How to Start with Botanical Art
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- Опубликовано: 11 май 2023
- In this video, I talk about what botanical art is, how to collect and observe reference material, how to create reference photos in your studio, getting started with botanical art by putting together a botanical style study featuring labeled ink drawings, dissections, notes, and a painting. If you are brand new to botanical art or want to take your botanical knowledge to the next level and create more scientific-style studies, then this video is for you.
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Items you need for reference material collection and observations:
a good light
see my video on my filming equipment to see what lights I use: • How I film my Watercol...
a magnifying glass
a dissection kit or knife
basic drawing tools
washi tape
paper
notebook for notes and stick drawings
see my video on stick drawings here: • Botanical Drawing
watercolor sketchbook
a microscope (optional)
smart phone camera
small zoom camera (optional, I use a Canon Powershot sx420 IS)
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Thank you for this in-depth study and process there of, of how you think and actively do your painting and drawing. I am a beginner at nature journaling so this was wonderful and clear.
So glad to hear!
Thank you for sharing! ❤
Glad you enjoyed it
Enjoyed this very much. Inspires me to get out in the woods to observe, sketch, and paint! Thank you, Laura!
I am so glad you enjoyed this, and that it inspired you. That is the goal of the video, the trick is to just do it. happy painting :)
Thank u for sharing your knowledge. ❤ please guide what to observe in plant or fruits before drawing and painting? Thank u.
The best thing to do is study light and shadow and make color notes, making sure you identify warm and cool color tones before you start painting
@@LauraWatsonArt thank you 😊❤
I love your garden so much❤❤❤
Thank you !
This looks like so much fun! I just sketched Jimson Weed yesterday but didn’t take reference photos or open up the seed pods.
Lovely! You can always look up images online to supplement your reference material
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I like your "style"! This hawthorn is so tender; it looks like the real plant!TFS
Thank you!
Thank you for this beautiful, comprehensive, and inspiring video. You have won a new subscriber.😊🌸
Welcome to the channel Nancy 👍👍👍
I'm 57 years old artist, that have painted huge canvasses, and watercoloured, but here I am: " A suckling to a 17 year old RUclipsr, whose watercolour paintings are "studied", and is much much better than my 25 year old watercolour paintings of flowers!!! Isn't it a "shame"????HAHA
Thank you! I'm definitely not 17, lol I have been watercolour painting for about 20 years, I'm turning 40 in a few months.
hehe, just teasing...
What sketch book are you using here?
hi Andrea, it is a sketchbook that comes with fluid brand 140 lb cold pressed watercolor paper it in, they are a little hard to find. If you search "Global Art Materials Field Watercolor Artist Journal Hand Book," on amazon you can find them. I have a 7 x 10 inch and an 8 x 8 inch
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how do you identify what you find?
I have a plant ID book for my region, I also use online resources like this one wildflowersearch.org and I also take a picture in Google photos and then use Google lens to find similar images online to get started if I'm really stuck.
@@LauraWatsonArt Wow, thanks for all that great info. I will try it all!
@@LauraWatsonArt And should have added, yes, my area...Gainesville, Fl.
There are apps like iNaturalist or picturethis that have helped me identify plants