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Draw in 10 Minutes: Botanicals
  • Publisher: Search Press
  • Edition: BC Paperback layflat binding
  • Publication: 10 January 2025
  • ISBN 13/EAN: 9781800921962
  • Stock: Not Yet Published
  • Size: 190x235 mm
  • Illustrations: 0
  • Pages: 112
  • RRP: $29.99
  • Series: Draw in 10 Minutes

Draw in 10 Minutes: Botanicals

$29.99

Learn how to draw in 50 quick sketches by Emma Tildesley

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Book Description

Sketch 50 beautiful botanical projects, step by step, in just 10 minutes each!

Create your own blowsy roses, delicate orchids, geometric succulents and glistening strawberries using these stunningly simple, easy-to-follow techniques.

Sketch 50 beautiful botanical projects, step by step, in just 10 minutes each!

Create your own blowsy roses, delicate orchids, geometric succulents and glistening strawberries using these stunningly simple, easy-to-follow techniques.

Guaranteed to boost your drawing confidence and skill, popular botanical artist Emma Tildesley uses simple shapes, built up step by step, so that you can quickly and easily sketch a gorgeous botanical collection including:

  • A fabulous variety of flowers in all shapes and sizes, including the stately bird of paradise, delicate hanging fuchsia and cheerful daffodils;
  • Glossy and gleaming fruits and vegetables, including chillis, tomatoes and a juicy slice of watermelon;
  • A stunning selection of cones, leaves and berries, including holly, poinsettia, mistletoe and rose hips;
  • Bold and beautiful cacti and succulents, including aloe vera, echeveria and a prickly pear cactus.

Every project contains between 6 and 10 illustrated steps, simple instructions and an inspirational ‘colour me’ tip box containing colour mixes and advice, in case you’d like to transform your finished drawing with colour in Emma’s case, watercolour paints, but you could use whichever medium you like.

This book is perfect for beginner artists who’ve never drawn before, who want an easy guide to drawing and replicating their favourite flowers and more; it’s also a perfect prompt for more experienced illustrators searching for sketching ideas and keen to observe and recreate accurate botanical structure.

Other titles in this stunning new series include Draw in 10 Minutes: Animals.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction

How to use this book

Tools and materials

DRAWINGS

Fruits and vegetables: Aubergine/eggplant, Avocado, Blueberries, Cherries, Chillis, Grapes, Olive branch, Redcurrants, Shiraz peas, Strawberry, Tomatoes, Watermelon

Flowers: Alstromeria, Bird of Paradise, Bluebells, Calla lilies, Clematis, Daffodil, Dahlia, Freesia, Fuchsia, Grape hyacinth, Grey poppy, Hibiscus, Hydrangea, Iris, Lily, Orchid, Pansy, Rose, Snowdrop, Spray Carnation, Tulip

Cones, leaves and berries: Butcher's broom, Holly, Ivy, Mistletoe, Pinecone, Poinsettia, Rosehips

Cacti and succulents: Aloe vera, Blue chalksticks, Ghost echeveria, Jelly Bean Plant, Moonstones, Prickly Pear Cactus, String of Bananas, String of Buttons, String of Pearls, Zebra Haworthia

 

 

About the Author

About Emma Tildesley

Emma Tildesley is popular and talented watercolour artist specializing in botanicals. For as long as she can remember she’s been captivated by the intricate beauty of plants, and her journey as a botanical illustrator is one dedicated to capturing the essence of the plant and translating it onto paper.

Emma started posting tutorials on her YouTube channel nearly 10 years ago. Since then she’s amassed nearly 6.5k subscribers, a number that keeps on growing; she also has over 60k dedicated followers on Instagram, where she shares news of her latest tutorials and special watercolour commissions.

Emma is based near Birmingham, UK.

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