Targeted at young aspiring artists seeking to develop their technical skill and build a repertoire of subjects, especially those in nature.
Acclaimed author Lee J. Ames shows readers how to draw dozens of plants with a comprehensive, step-by-step approach. His distinctive drawing method has proven to be successful for children and adults alike over the past thirty years, and has shown artists, from the beginner to advanced level, how to draw everything from animals to airplanes. The revised Draw 50 series gives an old favorite an exciting, new look.
Synopsis
DRAW 50 FLOWERS, TREES, AND OTHER PLANTS shows aspiring artists how to draw with ease by following the step-by-step method in this book. Acclaimed author-illustrator Lee J. Ames shows us how to draw a wondrous variety of plants from around the world, including the regal rose and the stunning orchid, but also little-known flowers like the kapok. In thes pages you'll find a mushroom, a thistle, a Christmas cactus, and a towering sequoia tree.
About the Author, Lee J. Ames
LEE J. AMES began his career at Walt Disney Studios and taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and at Dowling College on Long Island. He directed his own advertising agency and has illustrated over 150 books, ranging from preschool picture books to postgraduate texts. A prolific author of more than 30 Draw 50 books, Lee Ames died at the age of 90 in June 2011.
