Learn to Paint Beautiful Botanicals in This 35-Minute Skillshare Class

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I’m always envi­ous of illus­tra­tors that keep beau­ti­ful sketch­books. (My “sketch­book” is a loose col­lec­tion of papers bound togeth­er with a sin­gle binder clip.) Sara Boc­cac­ci­ni Mead­ows has made a habit of paint­ing in hers, and the spreads go beyond your typ­i­cal doo­dle; they are small paint­ings that fea­ture lush land­scapes and obser­va­tions of the nat­ur­al world. Now, Sara is shar­ing her wis­dom with you through her new online class on Skill­share called Botan­i­cal Illus­tra­tion: Paint a Col­or­ful Gar­den with Water­col­or and Gouache.

In 35 min­utes, Sara will teach you how to paint “botan­i­cal scenes inspired by the real world.” You’ll go with her through the sketch phase to the final ver­sion, gain­ing insight into how she com­bines water­col­or and gouache to cre­ate her eye-catch­ing works.

Because this is an e‑learning course, you can start any­time. Heck, you can learn in your paja­mas! You’ll be hap­py you did. Maybe not paint­ing in your PJs, but the whole tak­ing ini­tia­tive-to-try-some­thing-new thing.