Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flowers: Discover Techniques for Creating Realistic Florals and Plants in Pencil and Watercolor
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- Author：Kate Kyehyun Park
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Summary
Drawing and painting realistic flowers is achievable！ Create a wide variety of blooms and greenery using an easy step-by-step method， then add watercolor for gorgeous effects。
In Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flowers， discover how to draw flowers such as cosmos， hibiscus， canola， lily of the valley， hydrangea， foxglove， and more from various angles， and learn about perspective and shading。 Once you have the skills to draw a single flower， learn how to draw groupings and wreaths。 Mix in leaves and smaller flowers to create a variety of looks。
Then， learn simple techniques to add luscious watercolor， using shading， blending， and gradient techniques for eye-catching results。
Popular Instagram artist Kyehyun Park shares her secrets for capturing realistic flower， leaf， and plant shapes。 Artists of all levels love drawing and painting nature， and with these techniques they’ll confidently render lifelike botanicals in an array of lovely palettes。
The book also includes:
Ideas and techniques for drawing and painting charming potted plants
Instructions for drawing and painting smaller flowers， buds， and branches
Watercolor techniques showing how to expertly blend colors， use brush strokes and brush pressure to create various shapes， and how to use color to shade and highlight
Warm-up exercises that help develop skills
Simple methods for understanding perspective and composition， making it effortless to draw flowers from different angles
Add these striking florals to sketchbooks， stationery， journals， and more。 With Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flowers， creating true-to-life florals and plants is within your reach！
In Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flowers， discover how to draw flowers such as cosmos， hibiscus， canola， lily of the valley， hydrangea， foxglove， and more from various angles， and learn about perspective and shading。 Once you have the skills to draw a single flower， learn how to draw groupings and wreaths。 Mix in leaves and smaller flowers to create a variety of looks。
Then， learn simple techniques to add luscious watercolor， using shading， blending， and gradient techniques for eye-catching results。
Popular Instagram artist Kyehyun Park shares her secrets for capturing realistic flower， leaf， and plant shapes。 Artists of all levels love drawing and painting nature， and with these techniques they’ll confidently render lifelike botanicals in an array of lovely palettes。
The book also includes:
Ideas and techniques for drawing and painting charming potted plants
Instructions for drawing and painting smaller flowers， buds， and branches
Watercolor techniques showing how to expertly blend colors， use brush strokes and brush pressure to create various shapes， and how to use color to shade and highlight
Warm-up exercises that help develop skills
Simple methods for understanding perspective and composition， making it effortless to draw flowers from different angles
Add these striking florals to sketchbooks， stationery， journals， and more。 With Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flowers， creating true-to-life florals and plants is within your reach！
Reviews
Kathy
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This book is outstanding in every possible way！ The book is gorgeous to look at， and the author provides quite detailed information and step by step instructions on how to sketch and paint a wide variety of realistic flowers and plants， with tips， and encouragement along the way。As a former technical document writer， I know how hard it is to break-down detailed information and make it understandable to audiences with widely differing variations of both subject knowledge and experience。 Ms。 Park This book is outstanding in every possible way！ The book is gorgeous to look at， and the author provides quite detailed information and step by step instructions on how to sketch and paint a wide variety of realistic flowers and plants， with tips， and encouragement along the way。As a former technical document writer， I know how hard it is to break-down detailed information and make it understandable to audiences with widely differing variations of both subject knowledge and experience。 Ms。 Park could not have done a better job！！This book would make a great addition to any artist's or crafter's library no matter what their level。 I recommend it highly！My thanks to Quarry Books for allowing me to read an e-ARC of this book via NetGalley。 I believe the book is scheduled for publication on 6/14/22。 All opinions expressed in this review are my own and are freely given。 。。。more
Laura Jones
