Book ID: 98482
Simblet, Sarah
Botany for the Artist. An Inspirational Guide to Drawing Plants. 2010. col. photogr. figs. 256 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
An intimate understanding of botany will help any artist create vibrant and realistic art. The book will help the reader to look at flowers and plants with an awareness and appreciation and shows how to apply that knowledge to art. Covering every type of plant, from the tiniest mosses and lichens to sumptuous flowers and trees, the author shows how to evoke their beauty on canvas or page. Drawing on the rich history of botanic art and combined with practical drawing classes, over 350 beautiful illustrations and photographs, provide a look at roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits and explain how to create life-like drawings.