The Kew Gardens Botanical Artist
eBook - ePub

The Kew Gardens Botanical Artist

Learn to Draw and Paint Flowers in the Style of Pierre-Joseph Redouté

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eBook - ePub

The Kew Gardens Botanical Artist

Learn to Draw and Paint Flowers in the Style of Pierre-Joseph Redouté

About this book

Capture the enchanting beauty of the natural world with this delightful botanical drawing book, inspired by the extensive archives held at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.

This practical guide makes use of botanical illustrations by such masters as Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Georg Ehret and W H Fitch among many others to explore techniques and how to illustrate the various components of plants accurately.

• A guide to the tools and materials you will need
• Step-by-step projects based on famous artworks, plus advice on how to create your own unique illustrations
• Guidance on the techniques of drawing, composition and perspective
• Explanations on using different media, especially the most commonly used medium of watercolour

Learn from the masters of the craft to produce delicate botanical artwork, based on the beautiful flora that grows around us.

ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Publishing and The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have collaborated to create a wonderful selection of botanical-themed art, crafts and activity books, including origami, dot-to-dots and color-by-numbers.

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Information

Publisher
Arcturus
Year
2023
eBook ISBN
9781398832022
Topic
Art
Subtopic
Art General

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Epigraph
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. The Art Collection at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew
  6. Chapter 1 The Life of Pierre-Joseph Redouté and an Introduction to his Technique
  7. Chapter 2 Techniques
  8. Chapter 3 First Exercise: A Japanese Anemone
  9. Chapter 4 Simple Leaves: Daffodils
  10. Chapter 5 Complicated Leaves: Roses
  11. Chapter 6 Rosebuds
  12. Chapter 7 Simple Roses
  13. Chapter 8 Intricate Roses
  14. Chapter 9 Yellow Roses
  15. Chapter 10 Blue Flowers: Crocuses (copying a Redouté Watercolour)
  16. Chapter 11 Mauve Flowers: Campanul As
  17. Chapter 12 Yellow and Violet Pansies (copying a Redouté Watercolour)
  18. Chapter 13 White Flowers: Narcissi (copying a Watercolour By Antoine Pascal)
  19. Chapter 14 Red Flowers: Roses (copying a Redouté Watercolour)
  20. Chapter 15 Cactus Flower on Vellum
  21. Chapter 16 Butterflies and Drops of Water
  22. Chapter 17 Bouquets (Copying a Redouté Watercolour)
  23. Chapter 18 Some Observations and Additional Techniques for Creating Botanical PlAtes
  24. Chapter 19 Some Observations on Perspective and Composition
  25. Basic Drawings of the Flower Models
  26. Afterword
  27. About the Author
  28. Acknowledgements & Bibliography
  29. Copyright

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