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This book provides to its reader exactly what the title promises。 It starts with an in-depth look at the materials needed for sketching and watercolouring， then goes on to show the basics of sketching flowers using basic shapes， and how to draw them from different angles。 The basics of watercolour are also covered， looking at colour mixing， blending and the colour wheel。The second part of the book focuses on several projects， including cosmos， lily， foxglove， hydrangea， hibiscus and more。 For ea This book provides to its reader exactly what the title promises。 It starts with an in-depth look at the materials needed for sketching and watercolouring， then goes on to show the basics of sketching flowers using basic shapes， and how to draw them from different angles。 The basics of watercolour are also covered， looking at colour mixing， blending and the colour wheel。The second part of the book focuses on several projects， including cosmos， lily， foxglove， hydrangea， hibiscus and more。 For each project you are shown how to sketch it and taken step-by-step through the process of painting it。 There are many clear photographs to take you from blank page to finished painting。 This is a very informative book that will take a beginner painter from feeling like they know nothing to completing several beautiful pictures。 I recommend this book to anyone wanting to have a go at painting plants and flowers in watercolour。With thanks to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing for providing an advance review copy。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Lori Green
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Absolutely stunning book。 Great for the beginner or immediate that just needs help with floral art。 This book did a fantastic job starting at the beginning and for someone like myself that just likes step by step drawing and painting books， I could skip to that part。 The first chapter is all about the materials you will need and does a great job explaining the different types of paints， brushes， paper， and basics of art。 The second chapter starts with sketching flowers in simple steps。 I love th Absolutely stunning book。 Great for the beginner or immediate that just needs help with floral art。 This book did a fantastic job starting at the beginning and for someone like myself that just likes step by step drawing and painting books， I could skip to that part。 The first chapter is all about the materials you will need and does a great job explaining the different types of paints， brushes， paper， and basics of art。 The second chapter starts with sketching flowers in simple steps。 I love that it had the basics to sketching and drawing lines。 Next was all about watercolor and the techniques for watercolor painting with a color wheel to help understand warm and cool tones and the impact of colors。 The last few chapters were on simple flowers and flower clusters。 My favorite part of the entire book were the fruits and potted plants。 It made this book stand out and I totally enjoyed the illustrations and painting。 I love all books for learning something new and especially when they provided easy to follow step by step instructions。 Kyehyun Park did an excellent job explaining the process through her illustrations and writing。 She did not skip steps like sketching a flower and gave some easy beginner flowers to start drawing and water coloring。 Thank you Netgalley and Quarry Books for the opportunity to review this wonderfully creative book。 Can't wait to purchase this book！ 。。。more
Steph Bateman ♡LBF Bookclub♡
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This book had a double appeal for me。 Flowers make me think of Spring and as my own garden erupts with colour， I thought it would be a lovely read for the season。 I am also rather obsessed with flowers and find them fascinating - as I get ready to enter the second year of my Wildlife Conservation Degree， I find myself being drawn more towards the study of plant life and botanical painting。 The only issue is that I have found botanical painting to be intimidating - the delicate brush strokes seem This book had a double appeal for me。 Flowers make me think of Spring and as my own garden erupts with colour， I thought it would be a lovely read for the season。 I am also rather obsessed with flowers and find them fascinating - as I get ready to enter the second year of my Wildlife Conservation Degree， I find myself being drawn more towards the study of plant life and botanical painting。 The only issue is that I have found botanical painting to be intimidating - the delicate brush strokes seemed out of reach， even with my background in art。 I have discovered Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flowers by Kate Kyehyun Park at just the right time。 Kyehyun Park takes the intimidation out of both watercolour painting and the painting of flowers， by breaking the process down into easy to follow steps （including the brilliant "Three Step Method" for sketching a flower。） Each lesson is clearly laid out and well described; each step being accompanied by a photograph of the process。 It is a beautifully illustrated book and a lovely read for Spring。 This is more than a book for those who are starting out in botanical illustration - it also takes you through the basics of watercolour painting and art theory， in a way that is simple and easy to follow。 Everything is covered from the equipment you will need， through to painting techniques。 It was a great refresher of the techniques I learnt during my own art studies and has given me the confidence to use the methods in my own botanical illustrations。 I read an ARC copy of this book， but will also definitely be buying it and I can't wait to apply the techniques to painting the many flowers in my garden this Spring。 。。。more
