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Drawing and Painting Botanicals for Artists

Author Karen Kluglein
Release Date: 2020/06/01
ISBN: 9781631598586
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Drawing and Painting Botanicals for Artists offers artists at all skill levels a comprehensive survey of drawing and painting mediums and techniques, along with guidance for creating accurate, detailed, and beautiful botanical artworks.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
    1. Learning to See, Learning to Draw
    2. Consider the Subject
    3. Key Terms
  2. 1 Drawing Botanicals
    1. Mediums and Supplies
    2. Graphite Pencils
    3. Colored Pencils
    4. Fine Point Markers
    5. Silverpoint
    6. Paper
    7. Erasers
    8. Pencil Sharpeners
    9. Essential Drawing Techniques
    10. Live Specimen
    11. Working from Photographs
    12. Loose Gestural Drawing
    13. Precise Measuring
    14. Values, Shadows, and Highlights
    15. Gradations
    16. Lifting Graphite
    17. Drawing Subjects and Mediums
    18. Drawing Leaves
    19. Drawing Flowers and Petals
    20. Drawing Fruits and Berries
    21. Drawing Stems and Branches
  3. 2 Painting Botanicals
    1. Mediums and Supplies
    2. Watercolors
    3. Gouache
    4. Paintbrushes
    5. Painting Surfaces
    6. Essential Painting Techniques
    7. Color Mapping
    8. Washes
    9. Layering
    10. Gradations
    11. Drybrush in Watercolor
    12. Lifting
    13. Overlaps
    14. Correcting Mistakes and Making Revisions
    15. Details and Finishing
    16. Adding Personality
    17. Painting Subjects
    18. Painting Leaves
    19. Painting Flowers and Petals
    20. Painting Fruits and Berries
    21. Painting Stems and Branches
  4. Final Thoughts
  5. Resources
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. About the Author
  8. Index
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