A-Z of Flower Portraits

An Illustrated Guide to Painting 40 Beautiful Flowers in Watercolour

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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Learn to paint 40 stunning watercolour flowers and master essential watercolour painting techniques, with the guidance of renowned botanical artist Billy Showell!With their unique, contemporary twist on traditional botanical paintings, Billy Showell’s watercolour flower portraits have earned her the respect of watercolour artists all over the world. Now, she shares her expertise, her eye for design, and her love of flowers in this watercolour instruction book!Inside you’ll find:40 watercolour flower portraits, arranged in alphabetical orderStep-by-step instructions and colour mixes used to complete all 40 flowersAdvice on essential watercolour materials, equipment, and compositionGuidance on watercolour techniques (wet-into-wet, colour mixing, lifting out, layering glazes, dry brushing, and more.)Finally, Billy discusses the importance of creating a sketchbook!Packed with inspiration and Billy’s unique slant on watercolour painting, this guide is perfect for flower lovers and painters of all skill levels.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-09-09
Mått:216 x 292 x 15 mm
Vikt:910 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:128
Förlag:Search Press Ltd
ISBN:9781844484522

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Billy Showell graduated from St Martins School of Art with a B.A. in fashion design, but was irresistably drawn to painting and illustration. In 1993 she set course for a career as an artist and now paints, illustrates and teaches botanical painting at her studio and art clubs in the UK, USA and Australia. She lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK with her husband and two sons. Billy has been awarded five Certificates of Botanical Merit from the Society of Botanical Artists and her first book on watercolour flower portraits has been hugely successful in the UK and abroad. Billy's paintings are collected by her followers the world over and many are available as limited edition prints.

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Billy shows you how to complete beautiful flower portraits with the same degree of accuracy as traditional botanical paintings but with a unique contemporary feel.Guiding you through 40 flower portraits, each one is accompanied by small studies, details, colour mixes and step-by-step instructions.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 6Composition 10Materials & equipment 22Techniques 24Index 128The FlowersAnemone 48, Aquilegia 46, Bergenia 50, Camellia 52, Clematis 54, Dicentra 56, Erythronium 58, Freesia 60, Fritillaria 62, 64, Galanthus 66, Gerbera 68, Helleborus 70, Hydrangea 72 & 74, Iris 76, Jasminum 78, Knautia 80, Lathyrus 82, Lilium 84, Lonicera 86, Magnolia 88, Narcissus 90, Nerine 92, Ornithogalum 94, Philadelphus 96, Podranea 98, Quesnelia 100, Rosa 102, Sarracenia 104, Spathiphyllum 106, Trachelospermum 108, Tulipa 110 & 112, Uvularia 114, Verbena 116, Weigela 118, Wisteria 120, Xeranthemum 122, Yucca 124, Zantedeschia 126