Realistic Paper Flower Design

A course by Manuela Maya Rendón , Designer

Designer. Medellín, Colombia.
Joined May 2020

Learn techniques to create flowers from scratch, using paint and paper to create unique compositions

100% positive reviews (104)
2,717 students
Audio: Spanish
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Learn techniques to create flowers from scratch, using paint and paper to create unique compositions

Imagine a world where flowers never wilted. Learn how to make paper stems, petals, leaves, and buds from scratch. Create unique compositions with Manuela Maya, designer, creator of La Fleuristerie, and expert in paper transformations.

In this course, learn techniques to create paper flower arrangements inspired by nature and discover your inner florist.

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What will you learn in this online course?

13 lessons & 20 downloads

  • 100% positive reviews (104)
  • 2,717 students
  • 13 lessons (1h 51m)
  • 20 additional resources (10 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Craft two different flower species with their distinct buds and petals, make as many as you want, and create an everlasting floral composition.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Illustrators, designers, artists, creatives, and nature lovers.

Requirements and materials

No prior knowledge is needed to take this course, just some manual dexterity and the desire to create, paint, and learn.

The materials for this course include different colored crepe paper, liquid silicone, scissors, gel crayons, markers, dead soft wire, pliers, and a ruler.


Reviews

2,717 Students
104 Reviews
100% Positive ratings

Manuela Maya Rendón

A course by Manuela Maya Rendón

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Designer

Manuela Maya is a Colombian industrial designer and dedicated entrepreneur with a passion for brightening up the world with flowers and color.

She is the founder of La Fleuristerie, a botanical design studio that grew out of her love for nature, design, and art where she creates hand-painted paper flowers. Her work is a tribute to nature and a realistic recreation achieved through technique, research, and observation.

Her delicate, precise, and realistic style has led her to work with designers like Barajas Marín and different jewelers, and her arrangements have brightened the lives of couples around the world.


Content

  • U1

    Presentation

    • Presentation
    • Influences
  • U2

    Paper Floristry

    • Natural References and Color Palette
    • Materials to Make Paper Flowers
    • Let's Talk about the Paper
    • Botanical Template
  • U3

    The techniques

    • Technique 1: Basic Technique and Assembly of the Daisy
    • Technique 2: Intermediate Technique
    • Paint and Details
    • Assembly of the Protagonist Flower
    • Cocoons
  • U4

    Floristry

    • Our Florist
    • Let's Put Together the Project
  • FP

    Final project

    • Realistic Paper Flower Design

What to expect from a Domestika course

  • Learn at your own pace

    Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.

  • Learn from the best professionals

    Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.

  • Meet expert teachers

    Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.

  • Certificates
    Plus

    If you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.

  • Get front-row seats

    Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.

  • Share knowledge and ideas

    Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.

  • Connect with a global creative community

    The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.

  • Watch professionally produced courses

    Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.


FAQs

Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.

All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.

The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.

You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.

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Realistic Paper Flower Design. Craft course by Manuela Maya Rendón

Realistic Paper Flower Design

A course by Manuela Maya Rendón
Designer. Medellín, Colombia.
Joined May 2020
  • 100% positive reviews (104)
  • 2,717 students