Botany for the Artist by Sarah Simblet

Botany for the Artist by Sarah Simblet

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Botany for the Artist by Sarah Simblet

An intimate understanding of botany will help any artist create vibrant and realistic art. Sarah Simblet’s masterclass provides you with an awareness and appreciation of plants and flowers and shows how to apply that knowledge to your art. Covering every type of plant, from the tiniest mosses and lichens to sumptuous flowers and trees, Sarah shows how to evoke their beauty on your canvas or page. Drawing on the rich history of botanic art and combined with Sarah’s practical drawing classes, over 350 beautiful illustrations and vivid photographs, provide an in-depth look at roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits and explain how to create life-like drawings. For anyone wishing to master the art of drawing plants or for all those passionate about plants and how they are portrayed in art.

Sarah Simblet is an artist and academic specialising in anatomy. She has a studio in Oxford and holds the positions of Tutor in Drawing in the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, University of Oxford, and Visiting Lecturer in the Royal College of Art, London.

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ISBN 13 9781405332279
ISBN 10 1405332271
Title Botany for the Artist
Author Sarah Simblet
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Year published 2010-02-01
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.