A step-by-step guide to botanical drawing & painting Create realistic pencil and watercolor illustrations of flowers, fruits, plants and more!
Book - 2023
In this lushly illustrated book, master painter and art teacher Hidenari Kobayashi provides step-by-step instructions showing you how to create botanical drawings and paintings in the popular French botanical style. He details all the tools and materials needed, describes in detail the techniques you'll use, and walks you through the creative process of drawing and painting 18 different botanical subjects. A Step-by-Step Guide to Botanical Drawing & Painting provides everything you need to learn this charming style of artistic expression--from first sketch to final brushstroke!
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Rutland, Vermont :
Tuttle Publishing
[2023]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Item Description
- "With over 800 color illustrations"--Cover.
Translation of: Hajimete no botanikaru āto.
Originally published in Japan in 2021 by Nihon Bungeisha Co., Ltd. - Physical Description
- 127 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- ISBN
- 9780804856393
- Why I Wrote This Book
- Prologue: The Enjoyment of Drawing Plants
- The Attractions of Botanical Art
- The History and Characteristics of Botanical Art
- The Process of Creating Botanical Art
- Part 1. Getting Ready to Draw Plants
- Botanical Art Materials
- Basic Art Materials
- Other Art Materials
- Other Tools
- Using a Pencil for Line Drawings and Sketches
- How and When to Use Line Drawings
- Process for Line Drawing
- How to Draw Leaves
- How to Draw Serrations
- How to Draw Leaves When Both Sides are Visible
- Creating a 3D Effect Through Shading
- Shading Using Gradation
- The Basics of Shading
- Combining Types of Shading
- How to Add Shading to Leaves
- Brush Techniques
- Holding the Brush
- Drawing Lines
- Applying Color
- Basic Techniques for Watercolor Painting
- Creating Colors
- Combining Paint Colors
- Making a Large Amount of Color
- Horizontal Painting and Gradation
- Techniques for Fixing Stray Paint
- Layering to Create Unique Colors
- Understanding Transparent Watercolor Paints
- Combined Colors and Layered Colors
- Expressing Texture
- Q&A: Botanical Art Issues
- Part 2. Basic Lessons in Botanical Art
- Observing Plants
- Observing the Parts
- The Parts of a Flower
- Parts of a Leaf
- Reticulated and Parallel Venation in Leaves
- Simple and Compound Leaves
- Leaf Margins
- Attachment Facts
- Leaf Vein Rubbings and Pen Drawings
- Creating the Sketch
- Sketch of a Green Pepper
- Adding Color
- Adding Color to a Green Pepper
- Drawing a Cross-Section
- Cross-Section of a Green Pepper
- Part 3. Practical in Botanical Art
- Drawing a Gerbera
- Drawing a Daffodil
- Drawing a Rose
- Drawing White Lilies
- Drawing Delphinium
- Drawing a Hydrangea
- Drawing a Primrose (using a pen)
- Drawing Holly
- Drawing Kumquats (using a pen)
- Drawing a Red Onion (using colored pencils)
- Drawing a Succulent (Tree Houseleek)
- Drawing a Panda Plant
- Drawing a Walnut (using colored pencils)
- Drawing a Pinecone (using colored pencils)
- Drawing Tulips
- (creating a composition and using colored pencils)
- Drawing Pansies (creating a composition)
- Drawing Wildflowers
- (creating a composition and using a pen)
- Framing Your Artworks
- Choosing a Frame and Matte