Billy Showell's Botanical Painting in Watercolour
Search Press · Print & ebook · June 20, 2016
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- Who it’s for
- Explore materials, observation, drawing, and painting techniques for botanical watercolour portraits.
- Themes
- Botanical watercolor painting, Drawing and observation techniques, Color, pattern, and texture
- Genres
- Watercolor Techniques, Animals & Plants in Art, Still Life
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Billy Showell is a well-respected botanical watercolour artist, and her exceptional eye for detail and ability to re-create the form, texture, colour and patterning of a wide range of plants have earned her a formidable reputation worldwide. Her compositions are given a contemporary, sometimes playful twist, while retaining all the beauty and accuracy of traditional botanical paintings.
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In this inspiring and indispensable guide for botanical artists, she reveals the materials, methods and techniques she uses to attain her stunningly beautiful portraits of flowers, fruit and vegetables. There is expert guidance on tools and materials, working from life, observation, and drawing and painting techniques, as well as detailed sections on pattern, texture, and colour and colour mixing. With numerous step-by-step studies, close-up photographs and examples of Billy's exquisite paintings, this book is not only packed full of invaluable advice and information but also a visually stunning showcase for the work of this amazing artist.
Botanical Watercolour
Explore materials, observation, drawing, and painting techniques for botanical watercolour portraits.
Come here for
- Step-by-step studies and close-up photographs
- Examples of Billy Showell’s botanical paintings
Expect
- Guidance on tools and materials, working from life, and observation
- Detailed sections on pattern, texture, colour, and colour mixing
Where it sits
| Watercolor Techniques | 100% |
|---|---|
| Animals & Plants in Art | 67% |
| Still Life | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Watercolor Techniques
- Animals & Plants in Art
- Painting
- Authors
- Billy Showell
- Publisher
- Search Press
- Published
- June 20, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Botanical watercolor painting · Drawing and observation techniques · Color, pattern, and texture
- Reading lane
- Watercolor Techniques