Diane Hernandez
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Who doesn’t want to be Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flowers？ With this book， it is an attainable dream for even the most unartistic people。 And the results are beautiful and professional enough to hang on your wall。Beginning with arcs and straight lines， this book is as step-by-step as it gets。 It has an illustration for every step as well as written instructions。 It even suggests supplies for both drawing and watercolor painting。I’ve read many books on drawing and painting。 But none were as f Who doesn’t want to be Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flowers？ With this book， it is an attainable dream for even the most unartistic people。 And the results are beautiful and professional enough to hang on your wall。Beginning with arcs and straight lines， this book is as step-by-step as it gets。 It has an illustration for every step as well as written instructions。 It even suggests supplies for both drawing and watercolor painting。I’ve read many books on drawing and painting。 But none were as foolproof as Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flowers。 If you have artistic or creative aspirations （but no readily apparent talent）， you must read this book。 5 stars and a favorite！Thanks to Quarry Books and NetGalley for a digital review copy of the book。 。。。more
Laurie
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This was exceptional！ A beautiful step-by-step guide with detailed instructions inside to follow along with and create some of the most beautiful renderings。 I have been water coloring for a few years now， using my own techniques， that honestly are getting rough。 Everything I learned in my earlier days has kind of fell to the wayside and this was a nice refresher for technique and practice。 It was simply explained and each step was simply painted for all levels of expertise。
Alicia Bayer
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This is a gorgeous， fun guide to drawing and painting flowers。 It's one of the more in-depth books on the topic， and I loved the step by step instructions。 This is one I'd happily take to our family's art center and play with all day with kids and adults alike。I read a temporary self-destroying digital ARC of this book for review。 This is a gorgeous， fun guide to drawing and painting flowers。 It's one of the more in-depth books on the topic， and I loved the step by step instructions。 This is one I'd happily take to our family's art center and play with all day with kids and adults alike。I read a temporary self-destroying digital ARC of this book for review。 。。。more
joyce w。 laudon
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This book begins with chapters on needed materials， sketching and watercolors。 There are then different things to draw including simple flowers， flower clusters， and， fruits and potted plants。Step by step instructions for each project are included。 It felt to me as if some of these might be challenging to a complete beginner but， with patience， hopefully much can be achieved。It’s no surprise that this book on drawing flowers has lovely illustrations。 I also liked the author’s message that one sh This book begins with chapters on needed materials， sketching and watercolors。 There are then different things to draw including simple flowers， flower clusters， and， fruits and potted plants。Step by step instructions for each project are included。 It felt to me as if some of these might be challenging to a complete beginner but， with patience， hopefully much can be achieved。It’s no surprise that this book on drawing flowers has lovely illustrations。 I also liked the author’s message that one should enjoy the process rather than the result。Many thanks to NetGalley and Quarto-Quarry for this title。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Carolyn Bragg
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If you know the basics of sketching and watercolor， this book will teach you to paint simple flowers。 Public school or extension classes can teach you the basics。 This book leads the reader/artist a few steps farther。It begins with simple exercises to help you familiarize yourself with new （or infrequently used） brushes， and to gain control using color and water mixtures。 They are extremely helpful; don't skip past them。 In fact， I suggest repeating them until you feel comfortable and familiar w If you know the basics of sketching and watercolor， this book will teach you to paint simple flowers。 Public school or extension classes can teach you the basics。 This book leads the reader/artist a few steps farther。It begins with simple exercises to help you familiarize yourself with new （or infrequently used） brushes， and to gain control using color and water mixtures。 