Description: 'This is botanical illustration at the highest level.' - The Artist Christabel King is the foremost botanical artist at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, world leaders in the study and preservation of plant species. Here she shares her passion for depicting plants, both in scientific illustrations and in looser botanical art. This inspiring guide covers everything you need to know: choose a subject and create a vibrant composition; accurately sketch, shade and colour leaves, flowers, cacti and more; finally, press and preserve your own treasured specimens. A chapter on travel drawing gives a flavour of the author's worldwide experience, and there are many of her beautiful plates from the prestigious Curtis's Botanical Magazine. There is a helpful section on suitable subjects for beginners and a glossary of terms, to get you started in the beautiful art of botanical illustration.
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EAN: 9781800920910
UPC: 9781800920910
ISBN: 9781800920910
MPN: N/A
Format: Paperback, 128 pages
Author: King, Christabel
Book Title: The Kew Book of Botanical Illustration (paperback
Item Height: 0.6 cm
Item Length: 29 cm
Item Weight: 0.48 kg
Item Width: 21.6 cm
Language: Eng
Publisher: Search Press