Botanical Animal House: Watercolour, Ink and Graphite

A course by Violeta Hernández , Illustrator and Designer

Illustrator and Designer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined March 2016

Illustration techniques inspired by nature and femininity

  • Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 98% positive reviews (352)
  • 5419 students

Illustration techniques inspired by nature and femininity

A course by Violeta Hernández

If anything can characterize the work of Violeta Hernández—a graphic designer and illustrator specialized in watercolor—it's the constant presence of the female figure, frequently accompanied by exotic flora and fauna. This imaginary world that makes up Violeta's work, marries perfectly with the watercolor technique due to its delicate and unexpected touch.

In the course Design and Illustration of a Fanzine, Violeta taught you how to embark on a self-published editorial project. Now, she reveals all the secrets to using traditional drawing techniques, such as watercolor, ink, and graphite to create your own illustrated botanical animal house.

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What will you learn in this online course?

20 lessons & 13 downloads

Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 98% positive reviews (352)
  • 5419 students
  • 20 lessons (5h 0m)
  • 13 additional resources (6 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?

Do an illustration with watercolor including three fundamental elements: nature, animals, and the female figure.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Illustrators, designers, cartoonists, and anyone interested in exploring the technique of watercolor from a fantastical and mythological point of view.

Requirements and materials

No prior knowledge is necessary, as Violeta explains the entire process from start to finish.

Regarding the materials, you need pencils, stylographs, nibs, India ink, watercolor, brushes, drawing and watercolor papers, and a computer with Photoshop.


Reviews

5419 Students
352 Reviews
98% Positive ratings

Violeta Hernández

A course by Violeta Hernández

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Illustrator and Designer

What most characterizes Violeta's work, in addition to the mythological and fantasy themes that permeate it, is the way in which she draws. Her strokes follow an organic flow, created freehand, through which she generates monochrome landscapes experimenting with transition, transparencies, and various color combinations. Violeta is in total awe of the perfection of nature, from its essence to its form, and is constantly trying to create atmospheres that she herself would love to live in through the characters she creates.

Her work has been exhibited in different galleries around the world, including Monterrey, Mexico City, Los Angeles, Detroit, London, and Barcelona. It can also be seen on various digital platforms and print media, such as Picnic magazine, ERRR magazine, Juxtapoz Latin America, NotCot.Org, NiceFuckingGraphics!, Prison For Young Offenders, Artvvork.com, FormFiftyFive.com, Artvvork.com, and Smile in Your Face.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
  • U2

    materials

    • Drawing material: graphite, stylus, ink and nib
    • Watercolors, brushes and paper
  • U3

    Basic principles of drawing and watercolor

    • Exercises of looseness: graphite, stylograph and pen
    • Basic watercolor exercises
  • U4

    Drawing with references and developing our imaginary

    • Drawing flora with photographic reference
    • Drawing wildlife with photographic reference
    • Drawing flora and fauna with our imagination
  • U5

    Creating our female character

    • General review of the female figure
    • Basic sketches of the female figure
    • Stylization of female characters
  • U6

    Drawing our landscape with flora, fauna and a character

    • Mapping our illustration
    • Preparing our support
    • Creating our final illustration: fine sketch
    • Creating our final illustration: application of color to the flora
    • Creating our final illustration: application of color to the characters I
    • Creating our final illustration: application of color to the characters II
    • Creating our final illustration: application of color to the characters III
    • Work registration and digitalization
  • FP

    Final project

    • Botanical animator: watercolor, ink and graphite

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Botanical Animal House: Watercolour, Ink and Graphite. Illustration course by Violeta Hernández

Botanical Animal House: Watercolour, Ink and Graphite

A course by Violeta Hernández
Illustrator and Designer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined March 2016
  • 98% positive reviews (352)
  • 5419 students