The Kew Book of Botanical Illustration
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (560 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1844489477 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The text is highly illustrated throughout with beautiful paintings.. A chapter on travel drawings gives a flavour of the author's passion and worldwide experience. Here she explains both scientific botanical illustration and the looser botanical art, and covers materials, collecting and preserving plant specimens, drawing and painting techniques, magnification, using dividers, drawing from life, composition, light and shade and tranferring drawings. Kew is eminent worldwide in botanical science and the study and preservation of plant species, and Christabel King has been doing illustrations for them for 40 years and is their foremost botanical artist. She goes on to discuss painting leaves, flowers, cactii and succulents, wildflowers, trees and plates for Curtis's Botanical magazine. There is a helpful section on suitable subjects for beginners and a glossary of terms
In 1975 she began painting for their prestigious Curtis's Botanical Magazine (the longest running botanical magazine - first edition 1787), after achieving a degree in botany and scientific illustration. She runs successful workshops and courses at Kew and is highly skilled and acclaimed for her work. This will be her first book.. Kew's chief botanical artist, and one of Kew's elite band of practitioners, Christabel King has been working as an illustrator at Kew for 4
Despite the weight of its authority, this is not a book solely for the expert, but is accessible to anyone who is reasonably serious about flower painting. The author is a celebrated botanical artist at Kew and has submitted work to Curtis's Botanical Magazine. If they sign off, it's a guarantee that everything is absolutely right. Botanical illustration at this level is respected and used by botanists around the world for identification purposes. This is not a book for the novice painter, but rather for somebody who is proficient in their chosen field and wants to try their hand at botanical illustration. Christabel King is ideally placed to share with us her attention to detail when it comes to painting plants. This, as far as botanical illustration is concerned, is pretty much the tablets of stone, the Authorised Version. There are a few step-by-step stages and much information on flower shape, leaf types and colour, which lends an insight into botanical illust
Katrien Van Lerberghe said I like this book very much and am very glad I. A winner ,I like this book very much and am very glad I bought it . I am a ceramist by training but trough circumstances I had to give that up . I still draw and wanted to specialize in botanical illustration . After a while I wanted to do it the right way and looked for a course near home . I didn't find any - I work 6/7 , so it's not easy ,. Five Stars Wonderful book. Such insightful look at how Christabel King produces her stunning illustrations.. Five Stars Great book, supplements my beginning art !