Botanical Portraits with Colored Pencils

图书标准信息

• 作者 Ann Swan 著
• 出版社 Barron's Educational Series
• 出版时间 2010-04
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780764169748
• 定价 205.90元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 128页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Asuccessfullyexecutedworkofbotanicalartisanexactingblendofscientificaccuracyandaestheticbeauty.Thislavishlyillustratedvolumeofferspractical,step-by-stepinstructionforcreatingprofessionalqualitycoloredpencilillustrationsofflowers,foliage,fruits,andotherbotanicalsubjects.Coloredpencilsserveasanexcellentalternativetothetraditionalpracticeofrenderingbotanicalartinwatercolorsbecausepencilsarefareasiertouseandcontrol,yetcanproduceequallyoutstandingresults.Theauthorinstructsintheuseofbothwater-solubleandoil-basedcoloredpencils,andpresentsprogressiveillustrationsthatdemonstratetherenderingofanartworkfromstarttocompletion.Sheadvisesonchoosingmaterialsandoffersguidelinesforgettingtoknoweachflowerorplantbeforestartinganillustration.Allaspectsofworkingwithcoloredpencilsarecovered,includingunderpainting,layeringandburnishing,mixingandbuildingupcolor,andaddingthosefinishingtouchesthatbringabotanicalsubjectfullytolife.Shealsopresentsworksbyotherbotanicalartiststoshowstudentsawiderangeofstyles.Thebookfeaturesapproximately200beautifulandinstructivecolorillustrations.

【作者简介】

AnnSwanisamemberoftheprestigiousSocietyofBotanicalArtistsintheU.K.,andexhibitsherworkattheRoyalBotanicGardensatKew,theChelseaandHamptonCourtFlowerShowsinLondon,andtheHuntInstitute'sInternationalExhibitioninPittsburgh.SheconductspaintingworkshopsinEnglandandtheU.S.