Botanical Art & Illustration Certificate Electives

Students seeking a Certificate may focus their electives on watercolor, colored pencil, drawing—or they may choose a natural science concentration. Elective courses build on foundation skills and allow the student to tailor their direction of study. Students who are pursuing a Certificate must complete at least 54 elective course hours.

Elective course offerings vary with every catalog season. Browse this page to discover what's currently scheduled.


September

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 such as flat washes, glazing, graded washes, and dry brush for fine details. Dilutions more...
271BIL407O 09/17 Th 11:00am-2:00pm Vogel
ONLINE

Gain an understanding of how light interacts with multiple botanical subjects in a single composition. Light on form is critical to creating dimension in a botanical illustration; when a composition contains several botanical specimens, additional attention to the placement of more...
271BIL450O 09/28 Mo 10:00am-1:00pm James
ONLINE

October

Replicate the colors, luminosity, form, and texture of autumn squash using watercolor. You'll begin by learning the importance of selecting interesting specimens from the Cucurbita family to illustrate. From there, you'll practice creating fluid line drawings, transferring them to hot more...
272BIL369O 10/14 We 6:00pm-9:00pm Petrochko
ONLINE

Learn how to mix beautiful shades of gentian blue—a vivid, deep purplish-blue color, to create a stunning depiction of a gentian species of your choosing. Using a visual example of Gentiana autumnalis as a guide, you'll learn how to capture more...
272BIL322O 10/18 Su 10:00am-1:00pm DeCicco
ONLINE
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