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Botanical Illustration III: Advanced Techniques
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Learning Outcomes and Rubric for Assessment
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Welcome!
Course Overview and Format
Purpose and Course Objectives
Our Philosophy
Reflective Writing Requirements
Course Materials
Reading Assignment
Please Introduce Yourself!
Instructions for Navigating this Course
Student Guide to Navigating ‘Advanced Botanical Illustration' Online
Scanning and Upload Information
Sample Writing
A Brief History of Botanical Illustration
A word about your handwriting...
A word about plant morphology
Lesson 1.1 Review of Elements and Principles
Important -- Multiple file uploads -- please read me!
Exercise 1.1: Lines, Patterns and Shading with Pencil Techniques
Exercise 1.2: Composition with Pen and Ink
Exercise 1.3: Revisiting the Color Circle
Blending Color
Exercise 1.4: Portfolio Development
Reflective Writing Entry
Student Open Forum
Organization of your Art Tools
More on Portfolio Development -- What am I looking for?
Portfolio Development Continued: Several Student Examples, and Recommendations
Pen and Ink Methods
Reading Assignment
Shading with Pen (video)
Exercise 2.1: Roots with Pen Techniques
Exercise 2.2: Flower Parts with Quill and Ink
Colored Pen Techniques (Video)
Exercise 2.3: Colored Pen Illustration
Exercise 2.3b: Colored Pen Illustration
Reflective Writing Entry
Student Open Forum
upcoming: Optional Lesson on Linocut
Elements of Art found in Nature
Reading Assignment
Exercise 3.1: Drawing Geometric Forms with Pencil
Exercise 3.2: Overlay and Shadowing
Exercise 3.3: Charcoal and Chalk Illustration
Exercise 3.3b: Charcoal and Chalk Illustration
Reflective Writing Entry
Student Open Forum
Lesson 4: Watercolor and Colored Pencil
Reading Assignment
Exercise 4.1: Creating a Plant Portrait or Other Composition in Watercolor
Exercise 4.2: Colored Pencil Techniques
Exercise 4.3: Colored Pencil Illustration: Iris sp.
Exercise 4.4: Mixed Media Illustration
Exercise 4.5: Portfolio Development
Reflective Writing Entry
Student Open Forum
Lesson 5: Identification and Portrayal of Plant Characteristics
Reading Assignment
Exercise 5.1: Pencil: Pleurotus ostreatus
Exercise 5.2: Pen and Ink: Quercus spp.
Exercise 5.3: Colored Pencil: Rosa spp.
Reflective Writing Entry
Student Open Forum
Lesson 6: Final Illustration and Portfolio Review
Warm Up 6.1: Preparing for your Final Illustration
Final Illustration
Portfolio Review
Optional Activity: Portfolio Sharing
Materials for Further Exploration
Works Cited
Purpose and Course Objectives ►
