Botanical Art Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide to Watercolor, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Vellum, Pen and Ink, Egg Tempera, Oils, Printmaking, and More
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Summary
The Ultimate Reference， from the Experts
This definitive guide is the most thorough how-to available on every major technique of botanical artistry。 The experts at the American Society of Botanical Artists offer step-by-step projects that move from introductory to advanced—so any level of artist can build on acquired skills。 Helpful tutorials cover watercolor， graphite， colored pencil， vellum， egg tempera， oils， pen and ink， and printmaking。 Filled with more than 900 photographs and stunning examples of finished art by the best contemporary botanical artists， Botanical Art Techniques is the authoritative manual on this exquisite art form。
This definitive guide is the most thorough how-to available on every major technique of botanical artistry。 The experts at the American Society of Botanical Artists offer step-by-step projects that move from introductory to advanced—so any level of artist can build on acquired skills。 Helpful tutorials cover watercolor， graphite， colored pencil， vellum， egg tempera， oils， pen and ink， and printmaking。 Filled with more than 900 photographs and stunning examples of finished art by the best contemporary botanical artists， Botanical Art Techniques is the authoritative manual on this exquisite art form。
Reviews
Antho2
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Beautiful book。 Incredibly inspiring art。 I was blown away by the hours listed on most of the art pieces。 These artists are in a different league。 Just fantastic。
bookventures_of_a_wildflower
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I received an ebook copy via @netgalley for an honest review。 I am not an artist but I do enjoy creating art-doodles as a hobby。 I wanted to learn more about drawing and watercoloring and this book seemed like the perfect tutorial for it。 I really enjoyed the division of this book with an introduction to each technique in the chapters。 It was well thought out to have introductory/basic tutorials followed by more advanced ones for each medium mentioned in the book。 The stunning and detailed graph I received an ebook copy via @netgalley for an honest review。 I am not an artist but I do enjoy creating art-doodles as a hobby。 I wanted to learn more about drawing and watercoloring and this book seemed like the perfect tutorial for it。 I really enjoyed the division of this book with an introduction to each technique in the chapters。 It was well thought out to have introductory/basic tutorials followed by more advanced ones for each medium mentioned in the book。 The stunning and detailed graphics helped with understanding each step in the creation proccess。 It was also a huge plus that for each segment there was a comprehensive list of all the materials needed for that specific artwork。We also receive some tips on how to look after our real plant babies， which i think was a very cute bonus。 My only negative comment about this stunning book is that it is not for complete beginners。 Even with all the extensive detail that was put into this large edition there is a certain extent of basic knowledge required for you to be able to understand and follow the guides。I am definitely thinking about purchasing the physical copy of this book since it was so helpful and stunning :） 。。。more
Juli Anna
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A beautiful and comprehensive volume。
Heidi
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This book includes easy to follow guides for a variety of art techniques featuring many different styles。 I highly recommend to anyone interested in depicting plants in their art work。
Mandy Brennan
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I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。This was a good book to have during quarantine - I found using the techniques very meditative。 It was detailed， had varying levels of experience to work up to， and extremely beautiful to look at。 Even just looking through it without following the instructions was soothing and fun。 The instructions are clear and concise。 Definitively recommend to anyone stuck inside w I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。This was a good book to have during quarantine - I found using the techniques very meditative。 It was detailed， had varying levels of experience to work up to， and extremely beautiful to look at。 Even just looking through it without following the instructions was soothing and fun。 The instructions are clear and concise。 Definitively recommend to anyone stuck inside with endless days of nothing to do，。 。。。more
Karen
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One of the most beautiful books I've seen。。。。this is for the serious artist showing step by step instructions on how to draw/paint the most beautiful flowers and plants in all kinds of different mediums。 Painting with egg tempera。。。。。who knew you could create such exquisite paintings from egg yolk？ One of the most beautiful books I've seen。。。。this is for the serious artist showing step by step instructions on how to draw/paint the most beautiful flowers and plants in all kinds of different mediums。 Painting with egg tempera。。。。。who knew you could create such exquisite paintings from egg yolk？ 。。。more
Kelly
