Specialization in Botanical and Naturalistic Illustration Techniques

Overview

“The technique I will use for painting the leaves is different compared to fruits. I apply quite dense pigments and then sculpt the shape rather than adding more layers to create volume gradually. I will show you how I do it, but if you don't feel confident about working straight with these intense colours, you can also paint the leaves adding more layers. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Painting the Leaves and the Branch 1, 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 We are going to focus on the leaves. the shape and color. First of all, Let's talk. a little about the shape of the leaves. They have totally different shape from our fruits. as the fruits. look more like spheres and cylinders. the leaves are flat. And they can be Bandit. They can be twisted a bit. but still the shape is flat. But still, we can see on the photo reference that They are very important. contrasting and they have the highlight and the shadow They also could have a falling shadow. And we want to keep and to paint all this contrast. and we are going to use all the ...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Botanical and Naturalistic Illustration Techniques

• Level: Beginner
• 89 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