SCIENTIFIC BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION
Drawing for scientific publications (eg Curtis's Botanical Magazine) is something that professional botanical illustrators do all the time. The majority of their work is
|
AUTHORS
Brief details are provided of the background of authors. Those working as professional botanical illustrators - such as Bobbi Angell, Işik Güner, Keith West, Christobel King and Valerie Oxley - are best placed to advise on the requirements for illustrating for scientific botanical publications. |
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
|
PLUS
The book dedicated to using digital sources for botanical illustration has yet to be written! |
See also these sections in HISTORY
|
RHS Gold Medal winning botanical illustrator and tutor Işık Güner shares her approach to:
|
I LOVE the content sections - which are just so obvious but nobody has done before. Refreshing!
The book also fabulous images of a botanical illustrator at work. The photography by Ekin Ozbicer of Işık working in both the field and the studio are outstanding. |
About the author
Işık Güner (GM 2014, BISCOT GM 2011) - Işık's painting of Gunnera Tinctoria won an RHS Gold Medal and the RHS Best Painting in Show in Spring 2014. She has worked as a professional botanical illustrator on various international botanical projects around the world.
She also teaches botanical illustration - as follows:
|
SPANISH
Publisher: Editorial Parramon, Barcelona Language: Spanish ENGLISH
Publisher: Search Press in UK Language: English Publication date: 30 September 2019 Format: Paperback 208 pages | 400 Illustrations Size: 22.9 x 29.2 cm RATED 4.7 out of 5 stars by 253 global ratings on Amazon BUY THIS BOOK |
"To the best of my knowledge there has never until now been a thorough book supplying the answers to all those technical questions that I am still constantly being asked by people wishing to take up botanical illustration."
-Wilfrid Blunt (in the preface dated 1983)
In its time, this book was one of the best introductory guides books available for aspiring botanical illustrators who wanted to learn about botanical illustration - although some beginners complain that it is too technical!
This book simply packed full of content. It's fashionable in publishing now to emphasise images over text. This book is from an era when proper instruction about techniques involved words - and LOTS of them! |
Paperback: 152 pages
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated Original Publication 1983 Publication date (UK): 1996 There are two versions. It was
RATED 4.5 out of 5 stars by 61 global ratings on Amazon. I suspect it would get even better ratings if more people were able to get hold of a copy! BUY THIS BOOK How to Draw Plants: The Techniques of Botanical Illustration
How to Draw Plants: The Techniques of Botanical Illustration
MORE BOOKS BY KEITH WEST
|
Besides her technical scientific illustrations for the New York Botanical Garden and a wide variety of scholarly publications, Bobbi Angell has co-authored two publications which assist the botanical illustrator who is aiming to improve both knowledge and skills.
They are:
|
Long out of print, but still highly regarded for advice for producing and publishing scientific illustrations |
READ Detailed Book Review
- click button below AUTHOR: Valerie Oxley developed the first Diploma in Botanical Illustration with colleagues at the University of Sheffield, where plant drawing is still taught alongside the related botany.
|
A manual for those who like their botanical illustration with a strong botanical and practical slant. It includes
This book is also well illustrated in terms of both the range and the quality of reproduction. It includes over two hundred colour illustrations by over fifty artists on 192 pages |
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd First Edition edition: 18 Sept. 2008 Also available on Kindle. RATED 4.3 out of 5 stars by 46 global ratings on Amazon Such a pity - and a lesson in how an irresponsible publisher can trash an author. Ratings were MUCH higher until a reprint (by a licensed US publisher?) generated bad pagination / binding which generated some 1 star reviews in USA!! Nothing whatsoever to do with content... BUY THIS BOOK Botanical Illustration
Botanical Illustration
|
This is the very first book of instruction about botanical illustration by the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew.
The book covers a wide range of topics relevant to the subject including:
|
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
The author, Christabel King, is a recognised expert on botanical illustration and has recently retired after working for Kew Gardens for c.40+ years producing scientific botanical illustrations for professional science publications. Paperback: 128 pages (a slimmer volume than most in this field) Publisher: Search Press Ltd (UK) Publication dates
RATED 4.5 out of 5 stars by 176 global ratings on Amazon BUY THIS BOOK The Kew Book of Botanical Illustration
BUY IN THE USA
The Kew Book of Botanical Illustration
|
|
Paperback: 48 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. First edition in stapled duck-egg blue card wrap covers [softback].
