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Botanical Illustration for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide

Botanical Illustration for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide

by Meriel Thurstan (Author), Meriel Thurstan (Author), Rosie Martin (Author)

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    Illustrated 2015

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Synopsis

Draw a garden on the page! Whether you're a beginner who wants advice on composition and plotting out your initial drawings; a more experienced artist eager to develop your skills with color; or an old hand looking for challenging, complex textures and shapes, this unique approach to botanical illustration has something for you. Filled with practical and inspirational worksheets, color swatches, sketches, and stunning finished paintings, it demonstrates everything you need to know about capturing beautiful botanical specimens on paper.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 144
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Batsford
Published: 02 Apr 2015
ISBN 10: 1849942714
ISBN 13: 9781849942713

Author Bio
Meriel Thurstan took up botanical illustration when she was working in Cornwall, where she was a founder of the Eden Project Florilegium Society. She subsequently set up the South West Society of Botanical Artists. Meriel holds a Bronze and a Silver Linley medal from the RHS for her work. She lives and teaches in Somerset. Rosie Martin holds a Gold Medal form the RHS for her botanical watercolour paintings. She was an elected member of the Society of Botanical Artists and teaches a variety of art-based subjects, including botanical illustration. She has worked in fashion, ballet and theatre; her clients have included David Bowie, Anthony Caro, Karl Lagerfeld and Jean Muir, for whom she produced textiles and interior design prints. She has more recently been artist-in-residence on polar expedition ships, and some of her polar paintings are on loan to Nature in Art.