Creating Liquid Watercolors and Botanical Inks
Influences
A course by Gina y Miguel (Tortolita Inventiva) , Eco-Creative Studio
Joined December 2016
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Now we will review our journey through the discovery of natural pigmentation, the evolution of our inventiveness and our self-taught training through the craft trades that we now carry out. In this lesson we will show you the main sources of inspiration and approaches that have inspired our curiosity to create our invention workshop.”
In this video lesson Gina y Miguel (Tortolita Inventiva) addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating Liquid Watercolors and Botanical Inks. Learn to extract dyes from nature and develop your own collection of sustainable art materials.
Partial transcription of the video
“influences Nature is for us an inexhaustible source of inspiration. See plants, flowers, textures or colors and share with different types of species the ecosystem in which we live stimulates our creativity and that is why we seek to take care of it in each process we carry out. We believe that the way we currently consume It has led us to disconnect from the environment in which we live. As a consequence, we are facing the consequences of global warming. We constantly ask ourselves how we can help. to improve habits from the artistic approach to avoid residual water damage and the aftermat...”
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Course summary for: Creating Liquid Watercolors and Botanical Inks
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Category
Craft, Illustration -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Color Theory, DIY, Fine Arts, Painting, Watercolor Painting

Gina y Miguel (Tortolita Inventiva)
A course by Gina y Miguel (Tortolita Inventiva)
Gina Sanchez and Miguel Ubaldo are designers by trade, inquisitive by nature, and the creators of Tortolita Inventiva, a studio that produces ecological art supplies.
For them, research and investigation are a fundamental part of their lifestyle. They hand-make their own gadgets and art materials naturally, questioning the process, origin, and environmental impact of products that are currently on the market.
The pair have collaborated with artists such as Amarillo Pastel and Gimena Romero, and are also part of the Sin Plástico directory, Greenpeace, and the Latin American Sustainable directory.
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