Botany for the Artist

Unlock your artistic potential with 'Botany for the Artist,' a captivating guide that empowers you to draw plants with unparalleled detail and vibrancy. Guided by renowned artist Sarah Simblet, this book invites you on an enriching journey through the plant kingdom. Discover a comprehensive range of botanical art techniques, from sketching delicate mosses to capturing exotic flowers and towering trees. With a focus on observation and understanding, Sarah leads you to explore the intricate structures of roots, stems, leaves, and blossoms, illuminating how plants breathe, feed, and transform sunlight into energy through photosynthesis. Each page melds stunning photography with informative drawings, making the botany concepts accessible to both budding artists and seasoned illustrators alike. The step-by-step drawing tutorials and personal insights from Sarah's sketchbooks help you refine your skills, making botanical illustration a joy rather than a chore. Moreover, dive into the rich history of botanical art with masterclasses from prominent artists, spanning from the Renaissance to modern times. Whether you're an artist seeking to enhance your botanical drawing techniques or a gardening enthusiast aspiring to illustrate your green creations, 'Botany for the Artist' is your ultimate resource. Elevate your artistry with insights into color changes in autumn leaves and the life cycles of plants, and bring your artistic visions to life. Experience the wonder of plants through art with this essential companion to botanical illustration.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780241426425
Format: Paper over boards
Year: 2020
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
Pages: 256


Description:

Join artist Sarah Simblet on an inspirational journey of discovery as she makes drawings of every type of plant.

From the tiniest mosses to exotic flowers and majestic trees, this book shows how understanding botany will give your portraits of plants vibrancy and life. In Botany for the Artist, Sarah Simblet takes you on a personal tour of the kingdom of plants, encouraging you to observe them more closely and draw them more accurately. Complemented by beautiful photographs, Sarah's drawings reveal the structure of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits as she explains how plants breathe, feed, and produce fruits. If you have ever wondered how photosynthesis works, why leaves change colour in the autumn, or how seeds know when to grow, Botany for the Artist has all the answers.

Step-by-step drawing classes and detailed pages from Sarah's sketchbooks guide you through all the techniques that you need to draw plants successfully. Masterclasses by famous artists - from Renaissance masters to contemporary illustrators - showcase different approaches to botanical illustration over the centuries. Botany for the Artist is a visual feast, not just for anyone wishing to master drawing plants, but for gardeners, photographers, and everyone who is passionate about plants and how they are portrayed in art.



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