Specialization in Botanical and Naturalistic Illustration Techniques

Overview

“Let's talk about the basics of watercolour and gouache. You will look at how to have brush control to make different washes, this will be demonstrated on six basic leaf shapes drawn onto watercolour paper. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Basic Watercolor and Gouache Techniques 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're going to go over some basic gouache and watercolor techniques. For that, I'm going to start off by drawing six basic leaf shapes. On my right hand side, i have my materials. greens yellows and blues, you can use whatever color you want. a white squash, and two darker ones. an eraser a variety of brushes, different sizes. Some small, some large. a pencil, some water. and the pellets. We are going to begin by sketching out six leaves. these can be very basic shapes. Once we have sketched out our six leaves, I'm going to take a putty rubber and erase the harsh lines. I'm ...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Botanical and Naturalistic Illustration Techniques

• Level: Beginner
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• 361 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