Book Description
This is simply the best and most complete course in botanical illustration ever produced, with each chapter a perfectly constructed and self-contained class. Created in conjunction with the internationally renowned Eden Project—home of the only jungle in captivity—it’s put together by two leading figures in the Project’s famed art school, and uses many beautiful works from its students. Artists and plant lovers will find a wealth of practical information, with easy-to-follow exercises and case studies. The priceless advice encompasses everything from honing observational skills and plant dissection procedures to color mixing and applying watercolor. Adding highlights, producing a pleasing composition, and developing a personal style—all the building blocks for achieving excellence are here.
Customer Reviews:
Botanical illustration.......2007-05-12
This is an in depth clear book about the process of botanical illustration. Well written and great pictures. Recommend highly!
Book Description
Over 400,000 Claudia Nice books sold!
*Both medium and topic appeal to newcomers and accomplished artists alike *Over 60 mini-demos detail how to capture eyes, ears, tails, feet, fur, and feathers *An amazing range of animals and birds, including 55 breeds of dogs, 26 breeds of cats, domestic and wild horses, as well as sheep, goats, cows, pigs, hamsters, ducks, parakeets and more Fine artists and decorative painters turn to Claudia Nice time after time for her easy-to-follow, conversational instruction. And now, in Painting Your Favorite Animals in Pen, Ink and Watercolor, she provides 14 complete step-by-step projects that teach how to refine simple shape diagrams into drawings, add color with watercolor, and finish with pen and ink details. Each final work portrays realistic animal movements, such as a stretching kitten, a dog chasing its tail, a mischievous pony, and even a grazing llama.
Customer Reviews:
Claudia Nice has done it again!.......2007-04-03
What a wonderful book! This is the second of Claudia Nice's books on painting with watercolor, pen & ink that I have ordered. First of all it is a beautiful book just to read and enjoy. Her instructions are clearly written and easy to follow. The illustrations are wonderful! I've just finished reading it from cover to cover and can't wait to begin painting. I highly recommend this book!
Book Description
Peggy Macnamara, the only artist-in-residence at Chicago's Field Museum, shares her unique "No-Fear" approach to capturing all forms of wildlife in living, luminous watercolor. Co-author Marlene Hill Donnelly, Field Museum Scientific Illustrator and third-generation painter, discloses in-depth information on color, paint properties, and design learned over a lifetime of art study and practice. In Painting Wildlife in Watercolor, Peggy demonstrates her singular method, which relies on a gradual layering of washes that eliminates the rigid and disaster-prone formulas of traditional watercolor painting. Peggy and Marlene provide clear and simple instructions for any beginning to advanced artist wanting to know about creating life-like renderings of everything from fur to feathers, along with Peggy's detailed illustrations of a vast range of both familiar and exotic animals.
Customer Reviews:
Informative and entertaining.......2006-11-02
An informative book that gives advice and examples to demonstrate ways to incorporate the techniques into your own work. It's not a "this is my work and how I did it" book with no application beyond the author's included photos. If you're an artist, or just interested in watercolor, it's a good read!
A wonderful book that teaches great techniques!.......2004-03-08
I took classes from Peggy years ago. I had forgotten some of her techniqes and ordered this book...reading it is like being back in class. She goes through her amazing process step by step with color photographs and clear instruction. This is a valuable watercolor technique book, don't pass it up if you are serious about making some eye popping wildlife paintings.
Thank you Peggy!
Very informative.......2004-02-03
I received this book for Christmas and was very impressed. It has so much information and great pictures. I am a self taught beginning water color painter. Very well written book that I could understand. I just hope she comes out with more.
BUY THIS BOOK!.......2004-01-21
Buy this book and save yourself thousands of dollars literally. As a student of Peggy at the Art Institute of Chicago I know. I paid tons of money to go to art school. Almost everything I learned from Peggy you can learn from this book. Plus it is an excellent showcase of her artwork. One of the best draftsman you'll ever see. Stop reading this and go buy it.
