Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach
A course by Lapin , Urban Sketcher
Slow down and connect with nature by learning how to illustrate plants and flowers using watercolors
Slow down and connect with nature by learning how to illustrate plants and flowers using watercolors
Slowing down and connecting with nature through botanical illustration is how urban sketcher and illustrator Lapin finds peace in the rush of everyday life. He believes drawing through observation is a great way to develop creativity and mindfulness. In this course, he guides you through his meditative illustration methods to create lush illustrations of the plants and flowers around you.
Discover a new way to relax using a sketchbook, some watercolors, and your favorite plants and flowers. Learn how to observe organic shapes and look at nature from a new perspective to create beautiful botanical compositions that capture the essence of your natural surroundings.
This is Lapin’s second sketching course. In his first course—Urban Sketching: Express Your World in a New Perspective—he teaches you how to depict everyday scenes from your neighborhood by showing you a variety of perspectives and ideas.
What will you learn in this online course?
24 lessons & 12 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (1.4K)
- 64,848 students
- 24 lessons (5h 28m)
- 12 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, Turkish
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
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Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Create botanical sketches using a meditative illustration method.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for sketchers of all levels who would like to find a new way to unwind through botanical illustration.
Requirements and materials
To take this course you will need some flowers, plants, fineliners, a white gel ink pen, watercolors, and a sketchbook.
Reviews
Lapin is an urban sketcher based in Barcelona, Spain. As a young boy, he remembers accompanying his father—an airplane technician—to his workplace to draw planes and imagine their stories. His three passions remain the same to this day: aviation, paleontology, and drawing.
In 18 years, he has filled over 200 sketchbooks, published 30 books, and was named the official air and space painter for the French Army in 2019. He’s a member of the Urban Sketching Community since 2008 and teaches Illustration Masters students at Elisava in Barcelona, as well as his own urban sketching workshops. His clients include the French Army, Air France, the City of Barcelona, Le Parisien Magazine, PlayStation, Heineken, Marks & Spencer, Aigle, Peugeot, Porsche, and Formula One.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What Will We Do in This Course?
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U2
Line, Material and Green
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Line Techniques: The Geometry of Plants
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Line Techniques: Drawing Leaf by Leaf
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The Materials
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Colour Techniques: Create Your Greens
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U3
Observation and Meditation
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Drawing from Observation: Line Work
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Colour and Texture: Green
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Colour and Texture: Bright Colours 1
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Colour and Texture: Bright Colours 2
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Colour and Texture: Bright Colours 3
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Colour and Texture: Bright Colours 4
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Colour and Texture: Bright Colours 5
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Colour and Texture: Bright Colours 6
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Colour and Texture: Bright Colours 7
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Cactus Illustration 1
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Cactus Illustration 2
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Cactus Illustration 3
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U4
Composition and Pattern
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Decay Study 1
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Decay Study 2
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Botanical Composition 1
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Botanical Composition 2
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Creating a Pattern
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FP
Final project
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Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach
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marieth
Heldere uitleg en mooie opbouw van de cursus Goed te volgen en een leuk resultaat mogelijk
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micrologus111
I've never worked with watercolors, but always loved sketching plants, so this was the perfect course for me. Lapin's way of teaching is very effective; I've learned a lot and enjoyed the exercises. I'm not finished taking the course and I'm looking forward to painting with watercolors and using the other materials he suggests which I wouldn't have thought of: color fineliners, gelly roll, colored pencils. The results he gets are fantastic!
nella
It’s meditative and very rich of information.
wickburn
PlusSo happy to have taken this class that emphasizes a slower pace to allow for more concentration on the smaller, important details of each flower or plant. Lapin is incredibly talented, very patient and a great teacher.
gonzalezcecile
Super !