Botanical Watercolor Sketchbook
Illustration of a fruit
A course by Paulina Maciel · Canela , Designer and Illustrator
Joined June 2015
Joined June 2015
About the video: Illustration of a fruit
Overview
“For this lesson, you will need some blackberries, berries or apples as a model (I suggest you choose a simple spherical element) the first thing will be to make a continuous pencil study with graphite to analyze the volume of my fruit, then we will illustrate it in color with direct watercolor. ”
In this video lesson Paulina Maciel · Canela addresses the topic: Illustration of a fruit, 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 4 Illustration of a fruit In this lesson we will do a pencil study of a fruit in continuous tone, to then paint it with watercolor. Drawing and painting rounded objects is a good way to start thinking about three-dimensional objects and to understand how light falls on these objects. This time I chose to paint an apple because it's a fairly common fruit and very durable, and it has different textures that we can recreate in our painting. The best way to understand three-dimensional objects is to paint horizontal and vertical axes on them. These axes can function as a grid. If you deem ...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Watercolor Sketchbook
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Areas
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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