Fearless technique to painting wildlife.......2004-01-07
This book is outstanding! Peggy shows approaches to watercolor that make if fun for the beginer as well as an advanced painter. Her tecniques could be used in many aplications, not just wildlife. A beautifuly written and illustrated book.
Book Description
Learn how to paint exquisite flower portraits in watercolour, following Billy Showell's highly detailed, step-by-step instructions. Packed with stunning pictures and technical advice, this book is truly inspirational. Billy Showell's exquisite and technically brilliant watercolour flower portraits are beautifully presented in this highly informative, lavishly illustrated book. Packed with information on drawing and painting techniques, colour mixing and composition, it is an invaluable source of ideas and inspiration for anyone who wants to develop their flower painting skills, whether or not they have any previous experience.
Customer Reviews:
Surprise for Painter wife.......2007-04-11
My wife was thrilled with this book that was added to her resources. She has used it already.
It's all in the details.......2006-10-05
This book improves on many previous painting books by giving very specific step-by-step instructions. Each step is beautifully photographed and carefully explained. This makes it a must have for both the beginner and painter.
Billy's paintings bring a contemporary feel to botanical art. Her work is meticulous and detailed. The Artist's talks about all aspects of creating a painting including choosing paints, brushes and paper for the execution of your work. Her comments about composition and her approach to painting help guide you to develop your own approach.
I highly recommend this lovely book.
Customer Reviews:
lets not forget the artist!.......2005-02-27
I loved that Art that goes with this book. Mystical and subtle, they really take you to an other world altered state!
Margot is a professional artist , not a book illustrator, so her paintings do not fall into the trap of overexplaining the author. I believe she did them independently of the author.
The ideas and dream-scape art in this book are intriquing........1998-07-04
This book is about animals that come to us in dreams. Hillman encourages us not to turn them into "dream symbols" because in so doing we lose the animal. Instead we should recognize it as real, as choosing to come to us from the great unconscious. He suggests that we honor the animal for being present by asking it why it appeared in the dream. "What is the animal offering you by coming into your life in the dream?" Through exploration of this idea, Hillman feels we can regain our kinship with animals. He offers the exciting idea that animals are trying to communicate with us in order to stop their exploitation and extinction. The ideas offered in this book are of interest to anyone who appreciates and respects life in this time when many species are driven to the brink of survival. The artwork is hauntingly beautiful.
Book Description
A unique guide that will teach complete beginners how to paint a beautiful floral watercolour in just one weekend.
Beginners recognise that they need to acquire basic painting skills - but at the same time they are eager to produce their first finished painting. This popular 'weekend' formula allows them to do both in a limited amount of time - to build skills gradually and to produce an attractive, frameable painting that they can hang on their walls by the end of the weekend.
The author starts by introducing the materials required, and then leads readers through a series of watercolour technique exercises designed to provide a basic grounding in the skills needed for this subject area.
This instruction is followed by six weekend projects for painting a range of popular floral subjects: a single flower; a group of white flowers; an indoors still life; an outdoors close-up; autumn flowers; and wild flowers in the landscape. Each course starts with practice exercises to be completed on the Saturday; readers are then ready to complete the full watercolour painting on the Sunday.
Clear instructions accompany step-by-step photographs throughout, and technical information is given in special feature boxes.
Customer Reviews:
Thanks, Jill!.......2004-04-11
After months of sitting with my preschooler at the easel and painting nothing but crude daisies, I bought this book. It's been three days and I am already painting flowers that look like flowers. The techniques are simple and are explained well with text and photographs. I find that many how-to-paint books are filled with the artist's own finished works but never show the intimidated beginner how to get there. This book is different in that it takes the reader through a step-by-step process that begins with the first stroke and ends with the final product. I highly recommend this book to the beginning watercolorist.
