Botanical Drawing In Color

Author : Wendy Hollender
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781984856722

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The Joy of Botanical Drawing by Wendy Hollender Pdf

A gorgeous, easy-to-follow, and inspiring guide to stunningly realistic botanical drawing that covers everything you need to draw our natural world. Achieve amazingly realistic and vibrant botanical illustrations, from flowers so dazzling you feel as if you might be able to smell them, to tomatoes that look as if they've just been picked from the garden. Wendy Hollender is known for her vivid, detailed, and inspiring illustrations and in The Joy of Botanical Drawing, she helps you take your art to the next level by sharing her perfected techniques through short lessons that start simple, then build on the basics with easy-to-use and clear step-by-step illustrations. Using colored pencils and watercolor pencils, Hollender shows you how to accomplish scientifically accurate botanical portraits of a spiraling pine cone, a spiky chestnut, a fuchsia-tined radish, a graceful morning glory, and many more. From colorful leaves to delicate petals to textured bark and slender stems, The Joy of Botanical Drawing will give you the skills to complete lifelike drawings while also enjoying nature and the mindfulness of a regular drawing practice.

Author : Wendy Hollender
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780823007066

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Botanical Drawing in Color by Wendy Hollender Pdf

A thorough immersion into the world of scientifically accurate, three-dimensional, and artistically rendered natural botanical illustration. The step-by-step instructions in this invaluable guide, written by one of the nation’s leading experts in the field, Wendy Hollender, will grow your artistic ability, whether you’re just broaching this unique skill or are already an expert. Each lesson in the book increases in complexity to build your skill set in a clear, concise, and accessible way. With a focus on the natural world through the botanical life-cycle, each project is not only a technical study, but a beautiful piece of artwork in and of itself. In this book, you will learn: • Single light source toning technique • Principles of perspective for drawing flowers • The fundamentals of plant anatomy • Colored pencil techniques and color theory of the natural world

Author : Wendy Hollender
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Botanical illustration
ISBN : 0989343316

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Botanical Drawing by Wendy Hollender Pdf

"Botanical Drawing, A Beginner's Guide" and Botanical Drawing Sketchbooks" use a unique spiral binding that allows you to open the book to add and remove paper. You can purchase re-fills of Legion Stonehenge Aqua 140 lb. hot pressed water color paper to use with both books.Once you have practiced in the Beginner's Guide with the paper in the book, I recommend you purchase the hot pressed watercolor paper to use for the color exercises. You can put the watercolor paper right inside the book and re-do the exercises on the good paper!In the Sketchbooks you can take out finished work and put in new blank paper to continue re-using the sketchbook without having to get a new sketchbook or cut your finished art out of this book. You can also take out the sketch pages to display and then return them to the book!

Author : Valerie Price
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781912217755

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Botanical Illustration The Next Ten Lessons: Colour and Composition by Valerie Price Pdf

Building on Valerie Price's previous and highly successful book, Botanical Illustration: The First Ten Lessons, this next volume provides a practical introduction to colour and composition in botanical illustrations. Formed of ten graded lessons, each chapter teaches a new skill that builds upon the last, with subjects that range from red tulips and pink roses to blackberries and green foliage. Full of handy information, and with easy-to-follow exercises, the book includes step-by-step instructions that show artists of all levels how to produce beautiful colour in their compositions. This practical guide includes essential information on different watercolour techniques, how to arrange informative compositions and mix your own colours to achieve lifelike results.

Author : Mary Ann Scott,Margaret Stevens
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781849943024

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Botanical Sketchbook by Mary Ann Scott,Margaret Stevens Pdf

This is the story of one woman's journey from amateur painter to botanical artist, told through the sketchbooks and paintings she produced for the Distance Learning Diploma Course run by the Society of Botanical Artists. Packed with advice and tips, this book will serve as a guide and inspiration to anyone wanting to embark on life as a botanical artist. This book is both a showcase of Mary Ann Scott's work and a record of her achievements, including first-hand accounts of the joys and challenges she faced as she progressed. It contains work from every assignment she undertook, from her first attempts at drawing a tulip to the triumphant paintings she made for her diploma portfolio. Along the way are delicate floral compositions, juicy fruit and vegetables, botanical dissections, and her adventures out in the field. Margaret Stevens's comments on each assignments are also included, giving an insight into the assessment process and an all-round view of Mary Ann's successes and (very rare) failures. The book ends with a glorious selection of Mary Ann's ongoing work as a botanical artist.

Author : Isik Guner
Publisher : Search Press Limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781800930537

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Botanical Illustration from Life by Isik Guner Pdf

Author : Ann Swan
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780008328252

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Botanical Painting with Coloured Pencils by Ann Swan Pdf

This beautifully illustrated ebook is the first practical step-by-step guide to using coloured pencils in botanical painting and is written by Ann Swan, one of the top exponents of the genre.

Author : Jackie Isard
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781785008290

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Watercolour Mixing Techniques for Botanical Artists by Jackie Isard Pdf

Colour mixing is a key skill for the botanical artist. In this practical guide, Jackie Isard explains how to observe and use colour accurately. She shows artists how to make informed choices when selecting pigments, as well as how to learn about colour mixing and its application. Detailed instruction and advice are given on understanding colour and pigments. The author explains how to 'see' colour and tricky mixes, from greens and reds to the difficult botanical greys. Includes advanced colour application techniques - colour enhancement, shadow colours and colour temperature transition. Finally, step-by-step guides illustrate how to paint with layers, how to use underlaying colours to enhance, and colour and fine detailing.

