Botanical Art Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide to Watercolor, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Vellum, Pen and...

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American Society of Botanical Artists Carol Woodin

Botanical Art Techniques

A Comprehensive Guide to Watercolor, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Vellum, Pen and Ink, Egg Tempera,...

American Society of Botanical Artists, Carol Woodin, Robin A. Jess

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English

Timber Press
01 October 2020

Art & Architecture; Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes); Illustration; Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts

This comprehensive work covers the gamut of techniques

will take students from beginner to expert.

The English Garden

This definitive guide is the most thorough how-to available on every major technique of botanical artistry. The experts at the American Society of Botanical Artists offer step-by-step projects that move from introductory to advanced so any level of artist can build on acquired skills. Helpful tutorials cover watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, vellum, egg tempera, oils, pen and ink, and printmaking. Filled with more than 900 photographs and stunning examples of finished art by the best contemporary botanical artists, Botanical Art Techniques is the authoritative manual on this exquisite art form.

By: American Society of Botanical Artists, Carol Woodin, Robin A. Jess
Imprint: Timber Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 218mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 1.740kg
ISBN: 9781604697902
ISBN 10: 1604697903
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 01 October 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

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.

Reviews for Botanical Art Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide to Watercolor, Graphite, Colored Pencil, Vellum, Pen and Ink, Egg Tempera, Oils, Printmaking, and More

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