Naturalistic Illustration in Watercolor and Gouache
Botanical Study and Insect Wing Demonstration 1
A course by Georgina Taylor , Illustrator
About the video: Botanical Study and Insect Wing Demonstration 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I'll show you how to draw and paint a small botanical study from life. To start with, you'll learn how to use a live sprig to paint it by using the techniques from the previous lesson. ”
In this video lesson Georgina Taylor addresses the topic: Botanical Study and Insect Wing Demonstration 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Naturalistic Illustration in Watercolor and Gouache. Experiment with textures, shading, lines, and layers to bring to life naturalistic drawings inspired by the world around you using watercolor and gouache paint.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Botanical Study and Insect Wing Demonstration In this lesson, we are going to draw and paint a botanical element from life. I'm going to begin with a small leaf and a twig, and then we will move on to a study of a moth just focusing on one wing. I have fresh water here. I'm using the same palette that I had in the previous lesson. I've got a variety of brushes, a variety of watercolours and a variety of gouache. I also have a pencil and my putty rubber. We're going to begin with our botanical element. You can just go outside and collect a leaf or a twig or something that has a flower or s...”
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Course summary for: Naturalistic Illustration in Watercolor and Gouache
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Fine Arts, Gouache Painting, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Watercolor Painting
Georgina Taylor
A course by Georgina Taylor
Georgina Taylor is a self-taught watercolor illustrator from South Africa. She grew up surrounded by nature and was constantly drawing and painting as a child, hobbies which she pursued into adulthood. During a gap year in the UK, she discovered the magic of watercolors and continued to experiment with them after returning to South Africa to study jewelry design. During that time, she kept a blog with photos of her sketches, which caught the eye of a local textile designer and led to her first paid commission. Soon after, she opened an Instagram account to promote herself and has been living as a freelance artist ever since.
Her lifelong passion for art and nature—combined with a keen eye for detail—have helped her forge a unique illustration style. Her designs have been printed on packaging for cosmetics and food products, as well as on homeware, stationery, and textiles for brands like Mr Price, Estée Lauder, and Rocksoup. One of her most distinguished projects was illustrating the children’s book Made for each other in collaboration with Templar publishing. She also runs an online store selling original art and prints.
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