
Botany for the Artist
An Inspirational Guide to Drawing Plants
Sarah Simblet(Author)
DK (Publisher)
Published on 1. February 2010
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-4053-3227-9 (ISBN)
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Description
An intimate understanding of botany will help any artist create vibrant and realistic art. Sarah Simblet's masterclass provides you with an awareness and appreciation of plants and flowers and shows how to apply that knowledge to your art. Covering every type of plant, from the tiniest mosses and lichens to sumptuous flowers and trees, Sarah shows how to evoke their beauty on your canvas or page. Drawing on the rich history of botanic art and combined with Sarah's practical drawing classes, over 350 beautiful illustrations and vivid photographs, provide an in-depth look at roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits and explain how to create life-like drawings. For anyone wishing to master the art of drawing plants or for all those passionate about plants and how they are portrayed in art.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Illustrations
Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Width: 246 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
1567 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4053-3227-9 (9781405332279)
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Person
Sarah Simblet is an artist and academic specialising in anatomy. She has a studio in Oxford and holds the positions of Tutor in Drawing in the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, University of Oxford, and Visiting Lecturer in the Royal College of Art, London.
Content
More than 100 specially commissioned photographs and over 350 stunning drawings cover every type of plant from tiny mosses to towering trees
Beautiful photographic plant portraits combined with Sarah's unique pen and ink drawings provide plenty of inspiration for both artist and gardener
Drawing classes demonstrate how to work in a variety of media and masterclasses examine different approaches in detail, for artists of all abilities as well as for those simply interested in botany
Sections dedicated to how artists have portrayed plants through the ages
Beautiful photographic plant portraits combined with Sarah's unique pen and ink drawings provide plenty of inspiration for both artist and gardener
Drawing classes demonstrate how to work in a variety of media and masterclasses examine different approaches in detail, for artists of all abilities as well as for those simply interested in botany
Sections dedicated to how artists have portrayed plants through the ages