Contemporary Botanical Illustration with the Eden Project

by Rosie Martin, Meriel Thurstan

The authors of the bestselling Botanical Illustration Course with the Eden Project are back with new sources of inspiration for professionals and amateurs interested in creating scientifically accurate illustrations of flowers and plants. This time they focus on solving two difficult depicting texture in pencil or paint, and painting subjects with unusual colors—from black flowers and plants (such as seaweed) to species that feature eye-catching greens, blues, or pink. There€™s also a captivating exploration of new ideas in the field, including combining botanical art with traditional Japanese flower arranging. Stunning illustrations appear throughout, many shown step-by-step just as they were created, plus practical advice on commercial opportunities for botanical artists.

Genres: Art, Reference

144 pages, Hardcover

First published August 5, 2008

Reviews

[Marjorie Elwood]

This book included topics not usually covered, such as: what subjects you might be emotionally drawn to; how the principles of ikebana can help with botanical illustration; some fun color combinations to create ‘named’ colors such as raw sienna or Venetian red; and framing your work or creating cards for sale.

There’s a really nice step-by-step of using primary colors to paint bark – more of these step-by-steps would be appreciated. On the other hand, some of the paintings weren’t to the level I expected.

[Jess]

Beautiful book...full of very useful information, Lovely illustrations.