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Practicing Color Theory
Want to know more about the fascinating world of color? For a deep dive into color theory, color mixing, color blending, and color matching, we offer a few different ways to learn – read a book, watch a short video, and/or watch the Zoom Workshop recording later. Let’s begin with some basic vocabulary … Continued
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Practicing Apples
Looking to practice creating beautiful patterns while maintaining 3D form? Apples are as satisfying to draw as they are to eat! You will learn techniques combining colored pencil and watercolor to render a realistic fruit (that will make a delightful snack when you’re done!). Work on a single fruit, and/or lay out a more … Continued
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The Art of Scientific Botanical Illustration
Botanical illustration, botanical art, flower painting, and plant portraiture may seem interchangeable, but there are actually some distinct differences between the terms. What are the distinguishing details? And where is our work focused at Draw Botanical? Botanical Illustration Because its primary purpose was scientific documentation and plant identification, botanical illustrations focus most on … Continued
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Student Success Stories
For more than 5 years, Draw Botanical has fostered a community of 200+ artists (of all skill levels) sharing a love of creating botanical art. We don’t just teach botanical drawing. We encourage slowing down, exploring plants on a micro level (almost as if you were an insect!), and prioritizing your JOY! Especially in … Continued
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Practicing Peaches
I love to pick my subject fresh from the tree because it gives me the chance to connect with the plant and its habitat. Experiencing the intimate parts of the plant help me to plan interesting and informative compositions that can tell a “story” about a particular plant. Let’s try this now with a peach! … Continued
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Plant Families: Sneak Peek at Wendy’s Newest Compositions
The more I draw botanicals, the more I learn about plants, and the more I learn about plants, the more I love botanical drawing! I hope you feel the same endless cycle of joy 🙂 Drawing plants is a delightful opportunity to get to know them closely and detect repeated patterns. A pattern that … Continued
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Practicing in Paradise
Picture this: you’re warm, relaxed, and in heaven, enjoying the fresh air, infused with the delicious scent of lemon blossoms. You’re living and breathing gorgeous landscapes, fully immersed in abundance, trees dripping with lemons, overripe fruit underfoot. In the shade of an orange tree, you capture the essence of an orange. When one falls from … Continued
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Draw Summer! Botanical Inspiration from around the globe
Summer is here! Keep an eye out for growing fruits. Now is also a great time to collect and draw full, green leaves. If you’re following a plant all year, track the progress of its growing fruit or seed pods, and draw its green leaves. It’s also strawberry season! Try drawing the pattern of seeds … Continued
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Plant Pride: Celebrating Diversity
By Wendy Hollender & Emet Lipson All of nature (including every person) experiences gender and sexuality differently. We at Draw Botanical thought Pride Month to be the perfect time to delve into the beauty of nature’s diversity and how we have imposed our human terminology and judgments of sexuality and reproduction onto the plant … Continued
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Suggested Supplies List
Outlined below are all the tools you need to be prepared to attend a Draw Botanical workshop. Please note that the listed products are what we recommend, but you can follow along with any supplies you have (your result may just end up looking a little different). Our lessons are about a combination of fundamental … Continued
