West Keith - How to Draw Plants. The Techniques of Botanical Illustration

West Keith - How to Draw Plants. The Techniques of Botanical Illustration -

Keith West was formerly Art Lecturer for the Department of Extension Studies, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, and was Botanical Artist for the Botany Division of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in New Zealand for 20 years. He currently lives in Wales. The best introductory book on the subject examines plant structures and the problems they present to illustrators, then discusses the artist's tools and how to use them: pencils, erasers, papers, brushes, watercolors, gouache, and acrylics. This comprehensive and authoritative handbook is for all those who want to portray plants and flowers with botanical accuracy. In it the author gives detailed advice on working in pencil, pen, scraper board, watercolour, acrylics and gouache; on building up a painting or drawing by stages; on taking measurements and understanding plant structure; on collecting, handling and preserving plant material. The wealth of technical information will provide the artist with a greater understanding of and proficiency in botanical work. The techniques of botanical illustration are clearly set out ... The reader will end up with a greater understanding and appreciation of plant structure. Filled with superb illustrations and step-by-step studies showing how illustrations can be built up and how special effects can be applied ... An encyclopedic reference that has long been needed by botanical illustrators. Botanical artist Keith West's thorough guide to drawing plants is so beautifully produced that even nonartists who love nature and art will want to own it. The book provides quite a helpful basis even for the beginner artist; for those with experience, its fun to learn methods gleaned during the authors life. ! Uwagi: Oprawa lekko zarysowana.