Assignment
Your project for this class is to create a digital botanical card decorated with your watercolor paintings.
This project can make a perfect gift, a nice art print, a social media image, or anything else you can imagine. You’ll be surprised by the many things you can create by having your watercolor paintings turned into digital assets!

Class Resources

A Pinterest board where you can find the perfect floral inspirations
My botanical sketches
A PDF checklist of the materials and tools we will need
A step-by-step PDF guide on how to digitize your artwork
Examples of decorated letters and numbers to spark your ideas

Getting started:
Begin by reading the course introduction and learn which materials you will need.

Then, create a color palette and get comfortable with paints and brushes by doing quick and easy warmup exercises.

Gather inspiratin and start sketching the botanical elements you’ll paint later. This is a fundamental step because you can make all the changes you want to sketches before working on the final painting. Sketches can really help you plan for good illustration. Focus on differentiating the botanical elements by observing plants in real life. Spot interesting parts of a plant that will add movement and variety to the final composition.

Then, learn how to paint fall-themed wildflowers.
Once your paintings are completely dry, get ready to scan them.

When the paintings are scanned, adjust the colors, remove painting mistakes or imperfections, and make your digital assets look perfect!

Lastly, combine all the botanical elements together as you like to decorate the initial of your name and give life to a beautiful botanical card.

Sharing your Work
At the end of this class, you can upload your class project by clicking on the “Create Project” tab above the resources list. Feel free to share any stage of your work - your sketches, doodles, practices, or just the final project. You also don’t have to complete the course all at once.
Take your time and feel free to upload any part of your work whenever you feel ready.

Brittany Mcdonald

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