Botanical Illustration: Taking field notes & Prep Work

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Three sections in this video:
0:00 - Taking Notes in the Field
16:50 - Masking the Painting, Setup, and Materials
22:00 - Timelapse watercolor painting of one of the blossoms and a bud
Coming Up in the NEXT video installment
will be a real-time breakdown of a botanical illustration style of the second iris blossom and the leaves.

[@geslinam9703]

I love your fantastical style....but you really do the best botanical painting I’ve ever seen.

[@fayecook9171]

Great video, always love watching you work

[@macclift9956]

Lovely!

[@esperanzaliang7602]

Thanks for the tutorial!

[@maritessa]

Thank you so much!! I was just about to paint flowers but I wasn't sure how to approach such great timing! You're so talented and I hope I could reach your level one day or maybe even better if I dare to say 👀

[@StephanieLaw]

oh excellent! how did it go?

[@terryernest6264]

Beautiful Steph ! ... and so is the Iris 😊 a masterclass in Botanical illustration ! ... for the illustration drawing ....do you draw from the flower in the garden, or compose your composition from how you would like the flower to look ... and I'm assuming you not bothering to use a photos 🎨...💜

[@theleelacart1398]

I feel you, Stephanie... I drip paint all over my paintings too, I going to follow your tip on that now. by the way I loved the video!!!

[@StephanieLaw]

hah, you're welcome! Glad to provide a helpful tip!

[@mbtvalli]

Awesome.

[@daveg686]

👍

[@jovannamoya6835]

can you make a video about how you made the final drawing and the steps you took from the beginning?

[@danieldavisart]

thanks for sharing, you remind me of myself except you have really small palettes...i've been thinking about using neutral tint, i've always used a mixture of phtalo green and alizarin thinking they're more transprent, is neutral tint transparent when concentrated? like the idea of a shield,gonna use that, thanks again

[@StephanieLaw]

Yes, it's pretty transparent!

[@rosem3703]

What are the size, brand and type (synthetic, sable...) of brushes you used here? Thank you.

[@alishaali409]

What type of brush used?

[@jaccibarry8516]

cant even see what your drawing or painting....

[@jinjoo227]

I agree!!!

[@roseneild4101]

Did you watch the whole video?