Billy Showell's botanical painting in watercolour - Showell, Billy (Tunbridge Wells, Kent Search Press, 2016)
In this beautiful book, Billy Showell provides a fascinating and invaluable insight into the materials, methods and techniques she uses to produce stunning botanical paintings in watercolour
Introduction, Materials, Getting started, Working from life, Observation, Drawing, Using a brush, Painting techniques, Troubleshooting, Painting detail, Adding pattern, Creating texture, Painting multi-headed flowers, Painting from enlarged photographs, Colour and colour mixing, Composition, Stretching and finishing, Glossary, Index
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Keywords: Botanical illustration; Botanical illustration; Flowers in art; Watercolor painting -- Technique