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A fascinating insight into one person's progression from able flower painter to outstanding botanical artist. Exquisitely illustrated throughout, with accessible information and advice. Artist, May 2010.
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A sketchbook can be many things: to some it is a record of a landscape or people in a cafe prior to painting them; to others it is a visual memory of a traveller's journey, more personal than the image captured by a camera. In this case, it is a beautiful record of one woman's development into a successful botanical artist and should be an inspiration to all those who chance upon it. As part of the Distance Learning Course run by the Society of Botanical Artists, students are required to keep a sketchbook. The one kept by Mary Ann Scott is exceptional. Her book covers the exercises, colour charts and basic preparatory work for each assignment, plus the finished studies ranging from a vignette of alpine flowers to glowing exotic fruit. It is a masterclass for all aspiring botanical artists.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you ever wanted to be a botanical artist, but don't feel you have what it takes - this book is for you. It follows the progression of one artist as she follows the Distance Learning Course of the Society of Botanical Artists. You can follow the assignments step by step that take you through the various aspects of botanical drawing. By the end of the course, you should have the confidence to go it alone. The notes are the perfect guide to help you make it through and I love the colour details. A beautifully produced book that is highly recommended as a teaching guide for a botanical course. This review first appeared on Karen Platt's book review website.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a beautiful book, and I could look at it for hours, but as a beginner wanting to improve my drawing skills I found it too advanced. It tracks someone on a botanical illustration course, and included criticisms from the tutors, but to my mind they were all lovely! A lovely book but not what I was expecting.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This is a great reference book for anyone studying botanical art, particularly for the information on achieving the correct colour tones.It is the perfect guide as to the discipline required in building up our own reference material to achieve the high standards required in botanical illustration. It is highly recommended and at Amazons price not to be missed.
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Spectacular
I thought this book was presented in a lovely way. I found it useful for my IB exams, and it helped me to know how to put my work together. Read more
Published 11 months ago by El
Insite into a Botanical Painters pallet
This book is first class for anyone contemplating botanical painting, it covers every aspect of the art even if you are not going to paint it will give you a great appreciation of... Read more
Published 14 months ago by R. Laycock
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This is a lovely book, and one that remains on the desk at all times for reference. It is also an inspiration to improve, giving the know how to make this possible.
Published 17 months ago by Hazel Jones
wish I could draw like this
Wonderfully illustrated and inspirational book. Lovely personal journey through to the well deserved success of Mary Ann Scott's Diploma. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Ann Hallam
Very instructional!
This book is so useful! It was all I expected! The SBA course is fantastic and you can have a snack of it on the book. I studied botanical illustrations at college. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Tattyannah Romano
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I would not want to follow in the author's footsteps, but it was inspirational. Read more
Published 22 months ago by C. Nicola
I Love it
As an aspiring botanical artist, I loved this book with its details of sketches and colour swatches leading to finished paintings. Read more
Published on 27 April 2010 by Angela Cox
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