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Introduction to Botanical Art - Golden Wattle
Introduction
Introduction (3:47)
Basic equipment
Basic equipment (5:12)
Plant study and sketch pages - flowers and buds
Sketching flower at different stages from buds to fully open (8:18)
Painting flower - starting with yellows (2:15)
Painting flower - shadows (3:55)
Painting flower - final details (1:14)
Painting developing bud (3:39)
Painting smaller bud (2:52)
Painting flower - adding dark anthers (0:36)
Plant study and sketch pages - leaf (phyllode)
Drawing leaf (3:57)
Painting leaf - wet-in-wet highlights (2:55)
Painting leaf - wet-in-wet shadow mix (3:20)
Painting leaf - wet-in-wet green mix (4:53)
Painting leaf - wet on dry (7:19)
Painting leaf - building up intensity (5:28)
Painting leaf - dry brush, adding details (8:25)
Some tips
How to hold your paintbrush (0:39)
Paint consistency (6:00)
Brushstroke techniques (2:07)
Preparation for final painting
Deciding on composition (4:16)
Sketching on sketch paper (29:46)
Tidying the final drawing (12:47)
Transferring drawing to watercolour paper - using tracing paper (7:10)
Transferring drawing to watercolour paper - using lightbox/window (13:34)
The final painting in stages
Painting the flowers (37:50)
Painting the buds (12:58)
Painting stems of flower stalks (14:34)
Looking at tone, sketching in preparation for painting (4:23)
Painting leaves - wet-in-wet - highlights (16:09)
Painting leaves - wet-in-wet - shadows (7:23)
Painting leaves - wet on dry - shadows (2:33)
Painting leaves - wet-in-wet - light green (9:44)
Painting leaves - wet-in-wet - dark green (16:46)
Painting leaves - wet on dry (3:47)
Painting leaves - painting midrib (5:19)
Observing a leaf (0:39)
Individual leaves - bottom right (10:14)
Individual Leaves - second from bottom right (11:55)
Individual leaves - middle right (12:58)
Individual leaves - top two left (11:05)
Individual leaves - fourth from top left, plus other touch ups (12:04)
Individual leaves - third from top left, working around highlight (11:08)
Individual leaves - second from bottom left, in shadow (4:39)
Individual leaves - slightly tricky leaf with strong highlight (25:02)
Individual leaves - tricky leaf with twists and turns - detailed tonal sketch (3:34)
Individual leaves - tricky leaf with twists and turns - painting (16:20)
Stem (14:41)
Details - joins, pulvinus, glands on leaves (phyllodes) (13:56)
Overview of painting, touching up where required (15:22)
Final details - imperfections and dark edges (22:46)
Some excerpts
Lifting midrib - excerpt (0:37)
Painting leaves behind flowers - excerpt (3:37)
Stretching your painting
Stretching your painting (6:51)
Finished!
Signing and naming your work (3:15)
Conclusion (0:52)
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How to hold your paintbrush
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