For our botanical project, we will need a dip pen and ink, watercolours and paper. I'll go over some options in the Materials section above. Each lesson will build upon the other so that by the end project you can confidently combine all the elements into a final illustration.

Our steps to create that will be

Starting with a simple line drawing of a leafy branch
Build upon the first lesson by introducing one colour in a simple flower study
Using three colours, red, blue and yellow to create a harmonious colour palette
Adding more complex shapes to a berry and leaf study
Combining all the lessons to recreate a new botanical illustration based on what we have learnt

Each lesson will build upon the former. The steps are designed to help you feel confident as you add more colours and paint different shapes of plants and flowers.

For the final lesson, I will show you how to create a pleasing composition that together we will then paint
for our final botanical artwork. At the end of the class, you will have created a pen, ink and watercolour illustration incorporating all of the techniques.

Please leave a review as I would so appreciate your feedback, it would be so helpful! Share your project in the project gallery and if you’re feeling bold, I’d love to see your interpretation using
botanicals of your neighbourhood or garden! I'm so looking forward to seeing what you create!

Donna Lamoreaux

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