Westmead / Nature journaling with watercolour

Start with one specimen

A focused guide from Westmead Nature Pages on Nature journaling with watercolour.

Guide 01 / Westmead

Put the idea to work.

Draw a leaf, seed or branch from several angles before adding paint. Record its size and where you found it without removing protected material. Observation matters more than a polished botanical plate.

A short practice plan

  1. Draw a leaf, seed or branch from several angles before adding paint.
  2. Record its size and where you found it without removing protected material.
  3. Observation matters more than a polished botanical plate.

Continue exploring.

The other Nature journaling with watercolour guides look at different parts of the practice. Take one useful idea into your next session.