Botanical Drawing Workshop with Helen Placanica
Start your drawing journey with botanical artist Helen Placanica, who'll support you every step of the way.
Botanical art aims to accurately depict the form, colour and botanical details with scientific detail and focuses on capturing the unique characteristics and inherent beauty of each plant – just as it is, not as we might want it to be. Botanical drawing is a foundational skill for botanical art as it is the first stage for both graphite and watercolour botanical art.
Over 2 hours, you'll learn the method for drawing the most obvious and fundamental of all plant elements: the leaves. We will have many interesting leaves on hand for you to draw, but you are also welcome to bring leaves from your favourite plants to the workshop.
You will use graphite pencils to draw the outline of simple leaf shapes, then progress to more complex forms, including veins and stems. You will learn to carefully observe and draw what the eye sees, not what the mind thinks it should see, learning techniques to achieve accurate scale and dimension and how to use foreshortening to achieve depth and perspective. Finally, you will learn the basics of tonal shading, a technique which is used to give the flat, one-dimensional line drawing depth, form and perspective. You'll have time to finish your drawing in the workshop, and have all the skills you need to continue your drawing journey at home, building your confidence as you explore the rewarding practice of capturing nature's beauty on paper.
Materials and Collection
All the materials required for the workshop will be provided. Please wear an apron if you are worried about staining your clothes.
About Helen Placanica
Helen Placanica is an award-winning botanical artist who specialises in detailed graphite and watercolour studies to depict the bold and often bizarre but always beautiful Australian native plants. She enjoys sharing her skills in botanical art with others to help them see and appreciate the natural world in new ways. Helen is a member of the Botanical Art Society of Australia and her artworks have featured in group exhibitions Australia wide.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is perfect for anyone who is curious about drawing and the natural world. This workshop is suitable for all skill levels: whether you think you can't draw or have a flair for various art forms, you will feel right at home. Students who have attended one of Helen's previous botanical drawing workshops are also welcome to join this workshop group to develop their skills further to practise their drawing with guidance from Helen, and can work on more challenging plant subjects during the session, including more complex leaves, flowers and complete plants.
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Cost
$110 / $99 (Frequent workshoppers)
Frequent workshopper discount: Sign up for 2 or more Plant Empire workshops, or register 2 or more people for the same workshop, to receive 10% off the total registration price (discount will appear at checkout).
Location
Plant Empire has moved! This workshop will be held at our new premises in Tennyson, Brisbane: 15/55 Lofter St, Tennyson Q 4105.
Reminders
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Cancellation Policy
Please choose carefully before registering for this workshop as we do not offer refunds on event bookings. If you need to cancel your place up to 24 hours before the workshop, we will provide you with a voucher that you can use to attend a future workshop or any other purchase at Plant Empire. We regret that we are unable to provide vouchers for cancellations made within 24 hours of the workshop.
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