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Wow！ This is one beast of a book。 Its expensive but when you receive it and heft its weight and review all the content， you get a good feel that it was worth the price。I have a real interest in botanical art。 I'm blessed to work in a profession where I get exposed to it every single day and I work with professional botanical artists。 While I'm also an artist， I don't consider myself a trained botanical artist。 I paint florals， yes， but not super detailed， accurate down to the width and shape of Wow！ This is one beast of a book。 Its expensive but when you receive it and heft its weight and review all the content， you get a good feel that it was worth the price。I have a real interest in botanical art。 I'm blessed to work in a profession where I get exposed to it every single day and I work with professional botanical artists。 While I'm also an artist， I don't consider myself a trained botanical artist。 I paint florals， yes， but not super detailed， accurate down to the width and shape of a single stamen kind of artist。 This book has provided me with better insight into where a botanical artist is coming from when they compose their pieces。They have a brief look into artist studios， as well as a quick talk about working on site outdoors。 （If you want a really full book on outdoor journaling and drawing， check out "The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling"）。There's a fascinating look into all the pains artists go through to preserve their live specimens while they're drawing/painting - stuff I didn't realize they'd do， like put pins through flower heads to keep them upright， etc。 There's definitely an emphasis on drawing from life instead of from photo references。 I tend to use photo references a lot for my painting。 I decided to purchase some forced bulb tulips and paint those， however - and I have a new appreciation for the value of having the actual plant in front of you because you can better make out what's happening - those two pointy leaf tips behind the tulip's stem weren't two separate leaves after all， but one leaf where it split at the top and I just couldn't see that it was from one leaf initially because it was blocked by the stem。 That kind of stuff that you can make out instead of being stuck with a two-dimensional photo where you cannot rotate the plant。So， botanical art is more like a journey of learning and curiosity than just making something pretty。 I like the idea of that approach because it means I get a double-whammy of both the positive effects of learning something new while expressing creativity。There's a brief section on botany at the front of the book， but I did feel pretty frustrated because the diagrams provided didn't point out every plant part that was discussed in the accompanying text。 I suppose if I want that kind of detail I need to get a book that is only focused on botany。Finally， they get into effective techniques for particular art mediums。 This is just wonderful and a great way to learn to hone pre-existing skills or start to try out new ones。 I would say that I think it's helpful if you already have some skill in drawing to begin with。 This just shows you how to take your skills to the next level。I'm glad I picked this up and look forward to attempting some of the techniques discussed。 。。。more
Marie Raymond
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--A Wealth of Information for Creating Detailed Art of the Natural World--I was provided an advanced review copy from the publisher and the following are my thoughts。First of all， this book is a MUST-HAVE for anyone aspiring to create botanical art that accurately depicts plants as they appear in NATURE （and not in your imagination）。 If you are an artist with a scientific bent， this is the book to get。 No other botanical art book I know of offers this amount of information on this topic。 At 400- --A Wealth of Information for Creating Detailed Art of the Natural World--I was provided an advanced review copy from the publisher and the following are my thoughts。First of all， this book is a MUST-HAVE for anyone aspiring to create botanical art that accurately depicts plants as they appear in NATURE （and not in your imagination）。 If you are an artist with a scientific bent， this is the book to get。 No other botanical art book I know of offers this amount of information on this topic。 At 400-plus pages， it aims to help keep this tradition alive and well by sharing the tips of top modern-day botanical artists who work in different mediums。Many of the tips you will not easily find elsewhere， if at all。 The beginning chapters on how to keep your plant specimens looking fresh for longer tops anything I've ever read （and I've trained in Ikebana）。The tutorials cover graphite， colored pencil， pen and ink， watercolor， vellum， egg tempera， oils， and printmaking。 I'm mainly interested in working with graphite， colored pencils， and pen and ink， and the tutorials， and the amount of content in just these mediums alone is worth it for me。 The rest of the tutorials I view as a bonus or for future inspiration。 The composition chapters go beyond the information I've seen in other books。 Again， at over 400 pages （which are beautifully laid out and full of tutorial photos）， it really is no exaggeration to call this book "comprehensive"。 This is the book I'd give as a gift to a budding botanical artist。 But first， I'm buying it for me！ 。。。more
Agnes Preszler
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This book is very informative about botanical illustration， in fact， in the introduction contains chapters dedicated to how care flowers， how to prepare them before getting to work， how to set up the studio （by various artists）， basic botany， etc。The first part is dedicated to monochromatic techniques （graphite and pen and ink）， the second part to the colored ones （coloured pencils， watercolor on paper and on vellum）， the third one to mixed media， other techniques including oils and acrylics。 Th This book is very informative about botanical illustration， in fact， in the introduction contains chapters dedicated to how care flowers， how to prepare them before getting to work， how to set up the studio （by various artists）， basic botany， etc。The first part is dedicated to monochromatic techniques （graphite and pen and ink）， the second part to the colored ones （coloured pencils， watercolor on paper and on vellum）， the third one to mixed media， other techniques including oils and acrylics。 The text is easy to understand and is well illustrated。 The techniques are well explained containing info I have not seen before in books， like sharp or a bit blunt pencils' different use。 The volume is really complete as reference。The artwork is gorgeous， but the other photos are a bit disappointing， they have an old look。 。。。more
