A definitive artist's guide to drawing detailed and accurate plants,
flowers and other vegetation in pencil.
Botanical Drawing touches on the history of this fascinating art form,
its rules and practicalities, and includes an accessible, basic study of
botany for the absolute beginner. In this informative volume, artist
Penny Brown expertly explains the materials, learnings and techniques
required to produce accurate botanical illustrations. Follow her clear
step-by-step instructions and close studies and explorations of the
subjects to produce your own illustrations of plants, flowers,
vegetables and their myriad parts. The aim of this book is to give you
the confidence and enthusiasm to tackle your own projects; to show you
how broad a subject botanical drawing is, and how satisfying and
enjoyable it can be.
"Study nature diligently, be guided by nature... for truly art is hidden
in nature and he who can draw it out possesses it." - Albrecht Dürer