Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach

Overview

“During the course, I will accompany you to observe nature closely. I will give you simple tips to understand a plant from slow and intense observation to translate your emotion in line and colors on paper. Although the process may be challenging, I am sure you will feel serenity with a bit of practice. Making art is a meditation, you just need to breathe and create. ”

In this video lesson Lapin addresses the topic: What Will We Do in This Course?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach. Slow down and connect with nature by learning how to illustrate plants and flowers using watercolors.

Partial transcription of the video

“What Will We Do in This Course? Now I will explain what we'll do in this course. Our modern society pressures us a lot to be stressful, to be always connected. We have social media and the pressure to be always efficient. Actually, I want you to take a break during this course, because we need to get back to our human nature and to have some breaks to rest and to breathe. Being a father, I'm always telling my daughter that it's good to get bored, it's when the creative process is happening. I really want you to forget about everything else and to focus only on your creativity, and to make a...”

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Course summary for: Botanical Sketchbooking: A Meditative Approach

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (1301)
• 61393 students
• 4 units
• 24 lessons (5h 28m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Botanical Illustration, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting