Introductory courses

Students wishing to learn more about botanical illustrationor brush up on their skills beore beginning the certiicatesequence can take introductory courses that are not part othe certiicate requirements: Introduction to Botanical Illus-tration, Art Materials or the Botanical Illustrator and Intro-duction to Drawing in Pencil.

requIred courses

The ollowing 13 courses are required i you wish to receivea Certiicate in Botanical Art and Illustration. The recom-mended sequence o courses is listed below. This successionis appropriate or both the certiicate and the non-certiicatestudent.

Classes can als be taken in the rder determined by their prerequisites.

Courses consist o exercises, critiques, demon-strations and homework assignments. A list o supplies or eachcourse will be sent with your class conrmation.1. Botanical Illustration in Pencil I2. Botany or the Botanical Illustrator3. Botanical Illustration in Pencil II4. Composition or Botanical Illustration5. Color Layering or Colored Pencil6. Botanical Illustration in Colored Pencil I7. Perecting Perspective8. Botanical Illustration in Colored Pencil II9. Color Mixing or Artists10. Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink I11. Botanical Illustration in Pen and Ink II12. Botanical Illustration in Watercolor I13. Botanical Illustration in Watercolor II

electIve courses

Elective courses serve a variety o purposes. They are alldesigned to increase the student’s knowledge, ability and

2009 suMMer-FAll cAtAloGcertIFIcAte In BotAnIcAl Art And IllustrAtIon

Botanical art and illustration is the well-established tradition o portraying plants or scientiic purposes, recording vanishingspecies or historical recollection or rendering the beauty and inspiration we experience in the lora o the world around us.Denver Botanic Gardens’ Certiicate in Botanical Art and Illustration program is designed to teach a comprehensive series oclasses in botanical illustration, oering participants the drawing and painting skills required to render accurate and useuldepictions o the plant world with a ocus on detail. This program is or the dedicated illustrator, as well as the devoted ama-teur. It culminates in a certiicate or some students and oers an ongoing program o botanical classes or others.experience in botanical art. In addition to the 13 requiredcourses, you must select 100 elective hours. The number oelective classes oered in any one year may vary. Guestinstructor workshops may be taken as electives.

Please nte:

To receive credit or any course, attendance isrequired at the irst class and at 80 percent o all classes.

scIence And Art lectures

Selected lectures at Denver Botanic Gardens can qualiy orelective credits. Participation in one lecture gives one elec-tive credit hour; you can receive a maximum o 15 credithours rom these lectures. Caé Botanique by Mervi Hjelm-roos-Koski is a ree lecture series open to Botanical Art andIllustration students, Gardens members, the general public,academia and artists. There is no admission ee and pre-registration is not required. The Caé Botanique schedule isposted on the Botanical Illustration blog, or you can receiveurther inormation by joining our mailing list.

PortFolIo revIew

Upon completion o all course work, you may apply or port-olio review (held each January and June) by requesting atranscript rom the Registrar and submitting it to the ProgramCoordinator when you request your review. Please note: Toreceive credit or any course, attendance is required at theirst class and at 80 percent o each course.

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This can be a plate in any o the mediataught within the program or a combination o them.

Guest

WORKSHOPS

Do not miss this unique opportunity to learn how to paint persim-mon and cabbage (important symbols in its culture) the Chineseway. Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) is a homophone o “things’ and“business”, “market” and “thoughts”. The reddish-orange coloro its ruit symbolizes joy. The Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapavar. glabra) is a symbol or honorable rank, purity and unsullieddescent. You will also explore a number o Chinese charactersthat make up interesting sayings to go with the persimmon andcabbage paintings. Writing Chinese characters and painting notonly gives insight into the Chinese culture but can also be a relax-ing and meditative practice or people o all ages to engage in.Sally Yu Leung is an independentcurator o Chinese decorative arts,collector, practicing calligrapherand also a Commissioner at theAsian Art Museum in San Fran-cisco. She has been a teacher oChinese calligraphy and brush-painting at Pixar Animation Stu-dios or some years now.

Fee:

$222 member, $268 non-member.All students are welcome, with no

Chins Brsh Painting with Sally Y Lng

Introductory

COURSES

Art Matrials r th Btanical Illstratr

Take the mystery out o materials. I see ten types o erasers –which one is right or the job? What is the dierence betweensable and synthetic? What’s vellum? This inormation-packedclass will provide you with detailed inormation about all othe art materials used throughout the Botanical Illustrationprogram. From papers to pencils to inks, pens, brushes, andpaints, you’ll learn where and how to nd all the right materialsand how they are used. Save time and money by shoppingexpertly the irst time.

Fee:

$37 member, $44 non-member. Allstudents are welcome, with no prerequisites.Course #09CBI010-1Sat., Sept. 12, 9 a.m. – noon

Instructr:

Renee JorgensenCourse #09CBI010-2Fri., Oct. 23, 3 – 6 p.m.

Instructr:

Renee Jorgensen

Intrdctin t Drawing

Are you new to drawing? I you can write with a pencil, youcan draw with one. Step-by-step, acquire the techniques youneed to draw what you see. Simple exercises train you toobserve objectively and draw accurately. A relaxed pace andstraightorward instruction will open your mind to your owncreative abilities. Build drawing skills to enter the BotanicalIllustration program with conidence.

Fee:

$185 member, $223non-member. All students are welcome, with no prerequisites.

Nte:

I you have had some drawing experience, please godirectly to Pencil I.

Weekend Wrkshp

Course #09CBI020-1Fri. – Sun., Aug. 28 - 30, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Instructr:

Renee Jorgensen

Weekend Wrkshp

Course #09CBI020-2Fri. – Sun., Oct. 16 - 18, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Instructr:

Renee Jorgensenprerequisites.