Description
| Product ID: | 9781844484522 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | A-Z of Flower Portraits |
| Subtitle: | An Illustrated Guide to Painting 40 Beautiful Flowers in Watercolour |
| Authors: | Author: Billy Showell |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | Paintings and painting in watercolours or pastels, Watercolours, Botanical art, Painting, drawing and art manuals, Botanical art, Painting & art manuals |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Learn how to paint 40 exquisite flower portraits in watercolour following Billy Showell's step-by-step instructions. Billy Showell is a well-respected contemporary artist whose watercolour flower portraits have earned her the respect of watercolour artists all over the world. Worked to the same degree of accuracy as traditional botanical paintings, Billy''s compositions are given a more contemporary twist, combining her unique eye for design with her love of flowers. In this book, 40 flower portraits are presented, arranged in alphabetical order, each one accompanied by small studies, details, step-by-step instructions and the colour mixes used to accomplish the finished work. At the start of the book there are useful sections on the materials and equipment needed and the main techniques used, including wet-into-wet, colour blending, lifting out, layering glazes, dry brushing and colour mixing, and at the end of the book Billy gives her own unique slant on composition and discusses the importance of creating a sketchbook. Whether you love to paint, or simply love flowers, this book will delight and inspire you. |
| Imprint Name: | Search Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Search Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-09-09 |
