Kobayashi H. A Step-by-Step Guide to Botanical Drawing & Painting 2023

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Bring the glory of the outdoors into your home with colorful, stylish, frame-worthy paintings!
In this lushly illustrated book, master painter and art teacher Hidenari Kobayashi provides step-by-step instructions to show you how to create attractive drawings and paintings in the popular French botanical style. He details all the tools and materials needed, describes the techniques you'll use, and walks you through the creative process of drawing and painting 18 different botanical subjects.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Botanical Drawing & Painting provides everything you need to learn this charming style of artistic expression--from first sketch to final brushstroke!
Detailed step-by-step lessons show you how to draw and paint a wide variety of subjects, including:
Lovely flowers, such as velvety roses, satiny tulips, frilly hydrangeas, exotic lilies and festive wildflowers
Familiar vegetables, fruits and nuts such as red onions, green peppers, lemons, kumquats and walnuts
Various other interesting botanical subjects, including pine cones, holly leaves and berries, succulents and various types of leaves
Why I Wrote This Book
The Enjoyment of Drawing Plants
The Attractions of Botanical Art
The History and Characteristics of Botanical Art
The Process of Creating Botanical Art
Getting Ready to Draw Plants
Botanical Art Materials
Using a Pencil for Line Drawings and Sketches
Creating a 3D Effect Through Shading
Brush Techniques
Basic Techniques for Watercolor Pain
Layering to Create Unique Colors
Q&A: Botanical Art Issues
Basic Lessons in Botanical Art
Observing Plan
Creating the Sketch
Adding Color
Drawing a Cross-Section
Practical Lessons in Botanical Art
Drawing a Gerbe
Drawing a Daffodil
Drawing a Rose
Drawing White Lilies
Drawing Delphinium
Drawing a Hydrangea
Drawing a Primrose
Drawing Holly
Drawing Kumquats
Drawing a Red Onion
Drawing a Succulent
Drawing a Panda Plant
Drawing a Walnut
Drawing a Pinecone
Drawing Tulips
Drawing Pansies
Drawing Wildflowers
Framing Your Artworks
Copyright
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