07 February 2025
£39.99
BC Paperback layflat with flaps
190x235 mm
9781800922341
9781800922341
128 pages
Search Press
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The Kew Book of Drawing Flora and Fauna
by
Joy-Louise Robinson
Learn to draw stunning flora and fauna in easy steps with popular author and teacher Joy-Louise Robinson (@Felicityandink).
Discover 20 delightful projects including flowers, insects, birds and small animals, endorsed by The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Whether you are a beginner looking to learn, or a more experienced artist looking for new ideas and a fresh approach, this stunning book is designed to make drawing simple and enjoyable and will give you results to be proud of. Joy-Louise’s distinctive and much-loved 'bohemian botanical' style of art is inspiring to look at, but made achievable through her carefully structured step drawings and clear instructions. This complete guide to drawing contains:
- A brief overview of the small amount of equipment required: simply grab paper, pens and a pencil
- A drawing warm-up section that will encourage you to experiment with mark-making and motion
- In-depth tips and techniques in each section, from drawing accurate petal edges to creating realistic feathers and fur
- Simple, easy-to follow steps, with each new step added in a different colour, making it easy to identify which lines to add
- A suggested colour palette for each project as an optional coloured finish to your line drawings
- A progression of skill: the projects build in difficulty to develop your skills and confidence as you learn
- Professional insights into digitizing and then combining your individual drawings into larger pieces of art.
So whether it’s a cheerful daisy, glossy beetle, majestic magpie or snuffling hedgehog, it’s never been easier to create your own beautiful array of flora and fauna.
THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW is a world-famous scientific organization, internationally respected for its outstanding collections and scientific expertise in plant and fungal diversity, conservation, and sustainable development in the UK and around the globe. Kew’s extensive collections include 200,000 botanical illustrations assembled over the last 200 years.
Book ContentsIntroduction
Drawing equipment
Drawing warm-up
Projects:
Flowers
Top tips for drawing flowers
Flower drawing techniques
Snowdrop
Begonia
Daisy
Geranium
Camellia
Lavender
Lily
Peony
Cherry blossom
Dahlia
Insects
Top tips for drawing insects
Insect drawing techniques
Ladybird
Beetle
Butterfly
Moth
Bumblebee
Birds
Top tips for drawing birds
Bird drawing techniques
Bluebird
Magpie
Animals
Top tips for drawing animals
Animal drawing techniques
Hedgehog
Rabbit
Squirrel
Going further
Digitizing your drawings
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