Specialization in Botanical and Naturalistic Illustration Techniques

Overview

“To be creative, you need curiosity and patience. Watching what other artists have done over the centuries is a great inspiration. Making art is like alchemy, in that you mix all your influences with time and a lot of practice to find your own language. In this lesson, I will talk about some of my influences, from scientist expeditions and naturalist illustrators, to Art Nouveau, and the influence of contemporary artists. But actually, many more artists inspired me along my career. I will share some more influences in the additional resources. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Influences | Lapin, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Botanical and Naturalistic Illustration Techniques. Develop botanical illustration skills with watercolor, gouache, and ink techniques, blending realism and artistic expression.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, i will talk about my influences. from some scientist expeditions to Art Nouveau, and finally with some contemporary artists. As a kid, I think I've always been inspired by the very first scientist expedition this old sketchbook we all saw in some museum. open to some fantastic, exotic landscapes. the first time that they cruise the ocean. There was one sailor that was able to draw actually. The first drawing, they bring back the first the first representation of these faraway countries that were never witnessed before. For the public in Europe, that's what we get in our coll...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Botanical and Naturalistic Illustration Techniques

• Level: Beginner
• 93 students
• 7 units
• 115 lessons (1d 1h 25m)
• 38 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting