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Ladataan... Botanical Illustration Course with the Eden Project: Drawing and watercolour painting techniques for botanical artists (vuoden 2008 painos)Tekijä: Rosie Martin and Meriel Thurstan (Tekijä)
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This is simply the best and most complete course in botanical illustration ever produced, with each chapter a perfectly constructed and self-contained class. Created in conjunction with the internationally renowned Eden Project--home of the only jungle in captivity--it's put together by two leading figures in the Project's famed art school, and uses many beautiful works from its students. Artists and plant lovers will find a wealth of practical information, with easy-to-follow exercises and case studies. The priceless advice encompasses everything from honing observational skills and plant dissection procedures to color mixing and applying watercolor. Adding highlights, producing a pleasing composition, and developing a personal style--all the building blocks for achieving excellence are here. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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I purchased this book when I was well into botanical art and so had laboured through the basics.....tone, drawing, perspective, more drawing, then colour charts and colour mixing ...until, finally, I got to apply colour to one of my drawings. That was quite momentous for me ....seeing colour for the first time on one of my drawings. Anyway, in terms of the basics, I didn't learn much from this book but I loved the worked examples and I love the swatches of colour where artists have tried various combinations, or, as on p62, have actually done some trial paintings of petals. It kind of shows the process more or less as i have found it....an endless search for the right colours, blends and glazes. There is a throwaway line on p26 that the leaves took 4 days to paint. I found myself thinking....well that's ok...it has taken me over 12 months to finish a single painting. (Admittedly I only work at it 3hrs a week and have to set up and take down within this 3 hrs). But yes, it is time consuming and it is very realistic painting.....or it aims to be. (So my mother in law thinks that it's not really art...more like technical drawing).
There is one section focused on roots. And, I must confess, that I have conspicuously avoided getting involved with roots ....too difficult! But I think a work is enhanced if some consideration is given to roots. However, I realise that it is impossible to really get the true picture of the roots of a plant by pulling it up. The finer roots are inevitably lost and the even-finer root-hairs are totally invisible when removed from their high humidity environment. I recall discussing root hairs with a senior Research Scientist at the CSIRO ...who was expressing some skepticism regarding their importance...and I was assuring him that I had actually seen their proliferation on the early roots from maize seedings in a controlled temperature environment. I guess the surface area of the single root was increased 1000X or maybe much more by this volume of root hairs. I digress. Bottom line is that artists are not paying enough attention to roots.
In the book we have the usual attention paid to mixing colours though why (p 47) have they run their colour blends across two lines instead of just having one continuous line across the page?
They cover a range of techniques, Texture, white on white, composition....some useful ideas about geometry and plant drawing. And all handled with rather a light touch which I enjoyed. Seems the the classes on which this book were based were rather fun.
I give it five stars. I enjoyed it and still enjoy dipping into it for inspiration. ( )