Botanical Line Drawing

Author : Peggy Dean
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,7 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 : Peggy Dean
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-13
Category : Botanical illustration
ISBN : 0998558532

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Botanical Line Drawing by Peggy Dean Pdf

This simple line drawing guide features all of our favorite cacti and succulents and is perfect for the beginner and a great addition to the tool box of a seasoned artist. Easy-to-understand instructions are presented with six illustrative steps, void of written instruction or over-the-top explanation.

Author : Wendy Hollender
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 44,9 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 : Peggy Dean
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780399582158

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Peggy Dean's Guide to Nature Drawing and Watercolor by Peggy Dean Pdf

This fun and easy-to-use nature drawing and watercolor guide is perfect for anyone inspired by nature to draw, doodle, ink, and paint colorful flora and fauna. Artist, author, and popular art instructor Peggy Dean presents this nature drawing guide that teaches you how to master drawing and watercolor techniques from sketching and shading to washes and blending. With Peggy's easy and energetic lessons, absolutely anyone--regardless of ability--can learn to draw the natural world. Beginning with delicate cherry blossoms, wildflowers, and lacy ferns, lessons build to composing stunning bouquets of flowers and majestic landscapes. You'll also discover how to draw animals such as colorful fish and birds in flight, as well as mammals like stoic camels and the mighty polar bear. Through the lessons on technique combined with clear, detailed instructions, you'll gain the expertise and confidence that will allow you to quickly build your skills, discover your own personal style, and achieve beautiful botanical and animal illustrations.

Author : Penny Brown
Publisher : SearchPress+ORM
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 45,8 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 : Wendy Hollender
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 40,5 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 : Melissa Washburn
Publisher : Quarry Books
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781631597558

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Draw Like an Artist: 100 Flowers and Plants by Melissa Washburn Pdf

Featuring 600+ sketches depicting a vast array of beautiful botanicals, floral forms, plant structures, and more, Draw Like an Artist: 100 Flowers and Plants is a must-have visual reference book for student artists, botanical illustrators, urban sketchers, and anyone seeking to improve their realistic drawing skills. Designed as a contemporary, step-by-stepguidebook for artists who are learning to draw botanical forms, Draw Like An Artist: 100 Flowers and Plants features an inclusive array of florals, ferns, succulents, and more, all shown from a variety of perspectives. Each set of illustrations takes you from beginning sketch lines to a finished drawing. Author Melissa Washburn is a skilled illustrator whose clear and elegant drawing style will make this a go-to sourcebook for years to come.

Author : Isik Guner
Publisher : Search Press Limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781800930537

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Botanical Illustration from Life by Isik Guner Pdf

Author : Mz Creates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798672429830

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The Book of Botanical Tangles by Mz Creates Pdf

The Book of Botanical Tangles is full of fun organic tangles and botanical line drawings that you can learn in minutes! If you've wanted to draw your own botanical tiles this is the perfect resource to get ideas for tangles. Instructions for simple botanical line drawings are also included in the book. So you can add some variety and mix and match two different style of art. Zentangle and Line Drawing. This book contains lots of fun projects and prompts for you to play with. We also look at some similar artwork from classical artists to learn a bit more about black and white art.Your finished art could be on a tangle, an art journal page or you can use it to decorate your bullet journals and planners! Learning how to draw in an easy and approachable way, you'll be creating masterpieces in a matter of minutes!Here's an overview of exactly what is included in the book.In this book you'll learn some botanical/organic tangles as well as some simple botanical line drawings that you can incorporate in your tiles. I like playing with various art forms and am constantly looking for ways to marry art styles. I have added watercolors, mixed media backgrounds and more to my tangled tiles. In this book we will just focus on black and white botanical inspired tiles and projects.You will see artwork from many different CZTs (Certified Zentangle Teachers). This will inspire you and allow you to see how varied this art form can be and how one tangle can be used in many different ways.We will start with a short introduction to the Zentangle(R) method. I will go over all the basics of what tiles and tangles are.Then we will move on to tools and your workspace and what you will need to get started.The fun starts here! We will dive into organic tangles and you'll learn to tangle. Most of these tangles are official - that means they were created by Zentangle(R) HQ (Maria, Rick, Martha and Molly). After this section I will also share some other tangles I love that you can look up yourself and some botanical line drawings to add extra interest to your art.Then we will move onto some artists and their botanical tiles. You'll be inspired by the breadth of the work being done and will learn new ways of incorporating different tangles in your work.I love projects and worksheets of all kinds! So I will end with some projects and worksheets for you to play with. This book is meant to be an introduction to the world of Botanical Zentangle(R) but I will leave you with lots of resources and online class links that you can take with immensely talented CZTs.Welcome to the world of tangling!This book is perfect for beginners and wanglers with some experience.

Author : Mary Ann Scott,Margaret Stevens
Publisher : Batsford Books
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 54,5 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 : American Society of Botanical Artists,Carol Woodin,Robin A. Jess
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 44,5 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 : Peggy Dean
Publisher : Pigeon Letters
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0998558540

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Animal Line Drawing by Peggy Dean Pdf

This simple line drawing guide features all of our favorite animals, insects, fish, birds, even dinosaurs and kitties! After Dean's success in her best-selling book, Botanical Line Drawing, she more presents animals in the same quick and easy instructional format. Easy-to-understand steps are presented on each page, void of written instruction or over-the-top explanation. Gain basic skills by drawing simple shapes and mark-making, leaving just enough creative room to explore your own style as you practice. So sit down, put pen to paper and get drawing!

Author : Wendy Hollender
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 51,9 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 : Peggy Dean
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780399582172

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The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide by Peggy Dean Pdf

From the artist behind the popular Pigeon Letters website, a complete guide to learning and perfecting brush lettering, a forgiving style of modern calligraphy that encourages creative expression and imprecision, including basic skills, flourishes, and project ideas. The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide has something for everyone--from beginners that have never used a brush pen, to seasoned letterers looking for a new style or ideas for creative flourishes. From choosing the best pens and paper and knowing the different styles of lettering, to adding color to your finished pieces--this book covers it all. The book includes templates for labels, cards, handmade bunting, and word collages. It even includes a how to guide for posting your best work on social media. Each lesson builds on itself, unlocking endless opportunities inside the playful art of brush lettering. As a self-taught artist who left her day job to pursue a creative life, Peggy Dean is the ideal teacher for artists and non-artists alike.

Author : Maggie Enterrios
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1645672166

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Flowerscape by Maggie Enterrios Pdf

In this immersive new coloring book, Maggie Enterrios, whose stunning illustrations inspire on Instagram and beyond, gives readers the opportunity to interact with her artwork first-hand and connect with their own creativity. Bold florals pop on every page and leave plenty of room for color, while intricate details keep things interesting. These designs go beyond simple florals, weaving in animals, shells and other natural elements for lush, unique scenes that provide a sense of discovery. It’s been proven that adult coloring books are the perfect way to de-stress, and Maggie’s compositions are specifically designed to delight, engage and provide a haven of relaxation during busy days. Perforated pages and high-quality watercolor paper make it easy to display and gift personalized artwork. Maggie’s stylish, imaginative pen and ink drawings will bring out everyone’s inner artist.