Botanical Art Techniques - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Botanical Art Techniques write by American Society of Botanical Artists. This book was released on 2020-09-15. Botanical Art Techniques available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
The Joy of Botanical Drawing
The Joy of Botanical Drawing - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Joy of Botanical Drawing write by Wendy Hollender. This book was released on 2020-04-07. The Joy of Botanical Drawing available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Watercolour Mixing Techniques for Botanical Artists
Watercolour Mixing Techniques for Botanical Artists - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Watercolour Mixing Techniques for Botanical Artists write by Jackie Isard. This book was released on 2021-03-22. Watercolour Mixing Techniques for Botanical Artists available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Billy Showell's Botanical Painting in Watercolour
Billy Showell's Botanical Painting in Watercolour - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Billy Showell's Botanical Painting in Watercolour write by Billy Showell. This book was released on 2016-03-18. Billy Showell's Botanical Painting in Watercolour available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Botanical Painting with Gouache
Botanical Painting with Gouache - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Botanical Painting with Gouache write by Simon Williams. This book was released on 2016-03-14. Botanical Painting with Gouache available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
