Botanical Illustration: The Next Ten Lessons: Colour and Composition

Description

Building on Valerie Price's previous and highly successful book, Botanical Illustration: The First Ten Lessons, this next volume provides a practical introduction to colour and composition in botanical illustrations. Formed of ten graded lessons, each chapter teaches a new skill that builds upon the last, with subjects that range from red tulips and pink roses to blackberries and green foliage. Full of handy information, and with easy-to-follow exercises, the book includes step-by-step instructions that show artists of all levels how to produce beautiful colour in their compositions.This practical guide includes essential information on different watercolour techniques, how to arrange informative compositions and mix your own colours to achieve lifelike results. Cover Half-title Title Copyright Contents Introduction Colour How to use watercolour Colours Compostition Lesson 1: Green Lesson 2: White Lesson 3: Yellow Lesson 4: Red Lesson 5: Blue Lesson 6: Pink Lesson 7: Purple Lesson 8: Orange Lesson 9: Brown Lesson 10: Black Conclusion Preservation and presentation Further reading Suppliers Courses Online shopping Glossary Index