Author : Ann Swan
Publisher : B.E.S. Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Art
ISBN : 0764169742

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Botanical Portraits with Colored Pencils by Ann Swan Pdf

Original title: Botanical paintings with colored pencils.

Author : Penny Brown
Publisher : SearchPress+ORM
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781781266113

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Botanical Drawing by Penny Brown Pdf

The definitive artist's guide to drawing detailed and accurate plants, flowers and other vegetation in pencil—including illustrations and exercises. Botanical Drawing provides a thorough and expert guide to the subject, touching on the history of this fascinating art form as well as its rules and practicalities. Artist Penny Brown explains the materials, learnings and techniques required to produce accurate botanical illustrations. She also includes an accessible, basic study of botany for the absolute beginner. By following Brown’s step-by-step instructions, close studies and explorations of the subjects, you will be able to produce your own illustrations of plants, flowers, vegetables and their myriad parts. Botanical Drawing offers knowledge, techniques, and inspiration as you create your own projects.

Author : Simon Williams
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-14
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781849943888

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Botanical Painting with Gouache by Simon Williams Pdf

A practical guide to using gouache in botanical painting, by a leading botanical painter. Gouache is an opaque water-based medium, often called body colour, that produces crisp and vibrant paintings, and is becoming increasingly popular in botanical painting. Leading botanical painter, Simon Williams, specializes in painting in gouache and this is his first book. Botanical Painting in Gouache is full of practical advice on all aspects of using the exciting medium of gouache and contains many step-by-step demonstration paintings. In addition to the sumptuous flower paintings there are also sections on painting butterflies, birds and exotic and unusual plants from the rainforest.

Author : American Society of Botanical Artists,Carol Woodin,Robin A. Jess
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781604697902

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Botanical Art Techniques by American Society of Botanical Artists,Carol Woodin,Robin A. Jess Pdf

Botanical Art Techniques is a beautifully illustrated and comprehensive guide to one of the most delicate art forms. From the experts at the American Society of Botanical Artists, this essential reference features how-to tutorials for all the major techniques, moving from basic to intermediate to advanced, so the reader can build on their skills as they progress. Media covered in detail include graphite, pen and ink, watercolor on paper and vellum, and colored pencil, with further tutorials on egg tempera oil, acrylic, gouache, silverpoint, etching, and more. Additional information includes a detailed overview of the necessary materials, basic information about the principles of composition, and advice on how to develop a personal style. Filled with 900 photographs, Botanical Art Techniques is a must-have for creative people everywhere.

Author : Billy Showell
Publisher : Search Press Limited
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-18
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781781265185

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Billy Showell's Botanical Painting in Watercolour by Billy Showell Pdf

Billy Showell is a well-respected botanical watercolour artist, and her exceptional eye for detail and ability to re-create the form, texture, colour and patterning of a wide range of plants have earned her a formidable reputation worldwide. Her compositions are given a contemporary, sometimes playful twist, while retaining all the beauty and accuracy of traditional botanical paintings. In this inspiring and indispensable guide for botanical artists, she reveals the materials, methods and techniques she uses to attain her stunningly beautiful portraits of flowers, fruit and vegetables. There is expert guidance on tools and materials, working from life, observation, and drawing and painting techniques, as well as detailed sections on pattern, texture, and colour and colour mixing. With numerous step-by-step studies, close-up photographs and examples of Billy's exquisite paintings, this book is not only packed full of invaluable advice and information but also a visually stunning showcase for the work of this amazing artist.

Author : Peggy Dean
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780399582202

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Botanical Line Drawing by Peggy Dean Pdf

From the artist behind the popular Pigeon Letters website, an easy, no-skills-necessary guide to drawing flowers, leaves, and cacti with 200 step-by-step prompts. Line drawing is an easy-to-master art form featuring illustrative, doodle-like designs. It's used widely among artists of many types with both fine and bold lines, creating different variations. Botanical Line Drawing teaches you how to start with the simplest doodles, building into more elaborate, delicate illustrations. This book focuses on the extremely popular subject matter of the natural world and includes flowers, leaves, succulents, houseplants, trees, branches, mushrooms, and more. These simple line drawings will allow you to branch out and have fun with your own personal style, as well as inspire you to add flourishes to other projects.

Author : Valerie Oxley
Publisher : Crowood
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781847976611

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Botanical Illustration by Valerie Oxley Pdf

Botanical Illustration is an introduction to the marrying of art and science in the aesthetic and accurate portrayal of plant material. This book builds on the work of illustrators of the past, ranging from Elizabeth Blackwell, whose drawings helped to release her husband from debtors' prison, through to the exceptional scientific drawings of Beatrix Potter. It deals with the practical art and the related botany of the subject. Introduction to basic botany; preparation of plant material for drawing; use of pencil, watercolour, coloured pencil and pen and ink; suggested topics for further study; correcting mistakes and finishing touches. Invaluable for beginners and skilled artists alike, and an excellent reference book for teachers. Superbly illustrated with 216 colour illustrations.Valerie Oxley is a freelance tutor who has inspired students worldwide with her enthusiasm for natural history and plant illustration.