Drawing and Painting Flowers Problems and Solutions

Drawing and Painting Flowers Problems and Solutions
Author: Trudy Friend
Publisher:
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2007
Genre: Botanical illustration
ISBN: 9780715323786

The author's approach highlights common problems and simple solutions to create more effective drawings and paintings. Clearly annotated pictures and easy-to-follow technique demonstrations ensure that problems can be quickly corrected.

Drawing & Painting Flowers with Coloured Pencils

Drawing & Painting Flowers with Coloured Pencils
Author: Trudy Friend
Publisher: Search Press Limited
Total Pages: 75
Release: 2014-03-27
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1781266824

Trudy Friend's watercolour pencil work is breathtaking, and she invites you to share her love of drawing and painting flowers in this book. Covering flowers in all their glory, you will learn how to draw luminous, convincing flowers in a variety of settings, from garden chrysanthemums to sunflower-thronged landscapes. Watercolour pencils are a creative and rewarding art medium, with many exciting ranges, each with their own distinct techniques and effects. Trudy shows you exactly what you can achieve with each type, and how to combine them in vibrant multi-media pencil paintings.

Drawing & Painting Flowers

Drawing & Painting Flowers
Author: Jill Winch
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2021-10-20
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1398810061

Learn how to capture the beauty of nature in pencil, pen and watercolour with this inspiring guide from award-winning botanical artist Jill Winch. The first half of the book shows you how to capture the shape, form and texture of a wide range of flowers and their leaves in pencil and in pen and wash. The second part shows how to work in watercolour, the medium of choice for most botanical artists, to create exquisite colour artworks. Drawing and Painting Flowers is packed with examples and exercises across the full floral range, from simple structures, such as tulips, to more complex configurations, such as sunflowers, and compositions involving groups of flowers. It also gives advice on practical considerations such as how best to position flowers when drawing or painting, how to prevent them wilting and how to use a microscope to understand their structure.

How to Draw and Paint Wild Flowers

How to Draw and Paint Wild Flowers
Author: Keith R. West
Publisher: A & C Black
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1993
Genre: Flowers in art
ISBN: 9781871569568

Full of botanical information as well as clear step-by-step guidance and advice on basic equipment and how to work in various media, this book is for the increasing number of beginners and more experienced artists who want to draw and paint with botanical accuracy.

Drawing: People with William F. Powell

Drawing: People with William F. Powell
Author: William F. Powell
Publisher: Walter Foster
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1560101563

This is a basic pencil drawing book with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and illustrations. It contains basic information on art materials, perspective and composition, as well as information specific to drawing people.

Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flowers

Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flowers
Author: Kyehyun Park
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2022-06-14
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0760373302

Learn how to draw beautiful flowers and add breathtaking watercolor with the easy step-by-step instructions in Drawing and Painting Beautiful Flowers.

Trace & Paint Flowers

Trace & Paint Flowers
Author: Wendy Jelbert
Publisher: Search Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Acrylic painting
ISBN: 9781844487271

Four renowned flower artists show how to paint beautiful paintings in watercolour and acrylics, and there are free pull-out outlines so that you can bypass the drawing stage. Wendy Tait uses transparent watercolour washes and luminous, glowing colours; Fiona Peart allows vibrant washes to run into each other in a spontaneous yet controlled way; Michael Lakin paints beautiful, detailed botanical studies; and Wendy Jelbert uses acrylics to paint lovely, varied flower studies. Learn to paint tulips, irises, poppies, sunflowers, roses and much more. Based on the following books published by Search Press: Ready to Paint: Watercolour Flowers by Wendy Tait Ready to Paint: Flowers in Acrylics by Wendy Jelbert Ready to Paint: Botanical Flowers by Michael Lakin Ready to Paint: Vibrant Flowers in Watercolour by Fiona Peart

Painting Flowers A to Z with Sherry C. Nelson, MDA

Painting Flowers A to Z with Sherry C. Nelson, MDA
Author: Sherry Nelson
Publisher: North Light Books
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2000-03-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780891349389

Stop and paint the roses! And the tulips, and the sunflowers, and the pansies, and... When it comes to painting flowers, Sherry C. Nelson definitely has a green thump. In this book, she shares her secrets to painting lovely, realistic looking flowers. Just follow the step-by-step lessons to create 50 blooming beauties—from amaryllis to zinnia and every blossom in between. Once you learn the basics—like how to create textures and common leaf shapes—you'll be able to paint any flower that grows! Sherry even offers tips for creating your own, unique floral designs. Although she works primarily in oils, Sherry includes information and color charts for acrylic and watercolor artists, making this a must-have reference for every flower painter.

An Introduction to Drawing Flowers

An Introduction to Drawing Flowers
Author: Margaret Stevens
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2002
Genre: Botanical illustration
ISBN: 9780715315217

Flowers have been drawn and painted throughout history, from Egyptian tomb paintings to the ornate botanical art of the 18th and 19th centuries. For today's artist they are a challenging and rewarding subject and their delicate colours and forms are well suited to the drawing media. The initial chapters concentrate on the importance of observing and understanding the shapes and structures of plants and how they are effected by perspective. Further chapters cover composition and using sketchbook, and explore suitable drawing media such as pastel, ink, pencil and mixed media, the text is accompanied by finished drawing and step-by-step demonstrations. Here is an invaluable book, full of practical advice on how to improve your technique. It clearly explains the principle behind drawing flowers and also suggests ways in which the artist can expand and develop their skills.

Painting Flowers with Impact in Watercolor

Painting Flowers with Impact in Watercolor
Author: Julie Collins
Publisher: David & Charles
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2005-04-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780715317891

A practical guide to flower painting offers insight into the techniques utilized by the author, discussing such topics as materials, color mixing, and the creative process, in a volume that features step-by-step demonstrations and a gallery of one hundred finished works. Original.