Watercolour Flower Portraits

by Billy Showell

Overview

Learn the art of painting watercolor flowers from a respected botanical artist!

This watercolor painting book gives painters of all skill levels the tips and instructions they need to create 4 full-size watercolor flower portraits.
 
Billy Showell’s exquisite and technically brilliant watercolor flower portraits are beautifully presented in this highly informative, lavishly illustrated book . . . Follow her advice to produce stunning watercolor paintings of your own!
 
Inside you’ll find Billy’s guidance on:
• Getting the right materials for your watercolor painting practice
• Planning your paintings through drawings
• Mastering color, watercolor techniques, light and shade, and composition
• Painting flowers, leaves, and stems in detail
• PLUS: Put it all into practice with 4 watercolor flower painting projects!
 
Watercolor Flower Portraits is an invaluable source of ideas and inspiration for anyone who wants to develop their flower painting skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782219613
Publisher:	Search Press
Publication date:	03/02/2021
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 11.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Billy Showell graduated from St Martins School of Art with a B.A. in fashion design, but was irresistably drawn to painting and illustration. In 1993 she set course for a career as an artist and now paints, illustrates and teaches botanical painting at her studio and art clubs in the UK, USA and Australia. Billy has been awarded 5 Certificates of Botanical Merit from the Society of Botanical Artists and her paintings are collected by her followers the world over and many are available as limited edition prints. She lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK with her husband and two sons.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6
What you need 8
Drawing 10
Colour 18
Techniques 26
Light and shade 34
White flowers 38
Painting flowers in detail 42
Painting leaves in detail 48
Painting stems in detail 56
Composition 58
PROJECTS 66
Slipper Orchid 68
Green Goddess Lily 86
Roses 100
Delphinium 116
Index 128

Editorial Reviews

Handmade by Deb - May 2021

Due to popular demand Watercolour Flower Portraits by Billy Showell has been updated and re-issued.  Billy is a well known artist and tutor based in the UK. She has 4 best-selling botanical watercolor books to her name, this one included. Billy helps you get the right tools, learn the necessary skills and acquire practice. The first half of her book has useful sections on - what you need, drawing, colour mixing, techniques, light & shade, white flowers, painting flowers, leaves and stems in detail, and composition. These fundamentals are covered in detail with easy-to-read text and large color photographs. The second half of her book features 4 stunning, step-by-step watercolour projects. The flowers selected for study are the orchid, lily, rose and delphinium. These tutorials are all accompanied by small studies, details, step-by-step instructions and the colour mixes used to accomplish the finished work. She takes us inside her creative process and shows us how to paint realistic botanicals every step of the way. You'll find inspiration, instruction, and tips and on every page!

From the Publisher

An essential book for anyone wanting to achieve realistic flower portraits.

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