Creating Botanical Art: Learn to Draw and Paint Flowers and Plants in the Style of the Great Masters

Botanical illustration lies somewhere between science and art with its desire to present an accurate recreation of the flower or plant in question and still retain the beauty of a work of art. In this new guide, Françoise Balsan takes inspiration from recreating work by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Nicolas Robert, Georg Dionysius Ehret and Pierre-Joseph Redouté. Working through the book, readers can follow clear instructions and step-by-step illustrations all created by the author her...