Specialization in Creative Botanical Mixed Media Techniques

Overview

“In this lesson I will tell you about the work that botanists do and how they collect their samples. The latter will be key to the process that we will carry out later in the course. In addition, I am going to show you what a herbarium is and how through these compilations we can discover surprising natural worlds.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: The work of botanists, collecting and what is a herbarium?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Creative Botanical Mixed Media Techniques. Master delicate embroidery on tulle with natural flowers, blending traditional textile techniques and botanical elements.

Partial transcription of the video

“The Work of the Botanist, Collection, and What is an Herbarium? Now that you've learned the parts of the plants and how to identify them to use them in your compositions, in this lesson I'm going to teach you about botanists, collecting, and herbaria. Botanists are biologists dedicated to the study of plants. They go out into the field to collect all the species they're going to analyze later and save them in an herbarium. An herbarium is a physical space where they store sheets with pressed and dried plants, which will be the object of study for a long time. To be able to go out and take t...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Creative Botanical Mixed Media Techniques

• Level: Beginner
• 12 students
• 6 units
• 67 lessons (9h 31m)
• 27 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Illustration

• Areas

  DIY, Embroidery, Fine Arts, Floral & Plant Design, Painting, Watercolor Painting