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  • Publisher: Search Press
  • Edition: BC Paperback
  • Publication: 31 March 2021
  • ISBN 13/EAN: 9781782219613
  • Stock: Temporarily Out of Stock
  • Size: 216x292 mm
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: £12.99
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Watercolour Flower Portraits

£12.99

by Billy Showell

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Book Description

Learn the art of painting watercolour flowers from a respected botanical artist!

"The book is packed with step-by-step guides on drawing and painting techniques, colour mixing and clever compositions, it is an invaluable source of ideas for anyone wanting to develop their flower painting skills."  SAA

This watercolour painting book gives painters of all skill levels the tips and instructions they need to create 4 full-size watercolour flower portraits.
 
Billy Showell’s exquisite and technically brilliant watercolour flower portraits are beautifully presented in this highly informative, lavishly illustrated book... Follow her advice to produce stunning watercolour paintings of your own!
 
Inside you’ll find Billy’s guidance on:
  • Getting the right materials for your watercolour painting practice
  • Planning your paintings through drawings
  • Mastering colour, watercolour techniques, light and shade, and composition
  • Painting flowers, leaves, and stems in detail
  • PLUS: Put it all into practice with 4 watercolour flower painting projects!
 
Watercolour Flower Portraits is an invaluable source of ideas and inspiration for anyone who wants to develop their flower painting skills.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6
What you need 8
Drawing 10
Colour 18
Techniques 26
Light and shade 34
White flowers 38
Painting flowers in detail 42
Painting leaves in detail 48
Painting stems in detail 56
Composition 58

PROJECTS 66
Slipper Orchid 68
Green Goddess Lily 86
Roses 100
Delphinium 116

Index 128

About the Author

About Billy Showell

Billy Showell is an internationally renowned botanical painter, illustrator and tutor and is based in Kent in the UK. Her works are distinguishable by her striking compositions, and she has won several botanical awards as well as selling over 48,500 copies of her books to date.

Billy’s work is held in the collections of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Hunt Institute (USA) and in the Shirley Sherwood Collection as well as in private collections worldwide.

Visit her website: www.billyshowell.com and her Instagram: @billy_showell

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