Illustrating Nature: A Creative Exploration

Description

In this course, you will learn:

• Begin by experimenting with various materials.
• Start with ink and learn several approaches and Laura's methods before coming up with your own.
• Then learn how to use watercolour paint, how it moves, and how to mix it.
• Learn how to use coloured pencils and watercolours in your artwork.
• The experiment even more by creating colour palettes with any materials you have at home and experimenting with different types of strokes and forms with your mixed media.
• Check out some exercises to help you overcome your dread of the blank page and warm up your drawing hand before you begin.
• Learn how to sketch flora and fauna with images and videos as references while maintaining the movement and energy of your work.
• Bring all of the skills and methods you've studied together in the final unit. To draw the natural world around you, use watercolours, ink, coloured pencils, and other mixed media.

Syllabus:

1.  Introduction

   • About Me

   • Influences and Inspiration

   • Make Mistakes, Overcome Fear
      

2. Letting Go

   • Play with Ink 1

   • Play with Ink 2

   • Play with Ink 3

   • Explore Watercolour & Coloured Pencil 1

   • Explore Watercolour & Coloured Pencil 2

   • Experiment with Mixed Media
      

3.  Inspired by Nature

   • Collect and Draw Nature...

   • ...From Life 1

   • ...From Life 2

   • …Out and About

   • …From Photos and Videos 1

   • …From Photos and Videos 2
      

4.  Bringing It All Together

   • Illustrate with Watercolour and Coloured Pencils

   • Apply Ink Techniques to Illustration

   • Build an Image with Mixed Media
      

5. Final Project

   • Illustrating Nature: A Creative Exploration