Negative Watercolor Painting for Botanical Illustration
A course by Cristina Cilloniz , Artist and Botanical Illustrator
Joined November 2017
Learn how to paint botanical pieces that are full of life with a technique ideal for creating depth effects
Learn how to paint botanical pieces that are full of life with a technique ideal for creating depth effects
Joined November 2017
Botanical artist and illustrator Cristina Cilloniz unites two passions in her illustrated projects: nature and watercolors. She discovered the technique of negative watercolor painting through her constant search for new ways to recreate the beauty of plants and flowers, among other elements. This technique has enabled her to create a feeling of depth through the build-up of layers, and create illustrations that seem to jut out of the page, by giving special attention to the background in her compositions.
In this course, you will learn how to use the negative watercolor technique, with the use of natural elements. Starting from the initial creative illustration process, learn how to create a mood board, a color palette, and useful exercises to warm up the hand, until you have learned all you need to create your finished project.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 12 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (1.3K)
- 20,451 students
- 15 lessons (1h 48m)
- 12 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · Italian · French · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Paint a watercolor illustration with a selection of your favorite flowers and leaves.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For those who enjoy painting with watercolors and have an interest in improving their botanical illustration technique.
Requirements and materials
It is recommended to have basic illustration skills for this course.
You will need watercolors, round-tip and flat-tip paintbrushes, paper, pencils, colored pencils, watercolor pencils, a kneaded eraser, masking tape or blotting paper, among other materials that Cristina will outline throughout the course.
Reviews
A course by Cristina Cilloniz
For Cristina Cilloniz, painting with watercolors was a source of creativity and growth at a crucial moment in her life. An architect by profession, with a passion for nature, she took a leap of faith and decided to shift all her professional and personal attention to painting botanical illustrations with watercolor, and use this as a means to explore, heal, and share.
Cristina has collaborated with renowned brands such as L’Occitane, Patagonia, and Faber-Castell, and in many formats and materials, such as decorative vinyls, textiles, wood, products, and stationery.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
Before starting
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Watercolor in negative
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materials
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Colour
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Exercises to release the hand (part 1)
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Exercises to release the hand (part 2)
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U3
To paint!
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Mood board and sketch
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Painting the background
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Watercolor layers
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Details
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U4
Presentation of the work
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Care and maintenance
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Network photography
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Scanning, editing and other uses
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FP
Final project
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Negative watercolor techniques for botanical illustration
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ale.ingrassia
Hermoso curso. Muy clara en sus explicaciones la profesora.
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pplui
Easy understanding and attractive to learn and start to draw : )
sms20
Excellent course and instructor. Great explanation of negative watercolor painting!
paristan01
This is an excellent course for those who are familiar with watercolour but wish to refine their skills. It particularly helps with developing planning skills as it includes tips about creating a relevant mood board that will allow you to reference your ideas for form and colour as you go. I love the careful attention to detail and the emphasis on observation skills to achieve a very satisfying outcome. I learned a great deal about using tonal contrast to create depth in my artworks.
s.illasich
Favoloso!
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