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BOOK REVIEWS
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Students of botanical art will also be interested in: NEW Botanical Art Books from previous years.
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All summary and detailed book reviews also include the average ratings that each book has got to date from buyers on Amazon.
They often a reasonable indicator of how many other people have found a book useful or not - but do watch out for
I've NOT limited MY reviews to recent publications - because, in my opinion, many of the better books were written some time ago!
My book reviews of botanical art instruction books include
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YOUR AIM
What's the best way of developing your skills in botanical painting and botanical illustration?
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THE CHALLENGE
Botanical art students face the problem of a considerable range in the quality of the content in books about botanical art. So far as botanical art instruction books are concerned
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Botanical Art Society Books
Botanical Pencil Artists using Coloured Pencils and/or Graphite (review) About Scientific Illustration - and using Pen and Ink
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Leading Botanical Artists / Illustrators and Educators
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WHY buy via this website?
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I start with a set of books developed by the Society of Botanical Artists which are both high quality and a very reliable set for any serious student of botanical art who wants to learn how to develop their skills.
The audience for these books extends far beyond the students on the SBA Distance Learning Diploma Course. For example the very first book - The Art of Botanical Painting - is one which is bought by many prospective students to see if they have the interest and aptitude to commit themselves to the serious study of botanical art over three years. Note the covers and sometimes the titles vary between the UK and the USA. |
One of the unique aspects of the Society of Botanical Artists in the UK is that:
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Detailed Book Review - press button below
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Detailed Book Review - press button below
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NEW IN 2020
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Coloured Pencils are a medium much used by a number of botanical artists because they allow for the precision required in meticulous realism. There are a number of leading coloured pencils artists who provide instruction via teaching courses and workshops. However a much smaller number have written books which are listed below.
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COLOURED PENCILS: This section includes:
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Graphite is also a very popular medium for some botanical artists - particularly those leaning towards botanical illustration. It's also a very useful medium for developing artwork prior to considering the application of colour.
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GRAPHITE PENCILS: This section includes:
Two more authors - Katie Lee and Penny Brown - have both produced books which focus on the use of graphite
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Botanical illustration serves science - and there are professional standards around how SCIENTIFIC botanical illustrations should be developed and constructed and drawn.
Drawing for scientific publications (eg Curtis's Botanical Magazine) is something that professional botanical illustrators do all the time. The majority of their work will
Those working as professional botanical illustrators - such as Christobel King, Bobbi Angell, Işık Güner and Keith West - are best placed to advise on the requirements for illustrating for scientific botanical publications. |
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