the piece to life. Final textural techniques will be used here, and I will seek to create strong contrasts to give the piece vitality. ”
In this video lesson Helena Smyth addresses the topic: The Third Layer: The Details 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Watercolor Painting of the Natural World. Explore color theory, layers, composition, and texture to capture the beauty of nature through watercolor illustration.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we will be laying down the darkest tones of our piece. which will really add those points of interest and different textures and will really bring our piece to life. We'll be working with lots of different techniques. mostly quite intricate. and with the darkest tones and it'll really add a lot of vitality to our piece. So I will begin working with the head again. adding on the third and final layer. So I can see that the tip of the nose area. That's one of the darkest points in the piece. So I really want to accentuate So I will use my Payne's gray. And we'll add a bit of. ...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Watercolor Painting of the Natural World
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Botanical Illustration, Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Watercolor Painting
Helena Smyth
A course by Helena Smyth
Helena Smyth is a watercolor artist and illustrator specializing in natural history artworks and botanical illustrations. Having graduated in illustration from the University of Brighton, she is now living and working in Northern Ireland. Her work resides predominately in the natural world, as it is an endless source of inspiration to her.
She seeks to highlight the importance of biodiversity and to explore the relationship that humankind holds with the rest of nature. Her work aims to bring about a sense of wonder and awe in our living world. Helena’s illustrations are influenced by traditional biological illustrations, but she seeks to bring a contemporary approach to this way of working by nodding to fantasy, surreal realms and contemporary design.
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