Botanical Art Techniques

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The ultimate how-to guide to the essential botanical art techniques from the people who know it best, the American Society of Botanical Artists. Botanical Art Techniques is a beautifully illustrated and comprehensive guide to one of the most delicate art forms. From the experts at the American Society of Botanical Artists, this essential reference features how-to tutorials for all the major techniques: pen and ink, watercolour, coloured pencil, egg tempera, oil, acrylic, gouache, silverpoint, and etching. The tutorials move from basic and introductory to advanced, so the reader can build on their skills as they progress. Additional information includes a detailed overview of the necessary materials, basic information about the principles of composition, and advice on how to develop a personal style. Filled with 900 photographs, Botanical Art Techniques is a must-have for creative people everywhere. AUTHOR: The mission of the American Society of Botanical Artists (ASBA) is to provide a thriving, interactive community dedicated to perpetuating the tradition and contemporary practice of botanical art. SELLING POINTS: . This comprehensive guide includes step-by-step tutorials on every major technique: graphite, ink, watercolour, coloured pencil, egg tempera, oil, acrylic, gouache, silverpoint, and etching. The competitive titles focus on a single technique. . Packed with 900 illustrations, this is a beautiful book. In addition to step-by-step photography, it features finished art by the best contemporary botanical artists. 1043 color photographs, 17 illustrations

Reviews

"One of the most comprehensive books on botanical illustrations, this also serves as an introduction to a variety of art mediums." --Library Journal, starred review

"A spectacular how-to book.... A rose, in short, can be more than a rose." --Booklist, starred review

"The brand-new standard reference book for botanical art instruction." --Botanical Art Artists

"Staggering in scope... engrossing even for a reader who appreciates botanical art but is not an artist." --The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries

"This comprehensive work covers the gamut of techniques... clear, numbered illustrations make projects easy to follow and thoughts on composition, scale and using colour will take students from beginner to expert." --The English Garden

"This is a hefty tome that also carries with it a considerable weight of authority... however many other books you have, I think it's fair to say you need this one." --Art Book Review

"The top botanical art compendium--a justifiable claim." --Artists Magazine

"There is much to like in this beautiful guide that covers all the media appropriate to botanical illustration." --The Artist

Author Bio

The mission of the American Society of Botanical Artists is to provide a thriving, interactive community dedicated to perpetuating the tradition and contemporary practice of botanical art.

Carol Woodin has been a botanical artist for thirty years and is the recipient of the 2018 ASBA James White Service Award, the 1998 ASBA Diane Bouchier Artist Award, the Orchid Digest Medal of Honor, and a Royal Horticultural Society Gold Medal.

Robin A. Jessis the Botanical Art and Illustration Certificate coordinator for The New York Botanical Garden, and former executive director of the American Society of Botanical Artists. In 1990, she was awarded a Distinguished Artist Fellowship by the New Jersey State Council on Arts.