The Modern Flower Painter: Creating Vibrant Botanical Portraits in Watercolour
The Modern Flower Painter: Creating Vibrant Botanical Portraits in Watercolour
Review Quotes: Midwest Book Review - August 2025 "The Modern Flower Painter" covers every aspect of painting modern botanical-style portraits of flowers, from tips on gathering your reference to Anna's...
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Review Quotes: Biographical Note: Anna Mason grew up surrounded by the lush English countryside and has always been inspired by the intricate detail and colourful beauty in the natural world. Completely self-taught, Anna has developed a true-to-life painting style that she wants to share with as many people as possible. It is her mission to get as many people enjoying the therapeutic benefits of watercolour painting as well as getting the kind of results they want. Anna won the Royal Horticultural Society's Gold Medal and Best in Show award 2007; has paintings in the RHS Lindley Library Collection and also the Shirley Sherwood Collection; and was the Grand Prize Winner in International Artist Magazine for Strawberries Everest 2011. She was elected to the Society of Botanical Artists 2013, and was a juror for the Denver Botanic Gardens and the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI) exhibition Plants, Birds & Pollinators Art Serving Science 2013. She lives in Surrey and teaches at RHS Wisley & West Dean College. Table of Contents: Introduction 6; About the author 8; Material 10; Getting started 16; Reference material 18; Setting up your workspace 21; Drawing 22; Painting colour 26; Learning to see 28; Working with watercolour 32; Painting tone 34; Painting hue 38; Mixing hue 42; Brush techniques 48; Holding your brush 50; Applying the paint 50; Painting flowers 56; The six stages of painting 58; Flower portraits 70; Step-by-step project: Clematis 72; Step-by-step project: Viola 78; Step-by-step project: Cosmos 86; Step-by-step project: Tulips 94; Step-by-step project: Oriental Poppy 102; Step-by-step project: Dahlia 114; Outlines 124; Index 128 Publisher Marketing: Learn how to paint botanical watercolor flowers using an award-winning artist's 6-stage technique in this workbook featuring 6 step-by-step projects! Award-winning floral artist Anna Mason shares her innovative watercolor technique so that you can paint botanical watercolor flowers in her clean, crisp style. Inside, you'll find: - How to get started, from setting up to workspace to drawing your projects - How to work with watercolor to achieve the right tones, hues, and color mixes - How to hold your brush, apply paint, and other useful brush techniques - How to paint watercolor flowers in Anna's signature 6-stage process - 6 step-by-step flower portraits including clematis, violets, tulips, and more! Each of the 6 projects is accompanied by an outline drawing, tonal notes, and useful color swatches so you can compare the tone and hue of your mixes to Anna's own. Anna Mason's exceptional floral artwork has won awards from the Royal Horticultural Society, International Artist magazine, and earned her a spot in the prestigious Society of Botanical Artists. Here, she tells you everything you need to know about painting modern botanical-style flower portraits--whether you're a beginner or a more experience watercolor artist! |
Author: Mason, Anna
Publisher: Search Press
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2025-04-15
BISAC: Art / Techniques / Painting - Watercolor|Art / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals
Subjects: Watercolor painting|Technique|Flowers in art|Botanical illustration
Weight: 1.2 lbs
ISBN: 9781800923621
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9781800923621
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