Flowers in Pastel

Flowers in Pastel
Author: Margaret Evans
Publisher: Search Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Flowers in art
ISBN: 9780855328511

Margaret Evans shows how to blend and work with pastels, using their soft velvety tones and subtle changes of colour to reflect the beauty of flowers in the landscape, in gardens and in still life studies. Both drawing and painting techniques can be applied, creating stunning effects with light, shade, varied textures and detail.

PanPastel Workshop

PanPastel Workshop
Author: Julia Woning
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578841465

English version of Julia Woning's new book "PanPastel Workshop" is now available. This book covers many of the basic techniques for using PanPastel Colors. If you are new to PanPastel Colors, or are interested in discovering new ways to use the medium, this is a great way to learn many of the techniques that are possible.

Abstract Art Painting

Abstract Art Painting
Author: Debora Stewart
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2015-05-06
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1440335842

Would you love to take your art in a new direction? In Abstract Art Painting, you will enter a realm of tactile, intuitive excitement, combining pastel and acrylic to achieve results as unique as you are. You'll learn how to explore the use of color theory in abstraction and to use underpainting to bring structure and depth to your art. In addition you'll begin to understand how to work in a series and how this can help you develop your own personal style. A sampling of what you'll add to your creative toolbox: • Pastel and acrylic techniques to use to complete your own paintings • The benefits of expressing your ideas abstractly • How to loosen up by using your nondominant hand and drawing to music • Ways to express emotions through mark-making • Using color and symbolism for expression • Working with photos for inspiration • Tips for using color studies Step into your own abstract frame of mind today!

Vibrant Flower Painting

Vibrant Flower Painting
Author: Frances Treanor
Publisher: David & Charles Uk
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1995
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780715302477

Guide to the basics of pastel drawing and painting techniques

Drawing & Painting Flowers with Coloured Pencils

Drawing & Painting Flowers with Coloured Pencils
Author: Trudy Friend
Publisher: Search Press Limited
Total Pages: 144
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.

Petal

Petal
Author: Adriana Picker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-02-06
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781743799840

A 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.

My Sunbeam Baby

My Sunbeam Baby
Author: Emma Quay
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-10-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1460703200

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY NEW ARRIVAL See my bouncing baby, jigging on my knee. Then snuggling for a story, just baby, book and me. A gorgeous new picture book about how much we love our babies, from Emma Quay, creator of the bestselling and award-winning Rudie Nudie.

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.

The Modern Flower Painter

The Modern Flower Painter
Author: Anna Mason
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-08-18
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1844488632

Anna Mason's exceptional floral artwork has won awards from the Royal Horticultural Society, International Artist magazine and seen her elected to the prestigious Society of Botanical Artists. In this book, she shares her innovative watercolour technique so that you can paint flowers in her clean, crisp style. The book covers every aspect of painting modern botanical-style portraits of flowers, from tips on gathering your reference to Anna's six stage watercolour process. There are instructions on setting up your studio and how to produce the detailed drawings. Each of the six step-by-step projects is accompanied by an outline drawing, tonal notes and useful colour swatches so that you can compare the tone and hue of your mixes to Anna's own. This all builds into a fantastic guide that will inspire and challenge the experienced watercolour artist, while drawing in and reassuring the complete beginner.

Painting Realistic Flowers in Acrylic

Painting Realistic Flowers in Acrylic
Author: Arlene Beck
Publisher: Northlight
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Flowers in art
ISBN: 9780891347767

Master the techniques and skills for painting life-like decorative flowers.