Specialization in Botanical and Naturalistic Illustration Techniques

Overview

“Something that can often feel scary at first is to create your composition in a larger format. Well, it's time to rise to the challenge! In this lesson, I will show you some tricks to achieve this. You will also learn about the order of your process, because to work on paper in mixed media you have to think of logic before you start coloring your artwork. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Starting with the Composition 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

“ Starting with the Composition Welcome back. Now we will work on the A3 composition. Yoo-hoo! First, you need a surface to fix your drawing, your paper, and you will leave it there. So, whatever surface you choose, be it a table, a board, just choose any place where it can stay and that you won't have any problems if you leave it there for days. This is something important to consider. Then we need masking tape, as I presented you before. A good one to fix your paper on the surface in order to paint and protect whatever you want to protect from the ink and gouache. Same for the masking glu...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Botanical and Naturalistic Illustration Techniques

• Level: Beginner
• 56 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