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The Complete Course in Botanical Illustration is your personal guide to the study of botanical drawing and watercolour painting. Devised by an award-winning botanical artist, 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 and case studies, this book includes: * Observational skills * Plant dissection procedures * Perspective * Use of tonal contrast * Line drawing and pencil shading * Colour and pigment mixing * Application of watercolour * Highlights and shiny surfaces * Composition and arrangement
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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; her clients have included David Bowie, Anthony Caro, Karl Lagerfeld and Jean Mulr, for whom she produced textiles and interior design prints. Meriel Thurstan is a member of the Eden Project (friends of) and organized the yearlong botanical art course at Eden in 2004.
The Complete Course in Botanical Illustration is your personal guide to the study of botanical drawing and watercolour painting. Devised by an award-winning botanical artist, 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 and case studies, this book includes: * Observational skills * Plant dissection procedures * Perspective * Use of tonal contrast * Line drawing and pencil shading * Colour and pigment mixing * Application of watercolour * Highlights and shiny surfaces * Composition and arrangement
About the Author
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; her clients have included David Bowie, Anthony Caro, Karl Lagerfeld and Jean Mulr, for whom she produced textiles and interior design prints. Meriel Thurstan is a member of the Eden Project (friends of) and organized the yearlong botanical art course at Eden in 2004.
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