Cart (0)
Botanical Art & Illustration Certificate Classes
NYBG offered the first formal botanical art Certificate Program in North America and has remained a leader in the discipline for three decades. The program offers the opportunity to learn from some of the most extraordinary artists from around the world. The Botanical Art and Illustration requirements give students a solid foundation in scientifically accurate drawing based on observation and fine art techniques. Those who achieve the highest level of accomplishment receive a Certificate in Botanical Art & Illustration with Honors, an indication of superior work.
Click here for an overview of the required courses and electives.
March
|
||||||
|
|
Ink Wash Techniques - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.If you're looking to transition from drawing to watercolor painting or fine tune your watercolor techniques, this class is for you. You will practice basic techniques more... | |||||
| 213BIL407O | 03/09 | Tu | 10:00am-3:30pm | Vogel | ONLINE | |
|
||||||
|
|
Botanical Drawing III: Focus on Flowers - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Apply your understanding of contours, perspective, and tone to drawing three distinct types of flowers. The object is to accurately draw a fully toned flowering plant. more... | |||||
| 213BIL303BO | 03/18 | Th | 5:30pm-8:30pm | James | ONLINE | |
|
||||||
|
|
Scaling Up: Enlarging the Specimen - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.The architecture of tiny flowers and fruits is fascinating and rendering them accurately requires enlargement. Learn best practices for viewing and measuring samples. Explore different techniques more... | |||||
| 213BIL349O | 03/18 | Th | 10:00am-12:00pm | Rauh | ONLINE | |
April
|
||||||
|
|
Botanical Drawing II: Developing Your Skills - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Building on Botanical Drawing I skills, learn to tone fruit, vegetables, leaves, and branches. Focus on concepts of light source, value, and shading to create form. more... | |||||
| 214BIL302AO | 04/21 | We | 11:00am-2:00pm | Vogel | ONLINE | |
|
||||||
|
|
Painting Orchids - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Learn to capture the exquisite beauty of these delicate flowers. On day one, morphology expert Dick Rauh will guide you through the fine details and special more... | |||||
| 214BIL399O | 04/21 | We | 9:30am-3:30pm | Woodin Rauh | ONLINE | |
|
||||||
|
|
Introduction to Gouache: Painting Magnolia Leaves - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Practice using gouache to create the details, colors, and shine of magnolia leaves. First, you will transfer a line drawing provided by the instructor to watercolor more... | |||||
| 214BIL419O | 04/24 | Sa | 11:00am-4:30pm | Di Costanzo | ONLINE | |
|
||||||
|
|
Spring Flowers in Colored Pencil and Watercolor - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Revel in spring while learning how to layer watercolor, colored pencil, and watercolor pencil to create rich color, detail, and form. You'll experiment with a dynamic more... | |||||
| 214BIL405O | 04/27 | Tu | 11:00am-2:00pm | Hollender | ONLINE | |
May
|
||||||
|
|
Botanical Watercolor I - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.This comprehensive class covers the basic techniques of botanical watercolor. Learn how to use your brushes to make smooth, underlying washes, aswell as to create fine more... | |||||
| 214BIL331AO | 05/01 | Sa | 11:00am-2:00pm | James | ONLINE | |
|
||||||
|
|
Botanical Drawing I: Methods and Materials - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Accurate observation translates into sensitive, realistic drawings and is an essential skill for botanical artists. Using basic shapes, fruit, and leaves, learn contour drawing with an more... | |||||
| 214BIL301AO | 05/06 | Th | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Nemergut | ONLINE | |
|
||||||
|
|
Insects in Colored Pencil - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Study how to properly illustrate insect anatomy using colored pencil. Guided by Jeanne Reiner's skillful demonstrations, you will practice capturing the translucence, iridescence, textures, and more... | |||||
| 214BIL439O | 05/07 | Fr | 11:00am-2:00pm | Reiner | ONLINE | |
June
|
||||||
|
|
