{"product_id":"botanical-illustration-from-life-isbn-9781782218067","title":"Botanical Illustration from Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eLearn how to draw and paint flowers and plants—and explore the natural world around you!—in this step-by-step guide to botanical drawing and watercolor painting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this detailed and accessible botanical drawing guide, award-winning botanical artist, Işık Güner, shares her experiences of looking at wild species from around the world, how she does her research, and how she composes her illustrations from live specimens. In 6 sections, she guides you on your own journey so you can learn about:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eSTART:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover different approaches ad techniques to botanical illustration.\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eOBSERVE:\u003c\/b\u003e Search for, observe, select, and preserve plant subjects.\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eDRAW: \u003c\/b\u003eLearn to draw from life, achieve different perspectives, and more!\u003cbr\u003e•\u003cb\u003e PAINT:\u003c\/b\u003e Get watercolor painting instruction, with insights on color mixing and techniques.\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eEXPLORE:\u003c\/b\u003e Open your eyes to the beauty of a vast range of plant species.\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eMASTER: \u003c\/b\u003eFind your own style, solve problems, and get inspiration from other artists!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStraddling the scientific and art worlds, Isik’s illustrations raise awareness of the valuable knowledge scientists have been researching and discovering for many years—and provide a wonderful inspiration for budding botanical artists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObserve, draw, paint, explore, and master this wonderful art under Işık's careful guidance. Being inspired by the nature around you is the first step to becoming a botanical artist.\u003cb\u003eSTART\u003c\/b\u003e 10\u003cbr\u003eCommunication throughdrawing 12\u003cbr\u003ePlants for life 14Past and present 16\u003cbr\u003eDifferent approaches 18\u003cbr\u003eDifferent techniques 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOBSERVE\u003c\/b\u003e 24\u003cbr\u003eLearn to see what you’relooking at 26\u003cbr\u003eObserving plants in their habitat 28\u003cbr\u003ePlant selection 32Pressing specimens 34\u003cbr\u003eSearching for plants 36\u003cbr\u003ePreserving plants 41\u003cbr\u003ePositioning plants 42Positioning yourself 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDRAW\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from life 50\u003cbr\u003eStarting to draw 53\u003cbr\u003eHow to draw 56\u003cbr\u003eMeasured drawing 61\u003cbr\u003ePerspective drawing 66\u003cbr\u003eAerial perspective 72\u003cbr\u003eComplex subjects 75\u003cbr\u003eLet’s draw plants 78\u003cbr\u003eComposition 80\u003cbr\u003eReady to paint 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAINT\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003eWatercolour 88\u003cbr\u003eStarting to paint 90\u003cbr\u003eHow to paint 94Colour 98\u003cbr\u003eMixing colours 100\u003cbr\u003eColour contrast 103\u003cbr\u003eColour perspective 104\u003cbr\u003eTexture 107\u003cbr\u003eSketches 108\u003cbr\u003eLet’s paint 112\u003cbr\u003eFinal touches 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEXPLORE \u003c\/b\u003e120\u003cbr\u003eBotanical illustration is allabout details 122\u003cbr\u003eExploring many different typesof plant 125\u003cbr\u003eIdentification of species 128\u003cbr\u003eRoots 131\u003cbr\u003eStems 134\u003cbr\u003eBuds 140\u003cbr\u003eLeaves 145\u003cbr\u003eFlowers 159\u003cbr\u003eFruits and seeds 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMASTER\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003eFinding your style 188\u003cbr\u003eFinding solutions 191\u003cbr\u003eInspiration from nature 192\u003cbr\u003eInspiration from other artists 196\u003cbr\u003eAkiko Enekido 198\u003cbr\u003eLizzie Sanders 199\u003cbr\u003eAnne Hayes 200\u003cbr\u003eConstance Sayas 201\u003cbr\u003eJacqui Pestell 202\u003cbr\u003eGustavo Surlo 203\u003cbr\u003ePlant list 204\u003cbr\u003eThank you... 208Chelsea School of Botanical Art - Helen Ballen Sept 2019\u003cbr\u003eThis superb book should be on every  botanical artist’s bookshelf.  The text is clear and the illustrations  wonderful.  Isik writes as she speaks.Born 1983 in Ankara, Turkey, Işik Güner originally graduated in Environmental Engineering. However, instead of this she chose an entirely different path and has been working full time as a botanical artist for over 10 years. She is very glad she made this decision, though as the child of a botanist father and growing up surrounded by wild nature, her decision was easy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIşık's painting of Gunnera Tinctoria won an RHS Gold Medal and the RHS Best Painting in Show in Spring 2014. She has worked on various international botanical projects around the world. She is also a visiting tutor for the Diploma in Botanical Illustration at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh and delivers tuition through workshops in Europe.Foreward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the world we live in today, many new plant species are regularly