Brianna Sowinski
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A great resource if you are moderately curious to fairly serious about creating botanical art。
Erin
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Stunning！ Beautiful book with excellent details in using numerous art mediums。 I checked it out from the library but need to own my own copy。 Highly recommended for the beginner。
Debra
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This was a very detailed book on drawing and painting flowers。 As an artist， I found this book a very helpful reference I plan to keep with my art books。 This book is full of beautiful， color photos of flowers。 It would also make a great coffee table book。I received this galley from NetGalley。
Meghan
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This book was received as an ARC from Timber Press in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own。I was so mesmerized by this book that I think I spent more time looking at the beautiful photos than actually reading the book。 I was so blown away of the techniques displayed in this book and we definitely appreciated the detailed explanations of how to perform each technique properly。 The art lovers in our community will definitely appreciate This book was received as an ARC from Timber Press in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own。I was so mesmerized by this book that I think I spent more time looking at the beautiful photos than actually reading the book。 I was so blown away of the techniques displayed in this book and we definitely appreciated the detailed explanations of how to perform each technique properly。 The art lovers in our community will definitely appreciate this book with the different forms， materials and techniques used in this book。 Also our gardeners and florists will appreciate the display of the variety of flowers featured in this book as well。 Our art collection is one of the areas of expansion in our library collection and this book will be a great addition to it。We will consider adding this title to our Art collection at our library。 That is why we give this book 5 stars。 。。。more
Bethany
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This book is beautiful。 I will definitely keep it around to continue practicing。 If my no talent art self can get something out of this book， so can you， especially if you are even a little bit artsy。 The instructions are easy， even for a beginner。 The book is well designed and just stunning。
Patricia Buzo
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Wow！ I think this should be renamed “The Complete Book of Botanical Art Techniques” or perhaps “The Botanical Art Bible”。 It has everything you could possibly want or need to know about botanical illustration。 Usually these types of books only show the techniques in one or， at the most， two mediums。 But here the author shows how to complete projects in a variety of mediums。 And they are beautiful let me tell you！ This is definitely a complete guidebook on the subject and needs to be in every art Wow！ I think this should be renamed “The Complete Book of Botanical Art Techniques” or perhaps “The Botanical Art Bible”。 It has everything you could possibly want or need to know about botanical illustration。 Usually these types of books only show the techniques in one or， at the most， two mediums。 But here the author shows how to complete projects in a variety of mediums。 And they are beautiful let me tell you！ This is definitely a complete guidebook on the subject and needs to be in every artists’ library。 。。。more
Jennifer
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I really enjoyed this and highly recommend it。 There were tutorials by more than 50 artists。 The book is full of beautiful illustrations with many examples。 Step by step it helped me along。 I thought this was just going to be a “how-to”with lots of beautiful pictures but this was quite in-depth。 I’ve been painting at home for about two years and now I’m learning hand lettering。 I learned a lot from this book and can’t wait to start some of my projects。 This book was so much more than I thought I really enjoyed this and highly recommend it。 There were tutorials by more than 50 artists。 The book is full of beautiful illustrations with many examples。 Step by step it helped me along。 I thought this was just going to be a “how-to”with lots of beautiful pictures but this was quite in-depth。 I’ve been painting at home for about two years and now I’m learning hand lettering。 I learned a lot from this book and can’t wait to start some of my projects。 This book was so much more than I thought it would be。 Thank you NETGALLEY and the publisher for this ARC， in exchange for my honest review。 ♥️ 。。。more
Jill V
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*I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 As an art teacher and professional artist， I would definitely recommend this book to students and fellow artists interested in botanicals。 It is extremely thorough with tutorials in several media and chock full of information and beautiful illustrations。 I read the e-version but this is a book I will look into purchasing in print; I would love to have it on my bookcase。
