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Author: Brodie, Christina

Painting & paintings

Published on 27 May 2021 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Herbert Press Ltd) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 144 pages, 200 colour and 20 black-and-white images
221 x 277 x 10 | 600g

The definitive, comprehensive guide to botanical painting, covering basic botany, plant groups and a scientific approach to the subject.

Drawing on her experience as a botanical art teacher, Christina Brodie takes you on a holistic approach to botanical art and expertly covers botanical terminology, drawing and painting techniques in a wide range of media, dissection and examination of plants, fieldwork studies, microscope work and tips on presentation. Through step-by-step projects and with clearly explained techniques, learn to draw and paint flowers, fruit, leaves, stems and roots, trees, fungi, ferns and horsetails, seaweeds and other algae, mosses and lichens with remarkable precision and stunning detail.