• Practicing Color Theory

  January 20, 2022 in Botanical Illustration, Online Courses

  You’ve heard primary colors are Red, Yellow, and Blue and secondary colors are Orange, Violet, and Green, but have you heard of tertiary colors? Tertiary colors are the colors that exist between the primary and secondary colors. For example, Yellow Orange is the tertiary color between primary Yellow and secondary Orange.   Instead of the … Continued

  

• Listen... with your eyes

  January 18, 2022 in Botanical Illustration, Wendy's Wisdom

  As artists, we are all familiar with the feeling of overwhelm that arises upon first look at a subject beside the vastness of a blank page. How will we capture the innate beauty that we see before us? Before you start drawing, take a moment to observe, absorb, and process the sensory information you’re receiving … Continued

  

• Practicing Leaves

  January 5, 2022 in Botanical Illustration, Online Courses

  Check out some of our helpful drawing tips regarding leaves that we teach in our course, The Practice of Botanical Drawing!   Monocots & Dicots The difference between Monocots & Dicots is found in their cotyledons (first leaves). Monocots have one cotyledon, while Dicots have two! Monocot leaves (Monocotyledons) have parallel veining, which means they … Continued