Illustrating Nature with Watercolor and Pen

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Illustrating Nature with Watercolor and Pen provided by Domestika is a comprehensive online course. Illustrating Nature with Watercolor and Pen is taught by Katie Putt. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Domestika. The course is taught in Englishand is $9.00. Visit the course page at Domestika for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Experiment with color theory and painting techniques to depict the natural world with precision, subtlety, and beauty

    • Introduction
    • Preparation
    • Creating a Detailed Painting
    • Styling and Inspiration
    • Final project
    Combining the fluidity of watercolors with the precision of a pen allows you to capture the essence of the world around you. For award-winning illustrator Katie Putt, it helps her to better remember her surroundings than a photograph, as she remembers exactly what she was doing at that moment.

    In this online course, discover how to depict the natural world with precision, subtlety, and beauty. Learn how to paint with watercolors and refine them with a fineliner pen. Get lost in your colorful surroundings through the art of watercolor.

Syllabus
    • About Me
    • Influences
    • Materials
    • Sketching Shapes and Fineliner Techniques
    • Getting Comfortable with Your Brush and Water
    • Creating a Palette of Colours
    • Watercolour Techniques: Glazing
    • More Detailed Sketches
    • Applying Pen
    • Adding Base Watercolour Washes
    • Adding Layers of Watercolour 1
    • Adding Layers of Watercolour 2
    • Final Details
    • Creating Your Own Compositions
    • Composing Your Scientific Collection
    • Taking Your Work to the Next Level with Different Applications
    • Illustrating Nature with Watercolor and Pen