Curso: Botanical Illustration III: Advanced Techniques

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Botanical Illustration 3 Introductory Days

June-5-8, 2025
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  News forum Foro
  
  General news and announcements. I sometimes leave older articles up if they are interesting!
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  Welcome! Archivo
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  Learning Outcomes and Rubric for Assessment Página
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  Course Overview and Format Página
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  Purpose and Course Objectives Página
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  Our Philosophy Página
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  Reflective Writing Requirements Página
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  Course Materials Página
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  Reading Assignment Foro
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  Please Introduce Yourself! Foro
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  Instructions for Navigating this Course Página
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  Student Guide to Navigating ‘Advanced Botanical Illustration' Online Página
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  Scanning and Upload Information Tarea
  
  Apertura: jueves, 5 junio 2025, 12:00
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  Sample Writing Página
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  A Brief History of Botanical Illustration Página
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  A word about your handwriting... Página
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  A word about plant morphology Página
Lesson 1
Review of Elements and Principles
June 9-15, 2025
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  Lesson 1.1 Review of Elements and Principles Página
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  Important -- Multiple file uploads -- please read me! Página
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  Exercise 1.1: Lines, Patterns and Shading with Pencil Techniques Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 9 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 15 junio 2025, 11:59
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  Exercise 1.2: Composition with Pen and Ink Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 9 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 15 junio 2025, 11:59
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  Exercise 1.3: Revisiting the Color Circle Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 9 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: lunes, 16 junio 2025, 11:59
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  Blending Color Página
  
  In which the artist demonstrates basic blending of primary colors. Notice that the pencils used were quite soft (Prismacolors). The paper also has a strong tooth, so that soft pencils will be necessary to fill the tooth of the paper and avoid the white of the paper showing through. A paper with a smoother texture, such as hot-pressed watercolor paper, will not require such great pressure.
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  Exercise 1.4: Portfolio Development Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 9 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 15 junio 2025, 11:59
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  Reflective Writing Entry Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 9 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 15 junio 2025, 11:59
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  Student Open Forum Foro
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  Organization of your Art Tools Página
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  More on Portfolio Development -- What am I looking for? Archivo
  
  454.8 KB PDF document
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  Portfolio Development Continued: Several Student Examples, and Recommendations Página
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  upcoming: Optional Lesson on value and color Lección
Lesson 2
Technical Drawing and Illustration with Pen and Ink
June 16-22,2025
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  Pen and Ink Methods Página
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  Reading Assignment Foro
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  Shading with Pen (video) Página
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  Exercise 2.1: Roots with Pen Techniques Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 16 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 22 junio 2025, 11:59
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  Exercise 2.2: Flower Parts with Quill and Ink Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 16 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 22 junio 2025, 11:59
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  Colored Pen Techniques (Video) Página
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  Exercise 2.3: Colored Pen Illustration Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 16 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 22 junio 2025, 11:59
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  Exercise 2.3b: Colored Pen Illustration Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 16 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 22 junio 2025, 11:59
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  Reflective Writing Entry Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 16 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 22 junio 2025, 11:59
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  Student Open Forum Foro
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  upcoming: Optional Lesson on Linocut Lección
Lesson 3
Dimensions, Values, and Textures found in Nature
June 23-29, 2025
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  Elements of Art found in Nature Página
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  Reading Assignment Foro
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  Exercise 3.1: Drawing Geometric Forms with Pencil Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 23 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 29 junio 2025, 11:59
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  Exercise 3.2: Overlay and Shadowing Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 23 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 29 junio 2025, 11:59
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  Exercise 3.3: Charcoal and Chalk Illustration Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 23 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 29 junio 2025, 11:59
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  Exercise 3.3b: Charcoal and Chalk Illustration Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 23 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 29 junio 2025, 11:59
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  Reflective Writing Entry Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 23 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 29 junio 2025, 11:59
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  Student Open Forum Foro
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  Optional Upcoming Lesson: Working with Pastels and Pan Pastels Lección
Lesson 4
Watercolor and Colored Pencil
June 30-July 13, 2025 (Extra week added to catch up or take a break!)
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  Lesson 4: Watercolor and Colored Pencil Página
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  Reading Assignment Foro
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  Exercise 4.1: Creating a Plant Portrait or Other Composition in Watercolor Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 30 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 13 julio 2025, 11:59
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  Exercise 4.2: Colored Pencil Techniques Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 30 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 13 julio 2025, 11:59
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  Exercise 4.3: Colored Pencil Illustration: Iris sp. Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 30 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 13 julio 2025, 11:59
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  Exercise 4.4: Mixed Media Illustration Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 30 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 13 julio 2025, 11:59
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  Exercise 4.5: Portfolio Development Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 30 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 13 julio 2025, 11:59
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  Reflective Writing Entry Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 30 junio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 13 julio 2025, 11:59
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  Student Open Forum Foro
Lesson 5
Identification and Portrayal of Plant Characteristics
July 14-20, 2025
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  Lesson 5: Identification and Portrayal of Plant Characteristics Página
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  Reading Assignment Foro
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  Exercise 5.1: Pencil: Pleurotus ostreatus Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 14 julio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 20 julio 2025, 11:59
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  Exercise 5.2: Pen and Ink: Quercus spp. Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 14 julio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 20 julio 2025, 11:59
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  Exercise 5.3: Colored Pencil: Rosa spp. Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 14 julio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 20 julio 2025, 11:59
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  Reflective Writing Entry Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 14 julio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: domingo, 20 julio 2025, 11:59
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  Student Open Forum Foro
Lesson 6
Final lesson: "Final" Drawing and Portfolio
July 21-31, 2025
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  Lesson 6: Final Illustration and Portfolio Review Página
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  Warm Up 6.1: Preparing for your Final Illustration Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 21 julio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: jueves, 31 julio 2025, 11:59
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  Final Illustration Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 21 julio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: jueves, 31 julio 2025, 11:59
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  Portfolio Review Tarea
  
  Apertura: lunes, 21 julio 2025, 12:00
  
  Cierre: jueves, 31 julio 2025, 11:59
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  Optional Activity: Portfolio Sharing Foro
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  Materials for Further Exploration Página
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  Works Cited Página

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