Illustrating Nature with Watercolor and Pen
A course by Katie Putt , Watercolor Artist and Illustrator
Experiment with color theory and painting techniques to depict the natural world with precision, subtlety, and beauty
Experiment with color theory and painting techniques to depict the natural world with precision, subtlety, and beauty
Combining the fluidity of watercolors with the precision of a pen allows you to capture the essence of the world around you. For award-winning illustrator Katie Putt, it helps her to better remember her surroundings than a photograph, as she remembers exactly what she was doing at that moment.
In this online course, discover how to depict the natural world with precision, subtlety, and beauty. Learn how to paint with watercolors and refine them with a fineliner pen. Get lost in your colorful surroundings through the art of watercolor.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 19 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (55)
- 2,181 students
- 16 lessons (3h 2m)
- 19 additional resources (2 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a detailed illustration of a flower from your region using fineliner pen and watercolors.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone who wants to improve their watercolor techniques using a pen, and for anyone interested in illustrating the natural world.
Requirements and materials
No previous knowledge is required, but previous experience in drawing is helpful.
To take this course, you need watercolor paper or sketchbook, a pencil, an eraser, watercolor brushes in varying sizes, a fineliner pen, and a watercolor palette or tubes.
Reviews
A course by Katie Putt
Katie is a self-taught watercolor artist and illustrator. Her love for watercolor began as a hobby, and she would take her art supplies on her travels. She soon found that her illustrations were more special to her than photographs, as they felt more like original postcards of an important moment in her life.
Her hobby began to blossom as she started painting more, working on commissions, and eventually editorial pieces for magazines and books. She went on to start her own business creating products with her illustrations, which led her to win the New Designer to Watch in 2019 and 2020. Alongside her business and commissions, she also teaches watercolor workshops.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Preparation
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Materials
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Sketching Shapes and Fineliner Techniques
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Getting Comfortable with Your Brush and Water
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Creating a Palette of Colours
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Watercolour Techniques: Glazing
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U3
Creating a Detailed Painting
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More Detailed Sketches
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Applying Pen
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Adding Base Watercolour Washes
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Adding Layers of Watercolour 1
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Adding Layers of Watercolour 2
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Final Details
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U4
Styling and Inspiration
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Creating Your Own Compositions
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Composing Your Scientific Collection
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Taking Your Work to the Next Level with Different Applications
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FP
Final project
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Illustrating Nature with Watercolor and Pen
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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cfermino
Incrível curso, perfeito e muito bem organizado.
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elizalarrocher
PlusDe este curso de Katie me pareció muy importante la creación de la paleta de colores y como podíamos elaborar nuestra propia paleta de acuerdo a la composición que hagamos, aprendí como crear sombras y profundidad con puntillismo, me gusto también la elaboración de diferentes colecciones y como crear nuestro proyecto final
me gusto bastante este curso
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tonyana13
Génial!
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tamarags
PlusUn curso interesante. Me ha gustado las explicaciones sencillas de la profesora y trabajar con plumilla, ya que nunca lo había hecho.
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aclower
Very easy to follow!