Overview
Introduction to basic botanyPreparation of plant material for drawingUse of pencil, watercolour, coloured pencil and pen and inkSuggested topics for further studyCorrecting mistakes and finishing touches
Botanical Illustration is an introduction to the marrying of art and science in the aesthetic and accurate portrayal of plant material. This book builds on the work of illustrators of the past, ranging from Elizabeth Blackwell, whose drawings helped to release her husband from debtors'' prison, through to the exceptional scientific drawings of Beatrix Potter. It deals with the practical art and the related botany of the subject.
- | Author: Valerie Oxley
- | Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
- | Publication Date: Sep 22, 2008
- | Number of Pages:
- | Language: eng
- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781847970510
- | ISBN-10: 1847970516