being discovered, but even more are facing the threat of extinction. There are many contributing factors, but one of the main reasons is human activity. The dilemma is that although our lives depend on plant materials from the earth, we choose to live in opposition to nature, and this represents a real threat to wildlife. Although a lot of research has been done, and a great deal of information collected over the centuries, I believe that the main cause of this threat is a lack of awareness that every living thing matters, is interconnected and relies on every other living thing to survive. Botanical illustrations are becoming essential at this time, as they play a vital role in making this information easier to understand. They are visually striking and focus attention on a particular plant, and consequently the information that comes along with it. Visual communication, in the form of painting, is an effective way to share this knowledge. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Botanical artists hold a unique status: they can record plants and show them to the world, unlocking science for people outside of that world, enabling them to be seduced by the most beautiful images, drawn and painted by very skilled hands. Botanical artists have an amazing opportunity to form a bridge between the scientific world and the general public. Depicting and simplifying information in the most beautiful way, they can communicate to those who might consider scientific information boring. Illustrations help to raise awareness of the valuable knowledge that scientists have been researching and discovering over many years\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e My own journey began when I was studying environmental engineering at university. The word ‘environmental’ might lead you to think that the two areas are related. However, I assure you that what I do now is something else entirely, and how I ended up as a botanical artist is another story. My studies certainly developed my sense of structure, improved my ability to see things in a three-dimensional way on a flat surface and gave me the discipline to work methodically. These skills have been very useful to me as I have sought to produce successful illustrations\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In this book, I am going to share with you my experiences of looking at wild species from around the world, as well as how I do my research and how I compose my illustrations from live specimens. I really hope this will help you in your own journey and inspire you to look for some plant samples and pick up your pencils\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Finding ways to communicate, to draw and paint plants in the wild, is a burning passion for me. Through this book, I have the opportunity to share this with everyone who reads it. It is full of my thoughts on plants in the wild and how to get the best drawings and the most skilfully painted studies of plants, some of which have never been seen before\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Obviously, it is wonderful if you know a scientist who can help explain the botany of a plant that you are working on. I was so lucky to grow up in a family with a botanist father, and I had the great fortune of being taken out on frequent field trips to unusual places in Turkey and around the world. But if you don’t have a botanist to hand, there are many other ways to do your own research and gather information. Knowledge is more easily acquired in this era\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e If you want to practise botanical illustration, it must become your passion. There should be a gathering momentum, from learning how to make basic drawings and paintings of plants, to enjoying and wanting to describe more plants in your own way. This is the passion that I feel. I need to draw each day. The more I do it, the more infectious it becomes. It is a way of life for me, and a really great way to live a life that is more connected to nature. In this fast-moving world that we live in, it is a joy to be a botanical artist. I love the fact that I am creating a legacy, a collection of artworks that tell a story of plants growing in natural places which, unfortunately, might not be there forever. While plant conservation is a very important issue nowadays, I very much like the idea that knowledge about particular plants will be passed on to future generations through scientific illustrations. Of course there is also lots to be gained from just enjoying drawing and painting nature for its own sake\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Look around you – nature is just out there! Look closely, deep inside, and see all the magnificent details in the diversity of nature surrounding us. Being in contact with nature can trigger something inside you and make you feel more connected to this incredible earth in which we live. When this happens, simply start to draw nature – drawing is a better way of seeing\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Işık Güner \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Search Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300555247845,"sku":"NP9781782218067","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781782218067.jpg?v=1767722977","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/botanical-illustration-from-life-isbn-9781782218067","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}