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Creating vibrant botanical portraits in watercolour by Anna Mason
Learn to paint stunningly realistic botanical watercolour flowers with award-winning artist Anna Mason.
'A fantastic guide that will inspire and challenge the experienced watercolour artist, while also drawing in and reassuring the complete beginner.' My Weekly
Anna's popular style and trusted techniques have inspired and delighted aspiring artists in over 100 countries worldwide. Covering every aspect of painting modern botanical-style flower portraits, Anna guides you step by step through her six-stage watercolour process. Each of the six stunning projects is accompanied by an outline drawing, tonal notes and useful colour swatches so that you can compare the tone and hue of your mixes to Anna's own.
Inside, you’ll find:
Anna Mason’s exceptional botanical artwork has won awards from the Royal Horticultural Society, International Artist magazine, and earned her a spot in the prestigious Society of Botanical Artists. This is the paperback edition of the best-selling hardback original, which sold over 25,000 copies.
Introduction 6 About the author 8 Material 10 Getting started 16 Reference material 18 Setting up your workspace 21 Drawing 22 Painting colour 26 Learning to see 28 Working with watercolour 32 Painting tone 34 Painting hue 38 Mixing hue 42 Brush techniques 48 Holding your brush 50 Applying the paint 50 Painting flowers 56 The six stages of painting 58 Flower portraits 70 Step-by-step project: Clematis 72 Step-by-step project: Viola 78 Step-by-step project: Cosmos 86 Step-by-step project: Tulips 94 Step-by-step project: Oriental Poppy 102 Step-by-step project: Dahlia 114 Outlines 124 Index 128
Anna Mason grew up surrounded by the lush English countryside and has always been inspired by the intricate detail and colourful beauty in the natural world. Completely self-taught, Anna has developed a true-to-life painting style that she wants to share with as many people as possible. It is her mission to get as many people enjoying the therapeutic benefits of watercolour painting as well as getting the kind of results they want. Anna won the Royal Horticultural Society's Gold Medal and Best in Show award 2007; has paintings in the RHS Lindley Library Collection and also the Shirley Sherwood Collection; and was the Grand Prize Winner in International Artist Magazine for ‘Strawberries Everest’ 2011. She was elected to the Society of Botanical Artists 2013, and was a juror for the Denver Botanic Gardens and the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI) exhibition ‘Plants, Birds & Pollinators Art Serving Science’ 2013. She lives in Surrey and teaches at RHS Wisley & West Dean College. Join her inspiring online painting school at: AnnaMasonArt.com
The Modern Flower Painter
By Anna Mason
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