About the video: Influences | Helena Smyth
Overview
“Are you curious to know more about my inspirations? I’ll share four different artists whose works in the botanical world I’ve really admired over the years.”
In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Influences | Helena Smyth, 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 shall share with you four influences that have inspired my work over the years. These are mainly botanical artists. To begin with, I'm going to talk about Ernst Haeckel. This book is called The Art and Science of Ernst Haeckel. Haeckel was one of the very first artists who combined art and science. His illustrations really showcase the natural world whilst adding a slight fantastical twist. which was surprising considering the time that he was working in. I'd like to show you some of his work in a bit more detail. So here we can see some really intricate Details. illustrat...”
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Course summary for: Specialization in Botanical and Naturalistic Illustration Techniques
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Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
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