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Originally developed in the 18th century as a visual supplement to botanical nomenclature, botanical illustration and art uniquely fuse art and science by documenting the parts, details, and life cycles of plant species. In Drawing and Painting Botanicals for Artists , eminent botanical artist and veteran workshop instructor Karen Kluglein reveals her secrets for rendering leaves, flowers, berries, and branches both accurately and beautifully.
The book begins with a brief history of the art form , followed by guidance on developing observational skills for this genre, key botanical terms and concepts, and the differences among botanical illustration, botanical art, and flower painting. The chapters that follow offer detailed guidance and demonstrations for drawing and painting botanicals in a variety of mediums :
- Drawing. Explore loose gestural drawing, precise measuring and rendering, and working from photographs with graphite, colored pencil, finepoint markers, pen and ink, and silverpoint.
- Painting. Master color mixing, washes, layering, gradations, values, and adding details in watercolor, gouache, and acrylic, plus guidance on adding personality to your work and knowing when a painting is done.
Drawing and Painting Botanicals for Artists shows artists at all skill levels how to translate careful observations into stunning works of art.
The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art.
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BOTANICALS
FOR ARTISTS
How to Create Beautifully Detailed Plant and Flower Illustrations
KAREN KLUGLEIN
In botanical art, were enhancing what we see in the specimen before us. The bend of a stem or curve of a leaf can be changed to artfully portray our subject. We begin with scientific accuracy, being mindful of extracting details in every possible way. But then the artistic part comes in and we can take some liberties to make the image our own.
There are no shortcuts with this style of botanical art. Botanical drawings show minute detail and bring out form and textures in much the same way as painting; the only difference is the medium used.
It can be labor-intensive, especially with the watercolor finishing work of details and drybrush. Watercolor, though known to be a difficult medium to work withafter all, were trying to control water!is also quite adaptable. Theres no one correct way or rule to approach this. Whatever works for you and gives you the results you want is fine. But here, I show what works for me. Ive tried to provide the information, tips, and tricks that I know, and I hope you find something to take away from this book.
The slow process used can be meditative and relaxing, so enjoy it as you go and remember that practice makes perfect!
Train your eye with simple shapes and then gradually try drawing more complicated objects.
What helped me most when I was a young student were the many hours I spent drawing.
My high school had an experimental program that gave students free time during the day to use as they wished. The hope was that the time would be used constructively in something that interested them. It enabled me to spend many hours drawing in sketchbooks and exploring numerous mediums in the art room.
Drawing for hours on end trains your eye and develops hand-eye coordination. Youre able to look at something in front of you and immediately know how youd go about representing it. Youll know the angle of a line needed or how to mimic a curve. Youll know how dark or light something should be and how to make correct proportions and perspective. Little by little, your work will improve. This ability just takes practice and time, and eventually, it will come naturally.
August Peach watercolor on paper 8" 10" (20.3 cm 25.4 cm)
Choose something with an attractive shape, maybe a lyrical curved stem or petal or the delicate filigree of a dried autumn leaf. It makes the task easier when you find a personal connection to your subject and feel strongly about portraying it. Working with a real specimen, as opposed to a photo, is of paramount importance to convey the accuracy needed in botanical drawing. Photos may be taken and used as reference when the blossom has faded, but they arent a reliable substitute for seeing the real thing in front of you and taking detailed notes. These notes can be in the form of written words as well as small graphite or colored pencil sketches that explain what you see before you. Theyre for your eyes only, just to remind you of your observations.
For more on working from a live specimen versus a photo, see .
Slipper Orchid Cypripedium reginae watercolor on vellum 7" 7" (17.8 cm 17.8 cm)
Ive included these brief definitions of botanical subjects and the art materials and techniques featured in this book so you can familiarize yourself with the terminology used throughout.
Ambient color: The reflected color from what surrounds the subject.
Archival: A material thats especially permanent and acid-free so it will withstand time.
Atmospheric perspective: A method of creating the illusion of depth in artwork. As objects recede into the distance, they may become less clear and have less contrast and color.
Background: The part of the artwork that appears to be farthest from the viewer (opposite of foreground).
Bloom: A natural waxy, dusky blue protective coating on the surface of some fruit.
Blotting: The process of removing pigment with an absorbent material from the paintings surface.
Botanical art: Artwork thats botanically and scientifically accurate but that emphasizes aesthetic.
Botanical art: Artwork thats botanically and scientifically accurate but emphasizes aesthetic value and doesnt include all the information needed by a botanist for identification. See alsoBotanical illustration and Floral painting.
Botanical illustration: Artwork that emphasizes scientific accuracy and includes all the important aspects of a plant for identification. It may also include the plants life cycle and dissections. See alsoBotanical art and Floral painting.
Burnishing: A technique of blending with a colorless or light pencil (after a colored pencil drawing is complete), until none of the papers tooth, or texture, shows through.
Cold-pressed paper: Paper manufactured with a bumpy textured surface.
Color mapping: The technique of placing different colors in different areas of your drawing or painting.
Complementary color: Two colors on opposite sides of the color wheel (for example, red and green or orange and blue).
Composition: The placement or arrangement of visual elements in an artwork.
Contour: The outline that defines a form, figure, or body.
Contrast: The placement of opposites (light and dark, rough and smooth, large and small) in a piece of art to create visual interest and drama.
Crosshatching: The application of layers of lines with pencil or paint going in different directions.
Daylight bulb: A full-spectrum lightbulb that emulates the quality of natural daylight.
Depth: The apparent distance from near to far in artwork.
Dimension: The perception of when a shape seems to stand out from surrounding space or creates the illusion of being solid.
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