Botanical Watercolor Sketchbook
Pen exercises
A course by Paulina Maciel · Canela , Designer and Illustrator
Joined June 2015
Joined June 2015
About the video: Pen exercises
Overview
“Now we will work with the precision of the pen, if you have different thicknesses it will be much better, although it is not necessary to have great variety, the 0.05 is basic and will be very useful.”
In this video lesson Paulina Maciel · Canela addresses the topic: Pen exercises, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Watercolor Sketchbook. Explore and interpret the natural world by combining watercolor with graphite pencil and fineliners.
Partial transcription of the video
“Unit 3 Pen exercises Now we are going to continue working with another precision instrument, which is the pen. If you have nibs of different thicknesses, that is great, but if you have only one or two it may be enough. You can start with the most basic, which is 005. I have different thicknesses like 005, which is a very thin point, and from there I have 01, 03, 05 and 08. As with the graphite pencil, I recommend that before you start painting on your journal, you do some warm-up exercises to loosen the hand, to understand how to grip the pen, to improve your precision, and, when you're a b...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Watercolor Sketchbook
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Botanical Illustration, Sketchbook, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Paulina Maciel · Canela
A course by Paulina Maciel · Canela
Paulina Maciel's first encounter with watercolor was at university while she was studying design. It wasn't until a few years later that she decided to deepen her knowledge and explore nature through this technique with professional training at a watercolor academy. Her first commission was a wedding invitation for some friends and since then, there have been many more, although not always related to wedding stationery. Her training in design has given an extra boost to her illustrations, enabling her to apply them in all kinds of projects.
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