About the video: Painting the Bees
Overview
“Now I want to show you how I bring some motion and a story to my illustration by painting the flying bumblebees. For this, I will use the wet-in-wet technique. ”
In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Painting the Bees, 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 add some story. To our painting. And we will paint the flying bumblebees. So imagine some warm location. And you have these wonderful fruits. on the branch, and of course, this smell will attract some insects. And I think this is the great way to bring some motion to our image. So we will be painting the bumblebees in the same technique as we did previously. It's just that... They will be somewhat smaller. As the reference for me was the size of the fruits. And then I sketched the bumblebees approximately the size that I think they are compared to the pier. A...”
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Course summary for: Specialization in Botanical and Naturalistic Illustration Techniques
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Category
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Fine Arts, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

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