Drawing and Painting Botanicals for Artists

Drawing and Painting Botanicals for Artists
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Publisher : Rockport Publishers
Total Pages : 147
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ISBN-10 : 9781631598579
ISBN-13 : 1631598570
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Book Synopsis Drawing and Painting Botanicals for Artists by : Karen Kluglein

Download or read book Drawing and Painting Botanicals for Artists written by Karen Kluglein and published by Rockport Publishers. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally developed in the 18th century as a visual supplement to botanical nomenclature, botanical illustration and art uniquely fuse art and science by documenting the parts, details, and life cycles of plant species. In Drawing and Painting Botanicals for Artists, eminent botanical artist and veteran workshop instructor Karen Kluglein reveals her secrets for rendering leaves, flowers, berries, and branches both accurately and beautifully. The book begins with a brief history of the art form, followed by guidance on developing observational skills for this genre, key botanical terms and concepts, and the differences among botanical illustration, botanical art, and flower painting. The chapters that follow offer detailed guidance and demonstrations for drawing and painting botanicals in a variety of mediums: Drawing. Explore loose gestural drawing, precise measuring and rendering, and working from photographs with graphite, colored pencil, finepoint markers, pen and ink, and silverpoint. Painting. Master color mixing, washes, layering, gradations, values, and adding details in watercolor, gouache, and acrylic, plus guidance on adding “personality” to your work and knowing when a painting is done. Drawing and Painting Botanicals for Artists shows artists at all skill levels how to translate careful observations into stunning works of art.


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