Watercolor Painting: Explore Dry Brush Techniques
The First Drafts and Composition
A course by Valentina Grilli , Illustrator
About the video: The First Drafts and Composition
Overview
“It all starts with the choice of subject. Before the grisaille, for me, it's essential to study the subjects and composition in the sketchbook. Here I will show you my approach to sketching and give you some tips on organizing the composition. ”
In this video lesson Valentina Grilli addresses the topic: The First Drafts and Composition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Painting: Explore Dry Brush Techniques. Discover a different approach to watercolor painting by learning the dry-brush technique to create illustrations of nature .
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we can sketch together the draft for our final project. And the subject of our final project, it is a tree. Before we start with the draft, we can see together some important rules to have a good composition. To get good results, it's important to follow some important tips. First of all, you never place the horizon line in the middle of the paper. If you need an horizon line on your composition, it's better to place it a quiet above or a quiet below the axis of your composition. Here or here. And we do the same things in a vertical composition. So we can put here or above o...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor Painting: Explore Dry Brush Techniques
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Watercolor Painting
Valentina Grilli
A course by Valentina Grilli
Valentina Grilli is an Italian painter who graduated in Art's History from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts. Her career started in fashion, working as a textile designer for top brands like Roberto Cavalli and Patrizia Pepe, but eventually shifted to painting. Her naturalistic subjects won her national awards and exhibitions in Italy and abroad. She has exhibited her work at various galleries in Italy, London, and Berlin and has won awards such as second place at Golden Turtle 2021 and semifinalist at Figurativas 2022. The artist also gives Dry Brush watercolor workshops in Italy and abroad, and teaches at the prestigious Raffles fashion and design institute in Milan. She has also experimented in the field of illustration, using her technical expertise.
Currently, Valentina is working on a series of trees for her first solo exhibition next fall. Dry brush watercolor is her chosen technique for this series. Her encounter with graphics and design has further stimulated her experimentation in illustration. The artist's technical expertise and experience have led her to give workshops and teach at Raffles, providing her students with insights and skills in the use of various techniques, including dry brush watercolor.
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