Botanical Illustration - Painting with Watercolours Book & DVD Set
The techniques of botanical illustration in watercolour can often appear complicated and laborious, but award-winning botanical illustrator Siriol Sherlock breathes new life into botanical painting, using simpler techniques that produce beautiful works with great realism.
Siriol covers the various materials, as well as the traditional and more experimental techniques, in a straightforward style. The text is complemented by an array of stunning illustrations of both finished work and paintings at key stages. Chapters cover foliage and fruit, flowers in context, single stems and multi-stem arrangements. The flowers included range from the intricate and tropical to the simple poppy.
In the video, Siriol shows how to paint lively and realistic flowers directly from life. Capture the essence of a plant with Siriols' wet in wet techniques as your confidence grows. Learn to paint pretty camellias and dainty lilies as you progress through the video. Siriol covers a lot of ground and there is thorough reference to materials and paints used, making it easy to follow. The instruction in the video would suit an experienced painter, or for those who are wishing to improve upon their technique.
Book: Batsford. Hardback. 128 pages. Colour throughout
DVD: 90 mins