Naturalistic Illustration in Watercolor and Gouache
Textures on Flowers
A course by Georgina Taylor , Illustrator
About the video: Textures on Flowers
Overview
“Now you'll learn how to add texture to the flowers and buds. I'll then move on to the stem. After that, I'll teach you to paint the markings of the moth. ”
In this video lesson Georgina Taylor addresses the topic: Textures on Flowers, 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
“In this lesson, we will be adding texture to our flowers. I'm going to keep my reference photo next to me so I can refer to it. I'm gonna start with mixing a few different types of purple. this permanent magentas a pretty good colour for magnolias, it's very close. to the actual color. I'm using a larger brush for this because It ruins your fine brushes if you mix with them. This is ultra marine. Clash. just for darker sections. changing to a finer brush. I will follow the lines. that I've already painted in. I'm using darker pigment with less water. in the shadowy areas. These lines are no...”
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Course summary for: Naturalistic Illustration in Watercolor and Gouache
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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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