Watercolor Specialization: From Beginners Sketches to Compelling Artworks

Overview

“There has always been a demand for accurate portrayals of plants to aid identification, given their use for medicinal purposes and for dyeing fabrics. Although Botanical Art as an art form goes back hundreds of years, there are many contemporary botanical artists still painting in this realistic style. Here I will introduce you to some of my favourites and explain what I admire about their work. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Inspiration / Julia Trickey, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Specialization: From Beginners Sketches to Compelling Artworks . Learn watercolor sketching basics, explore techniques for expressive art, and discover creative compositions with vibrant colors.

Partial transcription of the video

“So historically, this art form goes back a long way, but there are many, many contemporary artists still doing accurate plant portraits today. And I really want to introduce you to some of my favorites. So the book I'm going to show you first is called Contemporary Botanical Artists. and it features lots of paintings as collected by Shirley Sherwood. And now she has done a lot to patronize botanical artists and to collect their work. And so I just want to show you some of the pictures in her book. And I've had this book since I started out in botanical art, and I find it very inspiring to s...”

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Course summary for: Watercolor Specialization: From Beginners Sketches to Compelling Artworks

• Level: Beginner
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• 2624 students
• 12 units
• 80 lessons (17h 7m)
• 33 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Watercolor Painting