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Botanical Drawing 2: Online
Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom
Continue to build your drawing skills with advanced graphite techniques, light and dark media on toned paper, and carbon dust. A supply list will be sent. Prerequisite: Botanical Drawing 1.ART requirement This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login instructions one day in advance.
Saturday Nov 4th, 9am–12:30pm Central Time
(5 sessions)
Botanical Drawing (Online)
Learn the basics of rendering a botanical subject in pencil. Working with a plant, flower or vegetable for a subject, we will go from beginning sketch to finished drawing. Capture lush petals, stunning patterns, intricate natural designs, and organic colors. Supply List
Friday Sep 22nd, 1:30–3:30pm Eastern Time
(6 sessions)
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Holiday Botanical Art in Colored Pencil
Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom
The Chicago Botanic Garden’s online botanical art in colored pencil course is a virtual experience you can take anywhere! Get inspired by winter and the festive holidays to represent this special time in your botanical artwork. From evergreens to holly to amaryllis, you will choose the subject that is memorable to you. You will work in both colored pencils and watercolor pencils to develop a finished artwork on paper or film. Create next year’s...
Thursday Nov 30th, 6–9pm Central Time
(3 sessions)
Virtual Realistic Botanical Drawing & Painting
Learn how to draw and paint beautiful botanicals in a fun, stress-free environment where absolutely no experience is necessary. This class is designed for both inexperienced students and those who wish to improve their skills. We will cover line drawing, and basic as well as more advanced watercolor techniques to create beautiful flowers in a style I like to call "soft realism". In this two session class, you'll learn the basics of...
$50
2 sessions
Abstract Watercolor and Fluid Botanicals
If you want to learn a new way of painting, try this watercolor class and learn to make abstract art and fluid botanicals! If you're on the hunt for things to do to relax and unwind, this workshop ticks all the boxes. Watercolor paint is an easy and fun medium that is ideal for everyone, from absolute beginners to skilled artists. This painting class is all about the joy that these free-flowing paints can bring and the process of creating something...
$35
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Botanical Drawing for Beginners - Online
New York Botanical Garden @ Virtual Learning
This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. This intro class teaches you basic botanical illustration techniques to help you make realistic drawings of branches, stems, leaves, and flowers using graphite and colored pencil. Recommended Textbooks: Botanical Art Techniques, American Society of Botanical Artists (Woodin and Jess) Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling, John Muir Laws The Joy of...
$249
4 sessions
Botanical Drawing
At the end of the growing season, we are left with seeds, nuts, and dried flowers. Capture the highly textured form of these subjects as you work from life in pencil or ink. The instructor will provide specimens, or you may choose to bring your own. Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate Notes: This interactive online class is presented via Zoom. You will be emailed Zoom meeting instructions, including a unique URL and meeting ID, to join...
$360
12 sessions
Botanical Drawing 1
Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom
Strong drawing is the cornerstone of botanical art. In this class, we will work in pencil, covering the fundamentals of proportions, line, tone, dimensionality, and expression. We will work from live specimens, flowers, seeds, and fruit.
$449
8 sessions
Botanical Drawing I: Methods and Materials - Online
New York Botanical Garden @ Virtual Learning
This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. Accurate observation translates into sensitive, realistic drawings and is an essential skill for botanical artists. Using basic shapes, fruit, and leaves, learn contour drawing with an emphasis on proportion, and explore techniques such as foreshortening, perspective, and line weight. This class is a prerequisite for all BIL certificate classes. Please note,...
$479
6 sessions
Composition: Online
Chicago Botanic Garden @ Online via Zoom
Composition is the all-important arrangement of visual elements that contributes to a successful work of art. Discover the components of fine botanical composition in this online class with students of all levels. You will also explore design and execution to enhance your artwork. This class will be taught online via Zoom. All registrations must be submitted online two days before your class starts. Registered students will receive login...
$449
6 sessions
Drawing Natural Objects from Pine Cones to Trees-ONLINE
All levels are welcome in this drawing class! Students will learn to apply techniques ranging from line weight to blind contour to gray scale. We will use the complex geometric form of pine cones and other found natural objects to learn proportion, contour, and shading for three-dimensionality. Your instructor will teach technique and offer extensive demonstrations throughout the class. She will provide some sample reference images, but students...
$56
Botanical Sketching in Ink and Watercolor
UW Botanic Gardens @ Online Class
Capture the essence of early spring flora and with simple, quick techniques and portable materials like pens and watercolor washes! Capture the essence of early spring flora and with simple, quick techniques and portable materials. Using plant material from your own garden, you will be guided in a loose but accurate approach to sketching with pen and layering watercolor washes. Each session will begin with fun warm up exercises and will focus...
$244
4 sessions
Rose of Sharon Watercolor Workshop - Online
New York Botanical Garden @ Virtual Learning
This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. Learn the basic watercolor techniques used by botanical artists while painting the beautiful blooms of the rose of Sharon, a type of hibiscus flower. A photograph will be provided for reference. Flat wash, layering and dry brush techniques will be covered. This online course will offer live demonstrations, videos, and individual feedback in an enjoyable and...
$105
Perpetual Journaling: Draw the Details - Online
New York Botanical Garden @ Virtual Learning
This class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions. For years, botanical artist and two-time RHS Gold Medalist Lara Call Gastinger has captured the natural world in a "perpetual journal"—a book with a double page spread of sketches and paintings that documents what she sees each week of the year. Learn how to start and maintain your own perpetual journal as Lara demonstrates specific techniques to help you...
$325
3 sessions
Bohemian Botanicals and Abstract Backgrounds
Watercolor is the easiest, most fun, and versatile medium and it is perfect for making free-flowing artwork combined with super chill Bohemian Botanicals and metallic accents. This workshop is all about the sheer joy you can experience during the process of creating without worrying about the final result. In this beginner-friendly, no experience needed class you will get a thorough introduction of basic as well as some “just...
$35