Book Description
With easy techniques and clear, step-by-step instructions, Lian Quan Zhen draws readers into the enchanting world of Chinese painting. This gorgeously illustrated book teaches artists how to re-create the power and simplicity of this popular artistic style with:
* Page after page of easy-to-follow demonstrations that can be completed with watercolors or traditional Chinese materials
* A wide variety of appealing animal subjects, including horses, cats, tigers, dogs and more
* Concise lessons and illustrations that show readers exactly how to use the Chinese watercolor brush--a technique that's rarely covered in workshops or books
Chinese Watercolor Techniques: Painting Animals provides a powerful look at the contrasts between painting philosophies in the East and West. It's the perfect way to step into the international art world!
Customer Reviews:
book margaret.......2007-09-05
finally recieved on friday august 31 even though it took forever to get the book is an excellent book on chinese water color
Beautiful and useful.......2006-03-03
The information inside this book made me understand the basics of the Sumi-e art. I have little knowledge on painting, and most of it on olio based paints. The simplicity of this tecnic it's astonishing, and this book show the different stages, from basic strokes to complex creations.
Very good piece to have in your collection if you are an art enthusiast.
Better go with his other book.......2006-01-06
I've purchased both of Lian Quan Zhen books, "Chinese WC Techniques: Painting Animals" and "Chinese Painting Techniques for Exquiste Watercolors". Painting Animals has the initial info that is supplied in his Exquisite Watercolor book. He does go into more animals in Painting Animals but Exquisite Watercolor provides all you need and I think it's a better book.
Book Description
The abundant variety of flowers is a never-ending source of inspiration for all artists. Whether it's the graceful shape of a tulip or the cheerful colors of a daffodil, each flower has its own unique beauty. The Flower Painter's Essential Handbook teaches readers how to find that beauty, and features:
-50 of today's most popular flowers, from azaleas to water lilies
-Step-by-step instructions that show artists how to capture the exact qualities of each flower
-Helpful suggestions for customizing projects to the artist's individual style
-A "getting started" section that covers basic materials, techniques and colors for beginning artists
Book Description
Whether it's cats, dogs, horses, sheep, or even ducks, artists love to create stunning masterpieces of their favorite creatures. And now, with Painting Animal Friends, it's possible to paint any animal--without fine art training. Jeanne Filler Scott applies the project-based approach (popular in decorative painting instruction guides) to the canvas. She provides over 27 demonstrations, featuring:
-Clear instructions of the entire process with photos clarifying every step -Template line drawings for each animal so readers at any level can start immediately -The most requested and frequently painted animals
The result? A reference book that appeals to two enormous audiences: fine artists and decorative painters.
Customer Reviews:
For Artists, Collectors, and Lovers of Beauty.......2007-03-24
This books is simply magically. I purchased it in hopes of improving my understanding of painting flowers, in order to really bring my fantasy artwork to life. It was all that I hoped for and more, showcasing the beautiful work of some of the most renowned watercolor flower artists.
Each artist has a section that displays a sampling of their work, along with excerpts from their sketchbooks. These sketchbooks are accompanied by lovely notes regarding the artist's process and thoughts during creation. There is also a short section containing each artist's favorite paint colors, etc.
A truly enjoy book for the artist, whether beginner or advanced as well as for the lover of flowers and art. Also comes with a few postcards in the back for you to paint on. A delight!
Not quite what I was looking for.......2006-01-16
Artists and examples were not as varied as I would have liked. It lends itself more to keeping a watercolor flower journal than for techniques on painting floral pictures.
Thirteen leading floral artists offer insights .......2005-06-09
Any amateur artist interested in learning via the sketching efforts of others will find these step-by-step techniques in The Watercolor Artist's Flower Handbook: Leading Floral Artists Show How To Capture The Beauty Of Flowers to be specific and easy to follow. Thirteen leading floral artists offer insights on how they work, from choosing materials to sketching and producing polished results. Add ready-to-point postcards bound into the book and you have an extraordinary beginner's kit.
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The Art of Botanical Painting
Beautiful Botanicals: Painting and Drawing Flowers and Plants
Botanical Illustration in Watercolor (Practical Art Books)
How to Draw Plants: The Techniques of Botanical Illustration
Botanical Illustration: Painting with Watercolours
