Florals By Hand: How to Draw and Design Modern Floral Projects

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Florals by Hand gives you the knowledge and skills to create your own floral and plant illustrations, with no previous artistic experience necessary! Instagram sensation, muralist, author, and floral aficionado Alli Koch of @Allikdesign introduced thousands to the basics of modern floral illustrating with her best-selling book, How to Draw Modern Florals. Each chapter of Kochs new book, Florals by Hand, teaches a new floral project, from wreaths to word art, and beyond. Each project is broken into easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, making how to draw leaves and flowers (including poppies, pansies, and cherry blossoms) as easy as 1-2-3. Alli also guides you through the process of creating patterns and digitizing your illustrations. Her cheerful encouragement and gentle reminders that nature itself is imperfect makes learning this new skill an approachable adventure! Florals by Hand features- A luxe presentation with premium, high-quality paper A large format and lay-flat binding for easy drawing 200+ pages of step-by-step guidance for how to draw a variety of over 25 flowers and plants A gorgeous, hand-illustrated cover that is art for your bookshelf! Dive into the art of modern floral illustrating with Alli as your personal art instructor!

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"As a fellow floral art lover, it's a pleasure to dive into Alli's instruction, as it is an art in and of itself. Her welcoming and sophisticated approach to sharing her passion is palpable and begs to be explored. Florals by Hand is a book that should be on every bookshelf, be it the hobbyist, the professional artist, or simply the art admirer." - Peggy Dean, Author of Two Best-Selling Books: Botanical Line Drawing and The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide

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Alli Koch is a city girl at heart, based in Dallas, Texas. She is the hands and heart behind Alli K Design, which is all she has known since college. With persistence and determination, she has turned her canvas crafts into murals, flower doodles into published books, and hanging out with friends sometimes involves recording her podcast, Breakfast with Sis. Alli discovered that creating, inspiring, and teaching others is what makes her thrive. A typical day for Alli includes going to Chick-fil-A, cuddling with her cats, and hanging out at her local plant nursery.