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The joy of botanical drawing : a step-by-step guide to drawing and painting flowers, leaves, fruit, and more / Wendy Hollender.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: California : Watson-Guptill, [2020]Edition: First editionDescription: 186 p. : color illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781984856715
  • 1984856715
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QK98.24 .H6474 2020
Contents:
Chapter one: Understanding light source to create three-dimensional form -- Chapter two: Adding tone to three-dimensional form -- Chapter three: Adding color to form -- Chapter four: Focus on leaves -- Chapter five: Perspective and measuring accurately -- Chapter six: Overlaps -- Chapter seven: Exploring flowers -- Chapter eight: Cross-contour and patterns on form and color -- Chapter nine: Bite-size botanical compositions -- Conclusion: Staying motivated.
Summary: "From expert illustrator and instructor Wendy Hollender comes this gorgeously illustrated, easy-to-follow, and inspiring guide to traditional and stunningly realistic botanical drawing that covers everything you need to draw our natural world"--

Includes index.

Chapter one: Understanding light source to create three-dimensional form -- Chapter two: Adding tone to three-dimensional form -- Chapter three: Adding color to form -- Chapter four: Focus on leaves -- Chapter five: Perspective and measuring accurately -- Chapter six: Overlaps -- Chapter seven: Exploring flowers -- Chapter eight: Cross-contour and patterns on form and color -- Chapter nine: Bite-size botanical compositions -- Conclusion: Staying motivated.

"From expert illustrator and instructor Wendy Hollender comes this gorgeously illustrated, easy-to-follow, and inspiring guide to traditional and stunningly realistic botanical drawing that covers everything you need to draw our natural world"--

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