Gorgeous Greens in Watercolor

Sat., Aug. 25 and Sun., Aug. 26 | 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
$152 members | $172 nonmembers (includes specimen fee)
Phipps Garden Center in Mellon Park

Objective: To be able to create a variety of greens in watercolor and apply them to plant specimens
Level: Advanced
Prerequisites: Botanical Drawing I and II, Watercolor I and II

Plants often have a wide variety of beautiful greens and it can be challenging to represent these different colors accurately. Learn how to assess the differences in the greens of plants by observing their subtle variations in hue, value and intensity. Practice painting different greens through a series of watercolor mixing exercises and then apply this information to an illustration of a single leaf or of multiple specimens. Botanical Art and Illustration Certificate elective