The Botanical Illustrator's Handbook

Sally Pinhey
The Botanical Illustrator's Handbook takes a closer look at how to accurately portray the riches of the botanical world. It tackles and explains many of the difficulties that artists encounter so they can extend and expand their choice of subject matter. Written by a respected artist and drawing on her wealth of experience, it offers new insights and a fresh approach to the wonders of botanical illustration. Topics covered include: advice on the labelling and quality of paper, and choice of pencils, paints and brushes; techniques for the mixing and handling of greens; chapters on magnification, managing detail and using scale bars; and finally, instructions for using perspective techniques, and painting complex structures such as pine cones and umbellifers, and tricky details such as hairs.
The Botanical Illustrator's Handbook by Sally Pinhey

About the author

Sally Pinhey has been a freelance horticultural and garden illustrator for over twenty years. She has won numerous awards, and teaches and exhibits regularly.

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