Elizabeth
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I’ve seen some beautiful botanical tattoos that inspired me to pick this one up and I have a daughter who’s finding her artistic talents and wanting some inspiration。 This is a perfect step-by-step guide on how to create gorgeous watercolors， especially if love nature and anything floral！
Leyla Johnson
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Outstanding book， the art techniques explained in this book are just fabulous。 Whilst drawing botanical art seems very regimented and technical， this book show the other side of drawing/painting realistic plants， leaves， flowers and seeds。 anyone that wants to beginning with botanical art should read this book， for those that are more free with their details - this book really show the bases 0f botanical art which can be built one and expanded to create beautiful art。
Kathee
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This book is an amazing resource for me as I learn to improve on creating botanical art via watercolors。 It is a must buy for artists of many mediums who are interested in botanicals。
Jean Huber Bookmama789
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Botanical Art Techniques is a very informative guide of how to capture a variety of botanical subjects through various art mediums。 Some of the tutorials provided are definitely for a more advanced artist than myself but I did like taking various lessons to practice and try new methods。 This book is available now！
Desiree M
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ARC courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher。 This is an absolutely fantastic art instructional book， and one that will be useful whether or not you intend to be a botanical illustrator/artist。 I will absolutely end up purchasing a copy for myself， as it is one of the rare books which thoroughly covers subject， technique/tutorial， materials， and which also gives salient advice for implementing these skills。 The American Society for Botanical artists does not fail to deliver on its promise to cove ARC courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher。 This is an absolutely fantastic art instructional book， and one that will be useful whether or not you intend to be a botanical illustrator/artist。 I will absolutely end up purchasing a copy for myself， as it is one of the rare books which thoroughly covers subject， technique/tutorial， materials， and which also gives salient advice for implementing these skills。 The American Society for Botanical artists does not fail to deliver on its promise to cover watercolor， graphite， colored pencil， pen and ink， egg tempera， oils， printmaking and vellum arts。As a book， the Botanical Art Techniques is structured: "Getting Started，" introduces the basics of actually dealing with the subject matter - plants！ It covers the ethics of working outdoors and in nature， how to care for cut flowers， set up your studio， and grasp the basics of botany （understanding structures of plants）。 Then Part 1 is black and white renderings of botanical subjects， Part 2 is subjects in color， and Part 3 is "Specialized Techniques and Composition。" My only （somewhat minor） quibble with this layout is "Part 3" feels somewhat like a catch-all， as there is no logical reason why oil painting， gouache， casein， acrylics， and egg tempera isn't included in "Subjects in Color，" but instead as a specialized technique。 That designation makes sense for etching or metalpoint （for a non-paint or drawing based medium）。 I consider this a minor quibble because Part 2 could easily become just "Botanical Subjects in Color Drawing and Paints，" and Part 3 could be "Specialized Techniques and Supports。" I would've added sketch-journals and composition discussions to the beginning。 However， each section is broken up into "basics，" then "applied tutorials，" and finally "Advanced tutorials，" covered by artists who specialize in the particular medium。 Again， I feel this is overall a relatively minor quibble。 But aside from that， the book is fantastic in all other respects。 It's direct， clear， and the photos are always relevant to illustrating the steps involved。 Each section begins with the basics any beginner would need， like identifying light sources， keeping your pencils sharp， and so on。 But I believe even more advanced artists will find plenty of meaty material here to improve upon their skills - whatever their normal subject may be。 And this book certainly proves botanical art is a field with immense skill， creativity， and knowledge that all of us can benefit from。 There's also a wealth of little techniques I had never thought of that will make any project easier - such as cleaning kneaded erasers with enamel board， or using a jewelry cleaner ultra-sonic bath for clogged pen nibs that need extra cleaning。 After reading this book， I'm definitely going to try illustrating in my own patio garden。 。。。more
Steffany 。O （coffee over apples）
