Beginner's Guide to Botanical Flower Painting

by Michael Lakin

Clean, fresh and precise botanical artwork is within your grasp, with Michael Lakin's clear and simple approach.

Michael Lakin, known for his wonderful traditional botanical art, teaches you how to recreate the beauty of nature from first principles. Using Michael's six-stage process, you'll soon be able to reproduce any flower you choose in exacting detail.

This complete guide to the crisp, precise finish of botanical painting marries traditional technique with contemporary style and includes sections on color, drawing, continuous tone, composition and dissection.

Michael Lakin makes botanical art approachable with simple exercises and a variety of step-by-step instructional approaches, making this a fantastic guide for aspirational beginners.

Genres: Art

128 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2017

Reviews

[Rex · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's the exact opposite of beginner guide. The techniques are rather advanced. it's not for beginner like me.

[Esopion · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm impressed with how there's even tracings of flowers at the beginning of the book for readers to use and start their painting!