A-Z of Flower Portraits

A-Z of Flower Portraits
Author: Billy Showell
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1844484521

Billy 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.

Watercolour Flower Portraits

Watercolour Flower Portraits
Author: Billy Showell
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1782219617

NEW 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.

Flower Portraits

Flower Portraits
Author: Joyce Tenneson
Publisher: Bulfinch
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2003
Genre: Flowers
ISBN: 9780821228531

Exquisite photographic portraits of flowers and magical depictions of their life cycle are presented by world-renowned photographer Tenneson. Full color.

Flowers

Flowers
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2001-10
Genre: Gardening
ISBN:

A ward-winning photographer Adam Kufeld takes on the always popular subject of flowers in a fresh and provocative way, using a close-range lens to describe the intricate, surprising forms hidden inside blossoms. His macro lens allows Kufeld to capture detail invisible to the naked eye, and take advantage of the naturally brilliant color and suggestive forms of petal, stamen, and pistil to create images that transform their subject. A flower grower from an early age and an orchid tender for almost 15 years, Kufeld knows flowers intimately. His elegant, stylized, seductive portraits depict common garden flowers, including morning glories, bougainvillea, daisies, poppies, lilies, zinnias, roses, and passion flowers, as well as more exotic varieties, such as orchids. His original Giclee prints, on traditional watercolor paper, have been hugely successful in exhibition. Flowers: Portraits of Intimacy includes more than 60 photographs captioned with the common name of the flower and an introduction by acclaimed floral designer Rebecca Cole.

Portraits of Himalayan Flowers

Portraits of Himalayan Flowers
Author: Toshio Yoshida
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2002
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780881925517

Offers full-page color plates of approximately one hundred different flowers and plants in their native habitat accompanied by brief text containing botanical information.

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.

Creating HDR Photos

Creating HDR Photos
Author: Harold Davis
Publisher: Amphoto Books
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2012-07-24
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 0823085864

Since the days of the first photographs, artists have used various techniques to extend the range of lights and darks in their photos. Photographic masters such as Ansel Adams and Edward Weston spent countless hours burning and dodging their prints to create images with extended dynamic range. With the advent of digital photography, new horizons in extending dynamic range are possible. HDR techniques now make it easy to extend the dynamic range of an image well beyond the capability of the human eye. In Creating HDR Photos, bestselling author Harold Davis covers the complete HDR workflow, from choosing the subjects that work best for HDR through processing RAW files to unlock the dynamic power of HDR. You’ll learn how to photograph multiple exposures and blend them into a single HDR image using various software programs. Best of all, you will find out how to control the style of your HDR images, from subtle to hyper-real, using a range of photographic and post-processing techniques. Packed with stunning image examples, Creating HDR Photos brings this essential digital technique within every photographer’s grasp.