Botanical Illustration

Award-winning botanical artist Siriol Sherlock reveals the secrets behind her stunning and luminous watercolour plant portraits. NEW IN PAPERBACK The 2005 winner of the Artists Choice Award - now new in paperback - reveals the secrets behind her stunning and luminous plant portraits. Using simple techniques that produce breathtaking results, and packed with inspirational ideas for botanical artists, the chapters cover: The Botanical Artist: A brief history of botanical illustration Comfort and Confidence: The right environment, paint, paper and brushes A Technique to Imitate Nature: The wet-in-wet technique Flowers - Colour and Form: Projects and demonstrations arranged by colour, from exotic orchids to wild flowers Foliage - Colour and Form: How to capture the subtle variations in hue and tone Fruit - Colour and Form: Creating the three-dimensional forms, rich colours and textures of fruit Details: Secrets of the finishing touches Completing the Picture: Step-by-step demonstrations, plus information on framing, presentation and selling your work Plant Characters in Composition: How to experiment The Trials and Tribulations of a Botanical Artist