Botanical Illustration: From Notebook to Print
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Course overview
- Provider
- Domestika
- Course type
- Paid course
- Level
- Beginner
- Deadline
- Flexible
- Duration
- 5 hours
- Lessons
- 23 lessons
- Certificate
- Available on completion
- Course author
- David Morales
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Nature is an endless source of inspiration and knowledge. Learn how to drink in your natural surroundings and transform them into stunning botanical illustrations alongside architect and illustrator David Morales, known for his daily sketches depicting his family and surroundings as well as his thoughts.
In this course, hone your observation skills and draw a plant species in your sketchbook with ink and add color to it using Procreate. If you'd like to draw more personal illustrations, check out his first course, Illustrated Diary: Fill Your Sketchbook with Experiences.
Description
Meet David Morales, architect, illustrator, and your teacher for the course. He tells you about himself and where his passion for drawing landscapes and botanical illustrations comes from.
David then introduces you to the principles of observational drawing and how to recreate what you see in your sketchbook. He also teaches you about volume and color, as well as how to add depth and detail to your illustrations using techniques like cross-hatching.
Next, discover what materials you need for the final project and choose the plant species you want to study. Practice your observation skills and draw several sketches in pencil. Go back over your sketches in ink and play with line pressure to add volume and texture.
Finally, David teaches you the basic notions of Procreate to color and format your print. Once your illustration is complete, print it out and share it on social media.
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