Realistic Botanical Illustration: Escape to Nature
Understanding Texture 3
A course by user2848844 surname2848844 , Watercolor Artist and Illustrator
Joined May 2020
Learn to paint detailed botanical illustrations by exploring the versatility of watercolor and experimenting with glazes, color values, and textures
Joined May 2020
About the video: Understanding Texture 3
Overview
“To achieve a realistic feeling of the fruits, showing their sweetness and flavours, I think it's important to understand and work on the texture. The textures give us a particular impression of the fruit. So, let's see how the three finished grapes look!”
In this video lesson user2848844 surname2848844 addresses the topic: Understanding Texture 3, which is part of the Domestika online course: Realistic Botanical Illustration: Escape to Nature. Learn to paint detailed botanical illustrations by exploring the versatility of watercolor and experimenting with glazes, color values, and textures.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Understanding Texture To finish the second grape, I'll practically do the same as I did for the previous one. I'll place the shadow and then blur out the edges. I'm taking my squirrel mop. Let's blur all the edges with some water. I want the whole shape to be covered with water, so I'm just filling in the areas with clean water. It's important to me to keep the highlight as it is now, it's practically white. Sometimes, you can get areas with too much water. I dry my brush and then pick up some of the water from the painting. The idea is that the water layer is spread out equally and the w...”
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Course summary for: Realistic Botanical Illustration: Escape to Nature
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Category
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Areas
Botanical Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Watercolor Painting
A course by user2848844 surname2848844
Katerina Kolberg is an award-winning watercolor artist and illustrator from Ukraine. After exploring the arts early on in life, she pursued a degree in architecture and urban planning. She later took up painting again when she moved to Norway, honing her watercolor technique to achieve realism efficiently. With her delicate and detailed botanical illustrations, she has received numerous commissions for packaging, advertising campaigns, textiles, and stationery.
Katerina’s distinctive style has led to collaborations with brands such as Yoplait, Vivi Kola, Monarte, Roland Foods, Freerange Market, and Fairmont Hotels. Her illustrations have won various awards and have been featured in publications like Feeling Plants and A Fairy Tale about Love: Wedding Graphic Design.
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