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Just Draw Botanicals: Beautiful Botanical Art, Contemporary Artists, Modern Materials
Just Draw Botanicals: Beautiful Botanical Art, Contemporary Artists, Modern Materials
Just Draw Botanicals: Beautiful Botanical Art, Contemporary Artists, Modern Materials
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Just Draw Botanicals: Beautiful Botanical Art, Contemporary Artists, Modern Materials

By Helen Birch

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Petite in size but packed with inspiration, Just Draw Botanicals presents 90 beautiful, contemporary botanical artworks in a range of media and styles.

Each spread includes a stunning work of art paired with a discussion of the artist’s approach to creating it, including the techniques employed. At the bottom of the page, find tips on the tools, materials and methods used to make the piece.

A hyper-realistic blackberry, a watercolour sketch of a bunch of mint in a glass, a detailed scratchboard study of three pussy willow twigs, a tribal-style pattern inspired by different leaf shapes, an abstract image-transfer print of a milkweed plant… the techniques and subjects covered are diverse. With these and more artworks – created in a variety of media, including watercolour, coloured pencils, oil, pen and ink, mixed media and pencil – explore:
  • Shape, form and light
  • Harmonious colours
  • Contrasting elements
  • Fine detail
  • Capturing movement
  • Cropped compositions
  • Using negative space
  • Anatomical accuracy
A visual index is included at the front of the book so you can easily skip to a style or colour palette that interests you. At the back of the book, find an overview of materials and tips for using them; a list of further resources, including books and websites; and two additional indexes, one by artist name and the other by subject.

Whether you are an artist looking for fresh ideas for creating botanical art or simply enjoy looking at nature-inspired images, this portable volume is a rich resource.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
Release dateJan 28, 2020
ISBN9780711251335
Just Draw Botanicals: Beautiful Botanical Art, Contemporary Artists, Modern Materials
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Author

Helen Birch

Helen Birch is the author of several drawing and painting publications including Just Draw Botanicals. She is also an art tutor and blogger and has been an art lecturer at several institutions across the UK. She is the author of several highly popular blogs including drawdrawdraw. 

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    Just Draw Botanicals - Helen Birch

    Just Draw Botanicals: Beautiful Botanical Art, Contemporary Artists, Modern Materials

    Just Draw

    Botanicals

    BEAUTIFUL BOTANICAL ART, CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, MODERN MATERIALS

    HELEN BIRCH

    Contents

    Flipping through this book

    Visual index

    Why botanical?

    The artworks

    Botanical fundamentals

    Materials

    Further resources

    Artist index

    Index

    Acknowledgements

    Primula Silver Lace, Laura Silburn

    Flipping through this book

    In addition to the contents listing opposite, we have included artist and visual indexes to help you dip in and out of this book. Use these to find specific information or paintings quickly.

    Visual index

    Because this book is as much about visual inspiration as it is about technique, we have included a visual index. If you are trying to find an image you have already seen in the book, or you are looking for a specific style, colour or background, use this to take you straight to the correct page. Page numbers are included on the thumbnail of each illustration.

    Artist index

    If you would prefer to search for images via the artists, an index listing artists alphabetically by last name is available here. Here you will find a full list of the pages on which their art appears and also blog or website details, if you would like to check out more of their work.

    Side of the Path, Hennie Haworth

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