Artistic Techniques for Illustrating Nature

Drawing and composition of orchids and bromeliads

A course by user633769 surname633769 , Botanical Illustrator

Botanical Illustrator. Lima District, Peru.
Joined November 2017

Create organic, delicate, and balanced compositions by playing with different techniques like watercolor, gouache, and acrylic

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About the video: Drawing and composition of orchids and bromeliads

Overview

“In this lesson, I'll show you all the steps to create an orchid and bromeliad bouquet. We will start looking for references and getting down to work with the drawing.”

In this video lesson user633769 surname633769 addresses the topic: Drawing and composition of orchids and bromeliads, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Techniques for Illustrating Nature. Create organic, delicate, and balanced compositions by playing with different techniques like watercolor, gouache, and acrylic.

Partial transcription of the video

“Drawing and composition of orchids and bromeliads In this unit we will work on three different projects using the materials that we have been learning. We are going to make an illustration with orchids and bromeliads. I tell you the step by step to be able to do it. I started and always start any project with an inspirational mood board. It's like a collage of images that will help me land the idea and they are going to mark the guide for the project. Another thing I do is little by little define the colors that I want to use in this composition. The more pictures you have that help as grap...”

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Course summary for: Artistic Techniques for Illustrating Nature

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (92)
  • 2782 students
  • 5 units
  • 17 lessons (3h 30m)
  • 8 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Areas

    Acrylic Painting, Botanical Illustration, Colored Pencil Drawing, Ink Illustration, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

user633769 surname633769

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Botanical Illustrator

For Cristina Cilloniz, watercolor was a source of creativity and growth at a crucial moment in her life. An architect by profession and passionate about nature, she decided to change the trajectory of her life in 2016, when she began to dedicate herself exclusively to botanical watercolor illustration and turned it into a tool to explore, heal and share.

He has collaborated with renowned brands such as L'Occitane, Patagonia and Faber-Castell in different formats: stationery products, wallpapers, fabrics and wood.


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Artistic Techniques for Illustrating Nature. Illustration course by user633769 surname633769

Artistic Techniques for Illustrating Nature

A course by user633769 surname633769
Botanical Illustrator. Lima District, Peru.
Joined November 2017
  • 100% positive reviews (92)
  • 2,782 students