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The Botanical Illustration Course

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The Botanical Illustration Course Ref: 713490055


Author
Rosie Martin

Rosie Martin holds a Gold Medal from the RHS for her botanical watercolour painting. She is an elected member of the Society of Botanical Artists and teaches a variety of art-based subjects, including botanical illustration, in both Devon and Cornwall. Many of her students have gone on to win RHS medals in botanical art. An artist and textile designer, she has worked in fashion, ballet and theatre.

Summary

The Botanical Illustration Course - published with the Eden Project - is your personal guide to the study of botanical drawing and watercolour painting.
The Botanical Illustration Course - published with the Eden Project - is your personal guide to the study of botanical drawing and watercolour painting. Devised by an award-winning botanical artist who teaches at the Eden Project, this course takes you from basic drawing techniques to advanced skills required for the analysis of complex forms in watercolour. Following the syllabus of the botanical illustration course at the acclaimed Eden Project in Cornwall, this book offers you the opportunity to perfect the many techniques used to produce beautiful and informative plant portraits. Full of practical information, and with easy-to-follow exercises, this book includes: Pencil Drawing • Shapes in Nature • Plant dissection and bisection • Perspective • Use of tonal contrast • Line drawing and pencil shading • Colour and pigment mixing • Application of watercolour • Highlights and shiny surfaces • Composition and arrangement.
Based on the year-long botanical art course at the Eden Project Takes you from elementary drawing to complex forms in watercolour Packed with practical information gleaned from years of teaching From daisies and roses to iris and lily through to cacti and pineapples


No of pages
144pp

Format
BB Hardback

Publisher
Batsford

ISBN
713490055

EAN
9780713490053

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