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A-Z of Flower Portraits: An Illustrated Guide to Painting 40 Beautiful Flowers in Watercolour

Capturing slender stems and fragile flower blossoms, this step-by-step resource updates traditional botanical paintings, adding an elegant, modern flair to flower portraiture. Each of the four project chapters offer insightful case studies, close-up details, and explanations of various styling techniques and finishing methods that give more than 30 flower portraits an organic feel, emphasizing their botanical nature. Arranged in alphabetical order, this comprehensive all-in-one guidebook includes tips for buying the best materials for successful results as well as basic brushstroke and surface techniques — such as wet-into-wet, color blending, lifting out, layering glazes, and dry brushing — that build confidence and motivate aspiring artists.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 128
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781844484522
  • Genres
  • art
  • Release date
  • 2010