Colored Pencil - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.The focus of this course is on color theory and application. Colored pencil line and tone can be applied to look like either drawing or painting, more... | |||||
| 214BIL415AO | 06/01 | Tu | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Reiner | ONLINE | |
|
||||||
|
|
Plant Morphology for Botanical Artists - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Examine the enormous variety of forms and structural adaptations of flowering plants—the world's dominant plant group. Through lectures, demonstrations, and laboratory studies, learn to recognize and more... | |||||
| 214BIL300O | 06/02 | We | 10:00am-12:30pm | Rauh | ONLINE | |
|
|
||||||
|
|
Botanical Drawing III: Focus on Flowers - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Apply your understanding of contours, perspective, and tone to drawing three distinct types of flowers. The object is to accurately draw a fully toned flowering plant. more... | |||||
| 214BIL303AO | 06/02 | We | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Jess | ONLINE | |
|
||||||
|
|
Painting and Drawing Owls - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Develop observational skills, an eye for detail and proportion, and a basic knowledge of anatomy to create lively, accurate images of these elusive birds. We'll work more... | |||||
| 214BIL422O | 06/07 | Mo | 11:00am-2:00pm | Christiansen | ONLINE | |
|
|
||||||
|
|
Botanical Drawing II: Developing Your Skills - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Building on Botanical Drawing I skills, learn to tone fruit, vegetables, leaves, and branches. Focus on concepts of light source, value, and shading to create form. more... | |||||
| 214BIL302BO | 06/24 | Th | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Nemergut | ONLINE | |
July
|
||||||
|
|
Pen and Ink - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Pen and ink, among the most versatile and useful media, can be used to create high quality, easily reproducible drawings. Learn how to produce different strokes more... | |||||
| 221BIL400O | 07/09 | Fr | 11:00am-2:00pm | Morley | ONLINE | |
|
|
||||||
|
|
Botanical Drawing I: Methods and Materials - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Accurate observation translates into sensitive, realistic drawings and is an essential skill for botanical artists. Using basic shapes, fruit, and leaves, learn contour drawing with an more... | |||||
| 221BIL301BO | 07/10 | Sa | 10:00am-1:00pm | Rawlins | ONLINE | |
|
|
||||||
|
|
Botanical Drawing III: Focus on Flowers - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Apply your understanding of contours, perspective, and tone to drawing three distinct types of flowers. The object is to accurately draw a fully toned flowering plant. more... | |||||
| 221BIL303BO | 07/12 | Mo | 11:00am-2:00pm | Nemergut | ONLINE | |
August
|
|
||||||
|
|
Botanical Drawing I: Methods and Materials - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Accurate observation translates into sensitive, realistic drawings and is an essential skill for botanical artists. Using basic shapes, fruit, and leaves, learn contour drawing with an more... | |||||
| 221BIL301CO | 08/03 | Tu | 11:00am-2:00pm | Vogel | ONLINE | |
|
||||||
|
|
Botanical Watercolor II - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Practice techniques learned in Botanical Watercolor I using live subjects such as leaves, stems, and fruit. Emphasis is on realistic portrayal of botanical subjects and traditional more... | |||||
| 221BIL332O | 08/07 | Sa | 11:00am-2:00pm | James | ONLINE | |
|
||||||
|
|
Egg Tempera Techniques - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Join us for an introduction to the centuries-old painting methods using egg tempera. We will cover mixing pigments, brush-stroke techniques, scumbling, and glazing. You'll learn how more... | |||||
| 221BIL366O | 08/07 | Sa | 11:00am-4:30pm | Di Costanzo | ONLINE | |
|
||||||
|
|
Refined Graphite Rendering - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Though graphite is generally considered to be most beneficial in producing sketches or "studies" for more complete drawings and paintings, it can also be used to more... | |||||
| 221BIL370O | 08/15 | Su | 11:00am-4:30pm | Rawlins | ONLINE | |
