Description
Sunday, April 6, 2025: 3pm – 7pm EDT
Thursday, April 10, 2025: 4pm – 6pm EDT
Instructors: Pam & Vern
Level: All levels (perfect for beginners and beyond!)
Botanical Subjects: Strappy leaves (from bulbs, alliums, lilies, grasses)
We will also practice basics first with ribbons. Ribbons that work best are at least ½” wide and somewhat stiff with a smooth or shiny surface. Ribbon with wire in it holds its shape well, or you can use tape to hold it in place. Beginners may prefer a solid color ribbon, rather than a pattern.
Workshop Description
Learn how to draw elegant twists, flowing rolls, and delicate folds with confidence! In this engaging workshop, we’ll explore the graceful movement of strappy botanical leaves (like those of lilies, alliums, and grasses) and ribbons to improve your ability to portray depth and dimension in your realistic renderings. Whether you’re a beginner or a more experienced artist, you’ll enjoy sharpening your observational skills and elevating your botanical compositions with a sense of realism and flow in this hands-on workshop inspired by the stunning images from Pierre Victor Galland’s book, Botanique et Ornement (1850s).
What We’ll Practice
🌿 Botanical Twists & Curls – Study how strappy leaves bend, roll, and fold to create graceful, natural movement in your artwork.
🎀 Ribbon Folds & Overlaps – Practice with ribbons to refine your understanding of depth, structure, and perspective in drawing.
✏️ Shading for Realism – Use light and shadow to emphasize dimension and create the illusion of form on white paper or tan kraft paper.
Why Join Us?
Our workshops are not just about learning but also about community and collaboration. Here’s what makes our Zoom Workshops special:
👩🎨Friendly Instructors: Our experienced and approachable instructors are passionate about botanical art and are dedicated to helping you succeed.
🎨Live Demonstrations: Watch and learn as we demonstrate each technique, making it easy for you to follow along and practice.
🖼️Constructive Feedback: Receive personalized feedback to help you improve and gain confidence in your artistic abilities.
🤝Interactive Environment: Engage with instructors and fellow participants, ask questions, and share your progress in a supportive and encouraging space.
🎥Session Recordings: Miss a session? Want to rewatch a lesson? No worries! After each session, you’ll get the recording delivered to your inbox, available for you to review anytime.
What to Expect
🖥️Live Sessions: Enjoy live, interactive sessions where you can see demonstrations, ask questions, and get immediate feedback.
📹Pre-Recorded Videos: Access to pre-recorded videos to supplement your learning and practice at your own pace to help you feel prepared.
📧Email Support: If you watch the recordings after the live workshop has ended, you can still receive personalized feedback! Just send photos of your progress to info+images@drawbotanical.com, and an instructor will reply with compliments and constructive critiques.
IMPORTANT: Add info@drawbotanical.com to your email contacts! All workshop details will arrive in your inbox, including links to the Zoom meetings, pre-recorded videos, and slideshow.
After purchasing this workshop, you will receive an email with Registration Details. If you don’t see this email in your inbox a few hours after purchasing, search your inbox for our email address and check your spam/junk/quarantine folders. If you still can’t find it, email info@drawbotanical.com, and we will assist you.
Recommended Supplies:
NOTE: In addition to our usual supplies, you may want some artist tape or masking tape to hold your subject in place. You may also want a piece of clear acetate to support your subject. Ribbons that work best are at least ½” wide and somewhat stiff with a smooth or shiny surface. Ribbon with wire in it holds its shape well, or you can use tape to hold it in place. Beginners may prefer a solid color ribbon, rather than a pattern.
Find all of the supplies that we recommend here. Feel free to 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 3D art concepts and colored pencil and watercolor technique, so you can skip the supplies-specific tips and still learn a lot about art basics including perspective, light source, composition, etc. One of the main points we teach is colored pencil and watercolor technique for slow, continuous toning, but as long as you are able to achieve the same blending result with your chosen materials, you can still benefit from our course lessons.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations at least two weeks in advance will receive a 75% refund. If you cancel less than one week up to 48 hours before the event, you will receive a 50% refund (less 5% processing fee) if we can find someone to replace your spot. Less than 48 hours cancellation, we cannot issue a refund. You will still receive all recordings from the workshop, and you can watch them at your convenience.
We reserve the right to cancel a workshop at any time. If we cancel a workshop, you will receive a full refund.
By purchasing this workshop, you agree to the following Media Release: I hereby give permission to Draw Botanical LLC to use photographs, videos, and/or audio recordings in which my picture or image appears for all purposes and in all media and formats now known or later created including, without limitation, all promotional materials. I hereby waive any right that I may have to inspect or approve the finished product or products or advertising or printed matter that may be used in connection with this video, audio or photographs or the use to which it may be applied.
I hereby irrevocably release and discharge Draw Botanical LLC and personnel from all claims, demands, and causes of action that I now have or in the future may have relating to the permitted use of my likeness.
I agree that Draw Botanical LLC will be the sole owner of all rights in the above-mentioned recordings. (Note: I maintain all rights to the work I create. Draw Botanical maintains all rights to the recorded content.) This release is governed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