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Not only were the illustrations within this book beautiful but the designing and layout of each page was excellently done。 The information provided on each page of instruction was divided and labeled in methods which clearly answered all the questions that I pondered along the way。 The first sections provided insight into the studios of various botanical illustrators。 For most established artists this may seem redundant or unnecessary， however I find that this is helpful in understanding how oth Not only were the illustrations within this book beautiful but the designing and layout of each page was excellently done。 The information provided on each page of instruction was divided and labeled in methods which clearly answered all the questions that I pondered along the way。 The first sections provided insight into the studios of various botanical illustrators。 For most established artists this may seem redundant or unnecessary， however I find that this is helpful in understanding how other creators organize their space。 Utilizing the natural light provided in a studio can alter the way In which we perceive our work at various times of the day。 Many tools shown to be used by the illustrators were new to me and answered questions I had in regards to using mediums of which I am not familiar。 As an illustrator， my go to medium has continued to be acrylic， and although much of the book focused on water color， graphite and color pencil illustration techniques， there were still methods and materials which I believe could be utilized across any practice。 My first impression after learning that many sections would be based on how to draw various plants in detail was that I might not get much information that would be general enough to apply to a broad range of illustrated subjects。 I was wrong in my assumptions as I quickly learned that in each chapter， though it was a walk through of the artists process， each artist presented a new skill set that was multifaceted for an array of artistic processes。 In-between sections were mini chapters that provided ways of understanding color theory， caring for materials and ways in which to select proper materials。 Though these were not new to me， they were helpful in giving me ideas on how I can provide this information concisely to my illustration students。 I will be referencing this book in my own studio。 Thank you for the advanced reader copy！ 。。。more
Jamie Jack
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Fantastic， Detailed， and Beautiful BookIf you want to improve your plant drawing and painting skills， this is the book for you。 After an introductory section， the book is broadly divided into black-and-white drawing， color techniques， and specialized techniques and composition。 The bulk of the book focuses on color techniques， which include working with colored pencils and watercolor on paper and vellum。 The introductory section looks at details like preparing cut flowers before drawing/painting Fantastic， Detailed， and Beautiful BookIf you want to improve your plant drawing and painting skills， this is the book for you。 After an introductory section， the book is broadly divided into black-and-white drawing， color techniques， and specialized techniques and composition。 The bulk of the book focuses on color techniques， which include working with colored pencils and watercolor on paper and vellum。 The introductory section looks at details like preparing cut flowers before drawing/painting and broader topics like working in the wild。 The black-and-white section focuses on graphite and pen-and-ink techniques。 Each section has what the author calls applied and advanced tutorials。 The book is visually stunning。 The illustrations alone make the book worthwhile if you love detailed drawings of plants， but the level of detail the authors go into about all the techniques is amazing。 They truly show you step-by-step how to break down a technique and help you get the different effects you may desire。 There are sections， too， that tell you how to combine media for even better effect。 If you like to draw or paint flowers， leaves， fruits， and vegetables， this book will certainly help you improve your skills。I received a free copy of this book， but that did not affect my review。My book blog: https://www。readingfanaticreviews。com 。。。more
Kelly Hodgkins
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“Botanical Art Techniques” makes a lot of big promises in the back cover copy…and delivers on every one and then some！ I have been fascinated by the botanical art being produced at the moment。 Being an artist， I’ve wondered at the detail created and thought “how did they do that？！”…a whole lot of work is how！ This book unpacks all of that work。It begins where most art does， in observation of the subject， but， being botanically precise， it takes it to a new level including a section on the anatom “Botanical Art Techniques” makes a lot of big promises in the back cover copy…and delivers on every one and then some！ I have been fascinated by the botanical art being produced at the moment。 Being an artist， I’ve wondered at the detail created and thought “how did they do that？！”…a whole lot of work is how！ This book unpacks all of that work。It begins where most art does， in observation of the subject， but， being botanically precise， it takes it to a new level including a section on the anatomy of plants as well as how to study in the field。Once you have your subject lined up， the book unpacks the vast array of equipment needed to achieve the technical requirements of this kind of art。 Historically， botanical art worked as we use photography now， to accurately capture a specimen， and so the tools include magnifying glasses， gloves， and speciality paper。 I’ll admit， I found the extent of tools overwhelming！The book then breaks down into media segments: pencil， pen and ink， watercolours and so on。 With incredible detail， beautiful photos and a lot of expert guidance， the reader is walked through how to create these masterpiece。 One such explanation is a lesson in itself and I picked up hundreds of tips！I have， now， no intention of creating artwork with this level of exquisite and time-consuming detail。 However， I loved reading this book， it created in me a new appreciation for the art form whilst sharing principles I will enjoy applying to my future， more impressionistic artworks。 I read it as an e-book but would recommend purchasing a hard copy， it is an excellent reference and would be great to have alongside you as you work。 It’s a five out of five on the enJOYment scale。 。。。more