Size: Folio 12'' x 8¼''. Publisher: Chelsea Garden Florilegium Society. Language: English Printed by Kall Kwik Printing Horsham 2000. CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE ON AMAZON. You can order from Summerfield Books for a very reasonable sum. |
This dense but concise guide provides
Review: A Guide to Biological Illustration (2012) by Tania Marien Don’t let its age cause you to doubt the value of the information it has. While today there may be more convenient pen and ink tools at our disposal, not to mention technologically nifty ways of creating pen and ink-like drawings with apps, nothing beats learning from people with years of experience behind them. I've got this as both a download and a pamphlet. It's very occasionally available on Amazon.
Pages: 14 Pamphlet: 17.5cm x 24cm Download: A4 - see link below Published: Field Studies Council 5 (1980) pages 307-321 |
Authors: Claire Dalby GM (RHS: 1995 ) RE RWS born in St Andrews, Scotland in 1944. Studied art, specialising in engraving and calligraphy, at the City and Guilds of London Art School (1964 to 1967). Works as a Watercolour Painter, Wood Engraver, Botanical Illustrator. Has painted fungi and lichens (and other plants) for more than four decades.
|
Dunkery Hugh (DH) Dalby: Researcher, Department of Botany at Imperial College London. He was Director of the Herbarium of Bryophytes (BBSUK) of the "British Bryological Society", between 1960 and 1964 , in Cardiff , Wales . He's also a member of the "International Association of Lichenology". He has an entry in the International Plant Names Index. The abbreviation "Dalby" is used to indicate Dunkery Hugh Dalby as an authority on the scientific description and classification of plants.
|
This workshop guidebook has been written by Rogerio Lupo, a professional scientific/botanical illustrator and teacher in Brazil. The text, when translated into English was reviewed by the American botanical illustrator Bobbi Angell.
|
THIS RESOURCE IS FREE. You can
|
My method for rendering scientific botanical illustrations is still quite handcrafted, remaining away from digital systems, which are welcome though when it's time to scan the drawing and add scales, captions etc. But that's how I can work better on the composition, and after all this is still handier and faster than what I would get using some software.
This handbook is commonly regarded as "the bible" within the scientific illustration community. It covers all techniques for rendering in conventional and digital media although the subject matter is not all botanical.
It is:
|
It covers:
CRITICAL NOTES:
|
This book is VERY expensive - however the price needs to be considered within the context of the fact it is a very large professional manual for people who spend their lives on scientific illustration. I suggest you consider
Hardcover: 656 pages
Publisher: Wiley Edition: Second Publication date: May 29, 2003 Average Customer Rating out of 5 stars:
BUY THIS BOOK The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration
The Guild Handbook of Scientific Illustration
Note: some criticisms for how shipped (which should not be made in these reviews - however it does highlight the need to look for 3rd party suppliers with excellent reputation on shipping as this is a big heavy book)
|
This book has its own Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/NaturalHistoryIllustrationPenandInk
|
Publisher : The Crowood Press Ltd (10 Aug. 2021)
Language : English Paperback : 208 pages ISBN-10 : 1785009222 ISBN-13 : 978-1785009228 Dimensions : 22 x 1.5 x 28 cm Also available on Kindle Ranked #12 in Pen and Ink Drawing within 4 weeks of publication in August 2021 - and is the ONLY book about technical illustration in pen and ink in the top 12. It's selling very fast and has already gone for reprint. RATED 5 out of 5 stars by 7 global ratings on Amazon UK BUY THIS BOOK Natural History Illustration in Pen and Ink from Amazon.com
|
NEWS
News Blog about artists, awards, exhibitions etc. |
EXHIBITIONS
- Calls for Entries - Exhibitions around the world - Online Exhibitions - RHS Exhibitions - Hunt Exhibitions ORGANISATIONS
- Botanical Art Societies - national / regional / local - Florilegium & Groups - Botanical Art Groups on Facebook |
EARN
- Tips and Techniques - Best Botanical Art Instruction Books - Directory of Teachers - Directory of Courses - Online Botanical Art Courses - Diplomas and Certificates - Talks, Lectures and Tours ART MATERIALS (Paper / Vellum) BOTANY FOR ARTISTS - Scientific Botanical Illustration - Best Botany Books for Artists - Plant Names & Botanical Latin BOTANIC GARDENS & Herbaria |
FEEDBACK
Please send me . - news to share - info. about exhibitions - any suggestions for what you'd like to see on this website ADVERTISE Contact me if you'd like to promote workshops and courses on this site. AFFILIATION This website is free to you but not for me! (See Affiliate Income below) |
Cookies, Personal Data & Privacy tells you how this site relates to and impacts on you and your privacy - and your choices.
Product & company names may be trademarks of their respective owners |
About Affiliate Income: This website has been created to share information not to make a profit. I am an Amazon Associate and earn from qualifying purchases (e.g. books from Amazon) which helps offset costs associated with maintaining this very large website.
|