They are extremely helpful; don't skip past them。 In fact， I suggest repeating them until you feel comfortable and familiar with each exercise。 （So helpful！）Next， sketching flowers using proper perspective is covered。 How many times have you seen a bouquet of flowers all face forward？ Answer: never！ These simple diagrams show how to move the face of the flower and maintain good proportions。 To these， details are added; and suddenly， a delicate beautiful flower is on the paper！Along with sketching， the book gives you something amazingly valuable; the ratio of water to paint density （carefully explained and demonstrated）， so you can paint your flower to match the example in the book！ （It is the single most vital lesson I have been missing in every class I have taken， and book I have read。）This is the first book that has given me confidence that I can actually succeed。 The steps are logical and build upon each other。 This is a book that will teach， not frustrate; it will excite and light up the budding artist on your shopping list！5/5 StarsThanks to Quarto Publishing & Quarry Books， and NetGalley for the preview of this ebook pdf; the review is voluntary。#DrawingandPaintingBeautifulFlowers #NetGalley #KyehyunPark#QuartoPublishingGroup #QuarryBooks#ArtsPhotography #NonFictionArtsPhotography#CraftsHobbies #NonFictionCraftsHobbies#WatercolorSketchingFlowers#WatercolorBeginner 。。。more
Pam
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Thank you NetGalley， the author， and the publisher for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book。Beautiful Flowers is a great book for the beginner interested in the watercolor painting of flowers of all types。 The book gives a brief discussion of materials: brushes， paints， paper。 It also discusses color theory and some basic watercolor techniques。 An especially useful part is instructions for drawing flowers before beginning to paint。 This gives one the ability to take any Thank you NetGalley， the author， and the publisher for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book。Beautiful Flowers is a great book for the beginner interested in the watercolor painting of flowers of all types。 The book gives a brief discussion of materials: brushes， paints， paper。 It also discusses color theory and some basic watercolor techniques。 An especially useful part is instructions for drawing flowers before beginning to paint。 This gives one the ability to take any flower and draw it。 The illustrations are clear and colorful。 They give the steps needed to create several types of flowers。If you are thinking of trying your hand at watercolor flower painting， this is the book to help you get started。 It would make a great addition to your shelf of art instruction books。 。。。more
Reading_ Tamishly
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Just cannot believe how much this book has details and so much information in this amount of pages！The instructions are given in such a way that even young readers will find it easy to follow。 The information is concise and the presentation is perfect。Giving 5 stars starting from the cover to the contents。 Just go for this book。 It will become really helpful for art projects and for decorations for any occasion。Thank you， Quarto Publishing Group - Quarry， for the advance review copy。
Kathleen
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Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flowers by Kyehyun Park is an easily understood， informative， concise guide to drawing and painting flowers。 It begins with materials you will need。 Park doesn’t just list them。 She explains what they are （pencil classifications and when each is used）， why to choose one over another （different types of watercolor paper and how each absorbs color differently） and how to choose （different types of watercolor paints and palettes from basic minimum to more expensive su Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flowers by Kyehyun Park is an easily understood， informative， concise guide to drawing and painting flowers。 It begins with materials you will need。 Park doesn’t just list them。 She explains what they are （pencil classifications and when each is used）， why to choose one over another （different types of watercolor paper and how each absorbs color differently） and how to choose （different types of watercolor paints and palettes from basic minimum to more expensive supplies。） Then the lessons begin。 There are suggested drawing exercises and learning shapes。 You’ll understand the color wheel， hues， shading， and glazing techniques。 Then come the flowers！ Although Park’s talent shines in the illustrations， she breaks down each into easy to duplicate steps。 This beautiful book is intended for all artists from beginner to advanced。 5 stars。Thank you to NetGalley， Quarto Publishing Group – Quarry and Kyehyun Park for this ARC。 。。。more
Andrea Smith