Lisa
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This is a comprehensive guide to the materials and the basics of botanical art with excellent examples and lovely pictures。 It even tells you the right way in which to hold the pencil！ It is really the kind of reference book that you need to keep in 'hard copy，' however。 I love these books， but it can be difficult to use them in ebook form。 It also has sections by different artists， and provides illustrations of how to draw different flowers， and discusses the parts of flowers。I received this fr This is a comprehensive guide to the materials and the basics of botanical art with excellent examples and lovely pictures。 It even tells you the right way in which to hold the pencil！ It is really the kind of reference book that you need to keep in 'hard copy，' however。 I love these books， but it can be difficult to use them in ebook form。 It also has sections by different artists， and provides illustrations of how to draw different flowers， and discusses the parts of flowers。I received this free ebook from Net Galley in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Penny Henry
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BOTANICAL ART TECHNIQUES was sent to me by Net Galley， free of charge， in exchange for my honest review。 It was published by The American Society of Botanical Artists， and edited by Carol Woodin and Robin A Jess。 It is a non-fiction teaching manual for botanical art。This book is not for the faint hearted！！ It starts with a history of botany。 While this book is interesting – especially if you’re into botany， I believe it more advanced than the average artist。 It does show step by step drawings if BOTANICAL ART TECHNIQUES was sent to me by Net Galley， free of charge， in exchange for my honest review。 It was published by The American Society of Botanical Artists， and edited by Carol Woodin and Robin A Jess。 It is a non-fiction teaching manual for botanical art。This book is not for the faint hearted！！ It starts with a history of botany。 While this book is interesting – especially if you’re into botany， I believe it more advanced than the average artist。 It does show step by step drawings if you have the time and interest to draw intricate plants and flowers。 This botanical manual teaches:Watercolors， graphite， colored pencil， vellum， pen & ink， egg tempera， oils， and print making。 There are over fifty artists sharing their techniques…some basic， and some extremely advanced。 And， if you have the time and interest， this book does show step by step how to draw intricate plants and flowers。 It is a way to take your work to the next level。This is a book with gorgeous pictures of loads of plants and flowers。 If you are interested in botany， furthering your talent in botanical art， or just looking at beautiful pictures， I would recommend this book for you。 。。。more
Marth
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Wow！ What a beautifully illustrated and comprehensive book。 Along with some step by step samples in different media， there are instructions on how to achieve the effects using varied techniques and tools。 It is for serious and some novice artists。 The book can also be used as a coffee table book for rainy day admiration-fest escapism， although you may be tempted to start drawing or painting after perusing。 Function and beauty， instruction and meditation are how I describe this book。 It may be ch Wow！ What a beautifully illustrated and comprehensive book。 Along with some step by step samples in different media， there are instructions on how to achieve the effects using varied techniques and tools。 It is for serious and some novice artists。 The book can also be used as a coffee table book for rainy day admiration-fest escapism， although you may be tempted to start drawing or painting after perusing。 Function and beauty， instruction and meditation are how I describe this book。 It may be challenging for book discussions because of the nature and cost of the book。 I highly recommend this to botanical artists and libraries。 The book would also make a nice present to artists and plant lovers。 Thank you NetGalley and to the Publisher for beautifying my life for a moment in time with this ARC。 Thank you Woodin and Jess for this most helpful and lovely book。 。。。more
Pam
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Thank you NetGalley and Timber Press for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book。This book was amazingly thorough。 It exceeded my expectations。 It coveredbotanical art in many forms。 Included were: pencil drawing， colored pencil art， watercolor， tempera and several others。 The book included the art and techniques of various botanical artists。 The illustrations were very detailed in demonstrating the process。 They were plentiful and well done。This would be an excellent refe Thank you NetGalley and Timber Press for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book。This book was amazingly thorough。 It exceeded my expectations。 It coveredbotanical art in many forms。 Included were: pencil drawing， colored pencil art， watercolor， tempera and several others。 The book included the art and techniques of various botanical artists。 The illustrations were very detailed in demonstrating the process。 They were plentiful and well done。This would be an excellent reference book for the shelf of artists interestedIn drawing or painting things that grow like fruit， flowers， vegetables， and mushrooms。I cannot say enough about this book。 It was， however， well beyond my ability as a beginning watercolorist。 It gives one something to strive for and instructions for accomplishing those detailed projects。 。。。more
Cheryl （The Crafty Librarian）
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