Watercolor Botanical Illustration: The Essentials

In this 44 minute class we will create a Monstera leaf illustration and talk about the basics of creating botanical illustrations with watercolors. The class is project-based and interactive. You're welcome to post your questions, comments and work in progress at absolutely every step.

The class covers following topics: 

1. Main watercolor techniques used in botanical illustration: wet on wet, dry in wet and lifting.

2. The basics of botanical pencil drawing. 

3. Choosing a color scheme for your future illustration. The differences between different shades of green.

4. Step-by-step demonstration of watercolor painting of a Monstera plant leaf.

The goal of this class was to simplify the process of creating botanical illustrations and show the logic and the sequence of actions which are behind this. 

Tag me in your works on instagram @katyarozz !

See you in the class,

Katya

• Introduction
• Class Project
• Tools
• Watercolor Techniques: Wet on Wet
• Watercolor Techniques: Dry on Wet
• Pencil Drawing
• Color Palette
• Watercolor Painting: First Layer
• Watercolor Painting: Volume
• Watercolor Painting: Details
• Final Thoughts