Painting Specific Subjects, General & Miscellaneous Artisitic Techniques, Drawing Specific Subjects

Beautiful Botanicals

Name: Beautiful Botanicals
Author: Bente Starcke King
ISBN: 9781581804942

by Bente Starcke King

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Overview

Acclaimed botanical artist Bente Starcke King shows artists of all levels how to create artful and soulful illustrations of tulips, irises, rose hips, echinacea and more. Taking readers step-by-step through proven techniques for capturing this popular subject matter, Beautiful Botanicals:
* Provides numerous tips and 19 demonstrations for all the most popular mediums, including watercolor, pencil, pen and ink, ink wash and mixed media (watercolor with colored pencil or ink).
* Draws even casual readers in with striking, colorful illustrations set against white backgrounds.
* Appeals to fine artists, decorative painters and even garden enthusiasts with clear instruction and plentiful demonstrations.

The book also covers such practical topics as cleaning, along with signing and framing one's artwork, and it includes interesting stories and facts about the flowers and plants presented. It's a must-have for any nature or art lover!

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Library Journal

These two books are guides for painting from nature. The first is a collection of decorative painting projects for garden accessories from three previous books: Areta Bingham's Tole-Painted Outdoor Projects, Priscilla Hauser's Decorative Painting 1-2-3, and Mickey Baskett's Decorative Painter's Pattern Book. The designs are naturalistically rendered flowers, insects, and sea creatures. Professional illustrator King gears her work toward botanical illustration, with an emphasis on drawing and painting individual plants. She includes chapters on techniques using graphite pencil, pen and ink, ink wash, and watercolor and gives instructions and useful tips from her own experience as an artist. Both books are suitable for public library crafts collections, and King's book would also be useful in academic art collections. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.