Botanical Portraits with Colored Pencils

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A successfully executed work of botanical art is an exacting blend of scientific accuracy and aesthetic beauty. This lavishly illustrated volume offers practical, step by step instruction for creating professional quality colored pencil illustrations of flowers, foliage, fruits, and other botanical subjects. Colored pencils serve as a very good alternative to the traditional practice of rendering botanical art in watercolors because pencils are far easier to make use of and keep watch over, yet can produce equally outstanding results. The writer instructs in the usage of both water-soluble and oil-based colored pencils, and presents progressive illustrations that demonstrate the rendering of an artwork from begin to completion. She advises on choosing materials and offers guidelines for getting to understand each and every flower or plant before starting an illustration. All aspects of working with colored pencils are covered, including underpainting, layering and burnishing, mixing and building up color, and adding those finishing touches that bring a botanical subject fully to life. She also presents works by other botanical artists to show students a variety of styles. The book features approximately 200 beautiful and instructive color illustrations.

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