Contemporary Botanical Illustration with Ink

Contemporary Botanical Illustration with Ink

“Thank you so much for taking part in this course and I hope you've enjoyed it. It's now time to work on your project. This could mean finishing the drawing you started by completing the course tasks or making a brand-new project! Either way, I strongly suggest you take the time to gather inspiration and make a unique project of your own. Make sure to keep track of your progress with different pictures of each step. It'd be great if you could also explain the choices you've made along the way and tell us if you have any doubts. This will help me guide you better if you need advice. Here are the main steps to follow: The Reference Create your still-life arrangement and then do quick thumbnail sketches of different potential compositions. This is a good time to be experimental!

The Pencilled Sketch Pencil sketch the piece onto your paper. Inking the Foreground Elements Ink the items in the foreground. These can be quite detailed, but don't overwork it as you can come back at the end to add more where you feel necessary. Inking the Background Elements Paint the items in the background. Remember that less detail is needed here. Focus on the balance of the composition and on the contrast. The Final Touches Add in the last graphic elements to bring a bold and unexpected touch to the piece! If you like, you can even apply gold. And that's all! I can't wait to see the project you come up with, so don't forget to share it in the forum. You can do so by clicking on 'Create your project'. Remember to share both the final result and the steps that have led you to it. It would be great if you showed a picture of each step and added a brief explanation about what you have done in each one. I will be more than happy to answer any of the questions you might have along the way! I will try to get back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, participate in the forum, comment on others' work, and interact with the community. See you there! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“ Final Project We've reached the end of the course, I hope you've enjoyed it. It's been a pleasure to share my process with you. Thank you so much for coming along on this journey and I hope that you've taken something useful away from this. Before I say goodbye, I will review the process a bit and give some tips along the way. We first started exercises to make sure that we were comfortable with some basic inking and drawing techniques. Then, we began prepping for the final project by creating a flower arrangement. We've made our still life composition. You can change things up to suit yo...”

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Course summary for: Contemporary Botanical Illustration with Ink

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (67)
• 2063 students
• 4 units
• 16 lessons (3h 44m)
• 4 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Artistic Drawing, Botanical Illustration, Ink Illustration, Traditional illustration