Botanical Watercolor Sketchbook
A course by Paulina Maciel · Canela , Designer and Illustrator
Joined June 2015
Explore and interpret the natural world by combining watercolor with graphite pencil and fineliners
Explore and interpret the natural world by combining watercolor with graphite pencil and fineliners
Joined June 2015
If you're looking for inspiration for your illustrations, the answer may lie in stepping out and contemplating the nature around you. Its perfection, subtlety, and extensive variety could be the key you've been searching for. Illustrator and watercolor specialist Paulina Maciel is passionate about the natural world, which is evident in the creations of her studio, Canela Estudio, for branding, packaging, book covers, invitations, and more, as well as her other course Botanical Illustration with Watercolors.
In this course, learn to fill a notebook with botanical watercolors, including illustrations and handwritten notes, by studying nature. This practice exercises your capacity for observation, visual description, and rapid interpretation and helps you understand many of the species that surround us.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 26 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (1.1K)
- 26,236 students
- 15 lessons (2h 52m)
- 26 additional resources (16 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Take the first steps towards creating a botanical sketchbook that you can carry with you to capture your observations of nature. Explore illustrations in pencil, fineliner, and watercolors as well as handwritten notes.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
To all illustration afficionados, art enthusiasts, watercolor lovers, and anyone curious about the nature that surrounds us.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge is required for this course, although if you already have experience illustrating you might enjoy it that little bit more!
In terms of materials, you need a suitable notebook for watercolor painting including wet techniques, pan watercolors, a fineliner, a graphite pencil, paintbrushes (waterbrushes would be especially useful). Remember to take a good hat to protect you from the sun if you decide to paint outside!
Reviews
A course by Paulina Maciel · Canela
Paulina Maciel's first encounter with watercolor was at university while she was studying design. It wasn't until a few years later that she decided to deepen her knowledge and explore nature through this technique with professional training at a watercolor academy. Her first commission was a wedding invitation for some friends and since then, there have been many more, although not always related to wedding stationery. Her training in design has given an extra boost to her illustrations, enabling her to apply them in all kinds of projects.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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My favorite diaries
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Journals
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U2
Here we begin!
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The materials
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Mixing colors
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Color palettes
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U3
First the technique
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Graphite Exercises
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Pen exercises
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Watercolor exercises
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U4
Illustrate in your diary
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Illustration of a leaf
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Illustration of a tree
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Illustration of a fruit
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Illustration of a mushroom / mushroom
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Illustration of a flower P1
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Illustration of a flower P2
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FP
Final project
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Illustration of a naturalist diary
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andrea_vg6
exelente curso, aprendes muchas tecnicas para representar la naturalesa y texturas interesantes
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claudia_ems
Amo pintura emaquarela realista, ela é uma otima professora, esse não é o primeiro curso que tenho dela. Recomendo.
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giulia.colombo86
Ottimo corso per principianti. Utili consigli su uso graffite, china e acquarello.
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pameladiazguerrero
El contenido es adecuado para principiantes. Me ha gustado mucho hasta ahora. La profesora explica muy bien
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martinezrabascall
un curso interesante
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