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Author: Susanna Spann
Publisher: Northlight
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781581800319
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMini-demos and instruction teach how to faithfully capture the beauty, detailed texture and glowing light and color of crystal and flowers.
Author: Billy Showell
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2021-03-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 1782219617
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNEW IN PAPERBACK Billy Showell's exquisite and technically brilliant watercolour flower portraits are beautifully presented in this highly informative, lavishly illustrated book. Packed with information on drawing and painting techniques, colour mixing and composition, it is an invaluable source of ideas and inspiration for anyone who wants to develop their flower painting skills, whether or not they have any previous experience.
Author: Simon Williams
Publisher: Batsford Books
Published: 2016-03-14
Total Pages: 291
ISBN-13: 1849943885
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA practical guide to using gouache in botanical painting, by a leading botanical painter. Gouache is an opaque water-based medium, often called body colour, that produces crisp and vibrant paintings, and is becoming increasingly popular in botanical painting. Leading botanical painter, Simon Williams, specializes in painting in gouache and this is his first book. Botanical Painting in Gouache is full of practical advice on all aspects of using the exciting medium of gouache and contains many step-by-step demonstration paintings. In addition to the sumptuous flower paintings there are also sections on painting butterflies, birds and exotic and unusual plants from the rainforest.
Author: Birgit O'Connor
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2018-06-26
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 1440350000
DOWNLOAD EBOOKYou can paint beautiful blooms, step by step! Sunflowers, orchids, daffodils, lilies...your brush can bring these and more to life with Paint Watercolor Flowers. Master watercolorist Birgit O'Connor guides you every step of the way, from selecting essential watercolor supplies, to practicing basic painting techniques, to capturing the unique details of a variety of flowers, to showing them off in striking, color-rich compositions. Learn how to paint nine different flowers, with each demonstration covering important concepts you need for successful results. Friendly, easy-to-follow instructions make flower painting fun and doable for any artist, whether you are new to the medium or simply want to try a subject you haven't painted before. • Detailed instruction on color, value, creating shadows, composition and more • 3 negative painting demonstrations • 9 start-to-finish flower painting demonstrations exploring topics such as creating backgrounds, layering color, values in white flowers, values in colored flowers and much more Learn to play with gorgeous color and water effects, expressing yourself with the unparalleled beauty of nature's bouquet.
Author: Charles Reid
Publisher:
Published: 1989-01-01
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ISBN-13: 9781562902193
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents creation of a flower watercolor, emphasizing the interplay between the artist, still life, and developing painting.
Author: Adriana Picker
Publisher:
Published: 2024-02-06
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781743799840
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA compendium of floral wonder from botanical artist Adriana Picker, Petal: The World of Flowers Through an Artist's Eye reveals the colours, details and unique sculptural beauty of nature's most remarkable creations. Now in a special edition with a beautiful new cover. Adriana Picker has curated specimens from all over the world to celebrate through her stunning illustrations, accompanied by writer Nina Rousseau's words on the folklore, fame and meaning of both favourite blooms and herbaceous curiosities. Petal features over two hundred flowers from twenty-seven plant families - from elegant roses to otherworldly orchids and magnificent magnolias - as well as a dedicated chapter for unusual specimens.
Author: Soon Y. Warren
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2014-03-28
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1440336237
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPaint flowers with feeling! You can paint watercolors that capture the beauty and personality of roses, peonies, zinnias and many more brilliant blooms--and achieve color more vivid than you ever dreamed possible with watercolor. In this expanded edition of Soon Y. Warren's best-selling book, she will help you: • Capture the unique shapes, textures, details--and temperaments--of magnolias, hibiscus, sunflowers, bougainvillea, gladiolus, dahlias, water lilies and more. • Use watercolor to duplicate and enhance the floral colors you see in nature, from subtle to saturated. • Create dramatic compositions that excite your viewers. • Complement your floral subjects with luscious surrounding textures (antique copper, smooth glass, rich fabric) and flattering backgrounds. • Learn fun and easy techniques for underpainting, mingling and texturing with 23 step-by-step demonstrations. Don't be a shrinking violet--express yourself with bold watercolor florals that have as much personality as you do!
Author: Billy Showell
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2010-09-01
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 1844484521
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBilly Showell is a well-respected contemporary artist whose watercolour flower portraits have earned her the respect of watercolour artists all over the world. Worked to the same degree of accuracy as traditional botanical paintings, Billy's compositions are given a more contemporary twist, combining her unique eye for design with her love of flowers. In this book, 40 flower portraits are presented, arranged in alphabetical order, each one accompanied by small studies, details, step-by-step instructions and the colour mixes used to accomplish the finished work. At the start of the book there are useful sections on the materials and equipment needed and the main techniques used, including wet-into-wet, colour blending, lifting out, layering glazes, dry brushing and colour mixing, and at the end of the book Billy gives her own unique slant on composition and discusses the importance of creating a sketchbook. Whether you love to paint, or simply love flowers, this book will delight and inspire you.
Author: Charles Reid
Publisher: North Light Books
Published: 2001-03-15
Total Pages: 148
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThree short novels; seven short stories; two plays for puppets.
Author: Patricia Seligman
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLeading floral artists show how to capture the beauty of flowers.
