Botanical Art Books

10 Step Drawing: Flowers Draw 75 flowers in 10 easy steps by Mary Woodin The blank page can be daunting, but 10 Step Drawing: Flowers offers an easy jumping-off point for any doodler to be creative. Featuring illustrated tutorials for drawing 75 irresistible flowers from exotic wildflowers, to aquatic flora, garden posies and beautiful succulents every image is fun and easy to replicate in ten sim…

Beginner's Guide to Botanical Flower Painting by Michael Lakin 128 pages; 430 illustrations Clean, fresh and precise botanical artwork is within your grasp, with Mick Lakin's clear and simple approach. This complete guide to the crisp, precise finish of botanical painting marries traditional technique with contemporary style and includes sections on colour, drawing, continuous tone, composition an…

Botanical Illustration from Life A visual guide to observing, drawing and painting plants by Işik Güner Observe, draw, paint, explore and master the art of botanical illustration. Award-winning botanical artist Isik Guner shares her passion for drawing and painting living plants from around the world. Her work is both artistically accomplished and scientifically accurate, and will inspire you to m…

Botanical Painting in Watercolour by Billy Showell - Hardback Size: 228x250 mm Illustrations: 500 Pages: 192 In this beautiful book, Billy Showell provides a fascinating and invaluable insight into the materials, methods and techniques she uses to produce stunning botanical paintings in watercolour. Billy Showell is a well-respected botanical watercolour artist, and her exceptional eye for detail…

Book Description Contemporary Flowers in Mixed Media is more than a ‘how-to’ on flower painting, encouraging artists to explore new and exciting ways to create flower paintings that are unique and individual. The complexity of flowers and foliage shapes offers great potential for introducing some abstract and semi-abstract passages. Beautifully illustrated, the book covers the colours, shapes, pat…

If you have never drawn before you will love the simple approach to drawing flowers in this easy-to-follow book. Janet Whittle includes a great range of flowers, including poppies, fuchsias, geraniums, tulips, water lilies, sunflowers, daffodils and many more. Discover the delights of creating your own floral pictures with this invaluable book. One of the most popular subjects Artists' favourite f…

How to Paint Flowers & Plants In Watercolour by Janet Whittle 128 pages, 280 illustrations Janet Whittle's watercolour paintings, characterised by their vibrant use of colour and imaginative compositions, are brilliantly showcased in this glorious book, which includes clear step-by-step explanations of all her techniques and numerous examples of her work. A complete guide to painting flowers and p…

Inking Florals by Isa Down A step-by-step guide to creating dynamic modern florals in ink and watercolor 256 Illustrations 128 Pages Inking Florals is the ultimate guide to creating, dynamic, contemporary illustrations of popular botanicals in ink and watercolour. Part of the popular Illustration Studio series from Walter Foster Publishing, this book shows artists of all skill levels how to create…

Kew: The Watercolour A to Z of Trees and Foliage by Adelene Fletcher An illustrated directory of techniques for painting 24 trees 350 Illustrations 128 Pages Book Description Learn to paint trees with this illustrated directory of 25 species, from acer to zelkova. Trees have inspired artists for generations. This unique watercolour artist's guide offers easy-to-follow, plant-specific information o…

Renowned botanical artist and professional gardener, Carolyn Jenkins combines her love of art and gardening to create stunning compositions (often very different from traditional botanical painting) with vibrant colours that leap from the page. Size: 226x254 mm Illustrations: 0 Pages: 128 The first part of this book Botanical: Grow explores time well-spent in the garden and covers much of the trad…

The Paint Pad Artist: Watercolour Flowers 6 beautiful pictures to pull out and paint by Julie King This inspiring watercolour flowers book is part of the exciting and innovative Paint Pad Artist series. Whether a beginner or more experienced artist, you will be amazed at how quickly you will acquire the skills needed to produce beautiful paintings, and with the initial outlines for the six stunnin…

Painting Florals with Gouache by Vidhi Khandelwal An introduction to creating beautiful botanical artwork   144 Pages 20 Projects and Step-by-step instructions Vidhi Khandelwal takes readers step-by-step through the process she uses to create her beautiful signature floral illustrations. Brighter and more vibrant than watercolours, gouache is easy to work with, especially for beginners, and provid…

Ready to Paint in 30 Minutes - Flowers in Watercolour by Ann Mortimer A great beginners instruction book for botanical painting. 35 projects with tracings included Learn to paint watercolour flowers in 35 easy-to-follow 30-minute exercises. This complete beginners guide to painting flowers in watercolour is ideal if you want to learn to paint but are short on time. Each of the 35 quick and easy ex…

The Kew Book of Botanical Illustration by Christabel King Kew is eminent worldwide in botanical science and preservation, and Christabel King is their foremost botanical artist. Here she explains botanical art and illustration, covering materials, collecting plant material, drawing and painting techniques, magnification, and painting leaves, flowers, cactii and succulents, wildflowers, trees and p…

The Kew Book of Painting Orchids in Watercolour by Vivienne Cawson Publication Date 1st January 2020  NEW 128 Pages; 400 Illustrations Paint inspiring, luminous orchids in watercolour using this practical, contemporary guide from respected artist Vivienne Cawson, published in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Vivienne Cawson's luminous painting style and considered use of flat or pa…

Anna's clear teaching will give you confidence in painting beautiful watercolour flowers in a modern twist on the botanical style, From complete beginners to more experienced watercolourists, this book offers in-depth instruction on drawing and painting, plus dozens of inspirational floral artworks. The Modern Flower Painter by Anna Mason Anna Mason's exceptional floral artwork has won awards from…