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5 Stars This is a great book， and I'd recommend it for anyone wanting to draw and paint flowers and it would be a great recommendation for public or school libraries。 I appreciate how the artist breaks down each flower into basic shapes。 It makes drawing and painting less intimidating to replicate。 I loved how she includes different angles of flowers， so you can make your own bouquet。 I was excited to see the color mixing section of this book。 There are great tips for mixing/painting with white 5 Stars This is a great book， and I'd recommend it for anyone wanting to draw and paint flowers and it would be a great recommendation for public or school libraries。 I appreciate how the artist breaks down each flower into basic shapes。 It makes drawing and painting less intimidating to replicate。 I loved how she includes different angles of flowers， so you can make your own bouquet。 I was excited to see the color mixing section of this book。 There are great tips for mixing/painting with white paint。 After reading Beautiful Flowers， I jumped into drawing and painting flowers。 The instructions are clear， the step-by-step directions are easy to follow。 The illustrations are lovely and achievable。 I really enjoyed reading and practicing exercises from this book。 The artist struck a perfect balance of instruction and having fun！ Thank you， NetGalley and Quarry Books， for providing me with a digital ARC for an honest review。 。。。more
Deborah C。
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This book shows very simplified watercolour techniques that I think would be great for those new to this medium。 There are lots of sample flower varieties showing stages from beginning drawing to finished piece。 Once one has proven these techniques for themselves， I can certainly see how these could lead to more detailed renderings as one progresses along their path。 Very clear instructions for each step， and good description of the basic supplies needed to keep building their skills。 Thank you This book shows very simplified watercolour techniques that I think would be great for those new to this medium。 There are lots of sample flower varieties showing stages from beginning drawing to finished piece。 Once one has proven these techniques for themselves， I can certainly see how these could lead to more detailed renderings as one progresses along their path。 Very clear instructions for each step， and good description of the basic supplies needed to keep building their skills。 Thank you too the publisher for providing this advanced copy！ 。。。more
（a）lyss（a）
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I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This is a great book！ This book has a lot of information on creating flowers and plants。 There's information on choosing materials， colors， and how to shade。 The book touches on using pencils and watercolors to create pictures of flowers and plants。 There's a lot of helpful information on how to plan your picture and carry it out。Overall a nice find！ I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This is a great book！ This book has a lot of information on creating flowers and plants。 There's information on choosing materials， colors， and how to shade。 The book touches on using pencils and watercolors to create pictures of flowers and plants。 There's a lot of helpful information on how to plan your picture and carry it out。Overall a nice find！ 。。。more
Flora
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Gorgeously painted watercolor flowers make my heart very very glad。 So it was a joy for me to leaf through this book and see all the beautifully rendered flowers。 Can't wait to pick up my brushes to try out a few of the projects。 What I liked most of all is that step by step instructions with pictorials are given for each type of flower in different positions so they aren't all facing you directly。 Maybe what is missing is something similar for all the leaves as well， though there are a couple o Gorgeously painted watercolor flowers make my heart very very glad。 So it was a joy for me to leaf through this book and see all the beautifully rendered flowers。 Can't wait to pick up my brushes to try out a few of the projects。 What I liked most of all is that step by step instructions with pictorials are given for each type of flower in different positions so they aren't all facing you directly。 Maybe what is missing is something similar for all the leaves as well， though there are a couple of those。I've always thought that some things are better taught by video as it can hard to visualize the steps。 Though the instructions are very well written， I was glad to find that at least some of the painting processes can be found in the author's Instagram account。 I think that is something that should be done for all painting books。 So， a big kudos for Ms Park and I hope all painting authors will emulate her。5 stars from me。 。。。more
Emma Fitzgerald
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The front cover is beautiful， love the colour of the flown this drawn me to book straight away。 Even inside the different watercolours flowers are all pretty and bring colour to the book。 There is a lot of information in here which will help you to draw and paint each flowers。 Shows you step by step how to draw them and paint them。Thank you NetGalley for letting me read this book。
Sucharita Biswas
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