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Drawing & painting botanicals for artists : how to create beautifully detailed plant and flower illustrations /

Drawing & painting botanicals for artists : how to create beautifully detailed plant and flower illustrations / Drawing and painting botanicals for artists Botanicals for artists Karen Kluglein. - 143 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cm. - For artists. .

Includes bibliographical references (page 139) and index.

Machine generated contents note: Learning to See, Learning to Draw -- Consider the Subject -- Key Terms -- Mediums And Supplies -- Graphite Pencils -- Colored Pencils -- Fine Point Markers -- Silverpoint -- Paper -- Erasers -- Pencil Sharpeners -- Essential Drawing Techniques -- Live Specimen -- Working from Photographs -- Loose Gestural Drawing -- Precise Measuring -- Values, Shadows, and Highlights -- Gradations -- Lifting Graphite -- Drawing Subjects And Mediums -- Drawing Leaves -- Drawing Flowers and Petals -- Drawing Fruits and Berries -- Drawing Stems and Branches -- Mediums And Supplies -- Watercolors -- Gouache -- Paintbrushes -- Painting Surfaces -- Essential Painting Techniques -- Color Mapping -- Washes -- Layering -- Gradations -- Drybrush in Watercolor -- Lifting -- Overlaps -- Correcting Mistakes and Making Revisions -- Details and Finishing -- Adding Personality -- Painting Subjects -- Painting Leaves -- Painting Flowers and Petals -- Contents note continued: Painting Fruits and Berries -- Painting Stems and Branches.

Offers artists at all skill levels a comprehensive survey of drawing and painting mediums and techniques, along with guidance for creating accurate, detailed, and beautiful botanical artworks.

9781631598579


Botanical illustration--Technique.
Plants in art.
Flowers in art.
Drawing--Technique.
Painting--Technique.

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