Botanical Watercolor: Illustrating Art and Science

Learn to transform everyday subjects like fruit into realistic botanical portraits by combining observational drawing with contemporary watercolor techniques

• Introduction
• Materials and Preparation Exercises
• Painting Fruit
• Sharing Your Painting
• Final project

Botanical illustration sits midway between art and science: it allows you to capture a particular moment in the lifecycle of a plant, such as its flowers, leaves, fruit, bulbs, or seed heads, in a way that is both artistic and realistic. Botanical artist Julia Trickey specializes in recreating the colors and textures of these subjects. She has exhibited her work all over the world and worked with clients like Royal Mail.

In this online course, she teaches you how to create botanical artwork of your own using watercolors. Learn to paint realistic portraits of fruit from real-life observation or a reference photo, using a combination of artistic techniques. Explore the shapes, textures, and details found in the natural world and portray them with watercolors.