Skillshare teacher Silvia Ospina

If you love painting botanicals, you’re in for a treat! In this workshop, you’ll experiment with three different techniques: fun and quirky folk art, brush pen florals, and watercolor. You’ll also learn how to bring your hand-painted watercolors into Photoshop to add depth and dimension, clean up imperfections, and experiment with collage. Enjoy the relaxing process of painting plants and flowers while you brush up on your skills and produce three unique pieces of art for your collection. You’ll need gouache, watercolors, brushes, brush pens, ink, and access to Photoshop. Note that you can substitute watercolor for brush pen if you like. All levels welcome.

Workshop Timeline

Milestone 1: First up, join artist Peggy Dean in Modern Botanical Folk Art: Draw and Paint Whimsical Flowers and Leaves Using Gouache and Watercolor. Playful and steeped in tradition, folk art is an enchanting genre that appeals to artists of all kinds. Peggy walks you through creating folk art shapes and lines, building color themes, composition, and process. Share your folk art botanicals in the Project Gallery by December 30th.
Milestone 2: Next, join artist Kiley Bennett in Expressive Brush Pen Florals. Learn about color palettes; new techniques for creating simple, free florals; and more on composition for bringing it all together. Share your painting in the Project Gallery by January 8th.
Milestone 3: Finally, join artist Silvia Ospina in Botanical Scenes in Photoshop: Incorporating Watercolor into Digital Design. Silvia shares where to search for inspiration; techniques for layering paint; how to add final textures; and how to digitize, clean, and separate your elements using Adobe Photoshop. Share your work in the Project Gallery by January 18th.

Brush up on Botanicals: Techniques for Dynamic Florals

Dec 21 - Jan 18

Brush up on Botanicals: Techniques for Dynamic Florals

Dec 21 - Jan 18