Painting Florals with Gouache

Author: Vidhi Khandelwal
Publisher: Page Street Publishing
ISBN: 1645671291
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Learn the Art of Gouache with Easy-to-Paint, Stunning Floral Designs Let your creativity bloom with this inspiring step-by-step guide to painting lush roses, delicate daisies, blossoming cacti and more. Gouache makes it easy to create rich, bright colors for an impressive impact in just a few strokes. This forgiving medium is great for beginners, as well as watercolor artists looking for a bold, new way to create stunning artwork that pops. Vidhi Khandelwal, founder of The Ink Bucket art and stationery brand, guides you each step of the way through simple techniques to recreate her signature florals. Use your new skills to begin a daily art habit, create stunning compositions to brighten up your home and add a personal touch to homemade cards and gifts. With a trove of traceable flower sketches right in the book, you can focus on your painting journey without worrying about how to draw every line. Along with the essential strokes, you’ll learn simple shading methods for realistic petals, and lovely layering techniques to add fullness and texture in each blossom. Bring your project to life with fun details like veined leaves and colorful backgrounds, and even venture into floral hand lettering. Whether you’re looking to boost your painting skills or enjoy a relaxing new hobby, this book provides a refreshing creative escape.

Floral Designs and Motifs for Artists, Needleworkers and Craftspeople

Author: Charlene Tarbox
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486138453
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 81

Book Description
Versatile collection of 136 floral designs for royalty-free use. Ready-to-use illustrations include the Aztec lily, African violet, holly, dogwood, magnolia, evening primrose, wild calla, and many other flowers and plants.

The Art of Wearable Flowers

Author: Susan McLeary
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452179336
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
The Art of Wearable Flowers reveals the secrets to creating gorgeous floral accessories that you can wear. This guide book provides how-tos for 40 floral wearables, including an eye-catching succulent ring, gorgeous hyacinth hoop earrings, a fabulous petal necklace, and a luxurious headpiece, plus bracelets, corsages, headbands, and more. ,br>Renowned floral artist Susan McLeary shares this stunning collection of 40 flower- and plant-based designs that you can try out for yourself. • Each project includes an ingredients list, styling tips, and easy-to-follow instructions paired with step-by-step photographs. • This flower arrangement books gets the ultimate makeover to elevate every outfit with natural beauty • Filled with essential information on tools, design techniques, and plant care, making it easy to create these remarkable arrangements at home Featuring hundreds of inspiring photographs presented in a beautifully designed book, The Art of Wearable Flowers is a must-have accessory for any modern woman. Susan McLeary's expertise in styling flowers—combined with breathtaking photos of her signature arrangements—makes this a wonderful gift for the florist-frequenter. • Not your average flower book, this book is for anyone who wants to make a show-stopping appearance at a wedding, birthday party, or any special occasion • Great for brides (and as a bridal shower gift!), florists, crafters, flower gardeners, and flower stylists • Perfect those who loved Paper to Petal: 75 Whimsical Paper Flowers to Craft by Hand by Rebecca Thuss and Patrick Farrell, The Flower Recipe Book by Alethea Harampolis, Seasonal Flower Arranging by Ariella Chezar, and The Flower Chef by Carly Cylinder

Bloom

Author: Alli Koch
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1944515895
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Let your creativity run wild as you color the beautifully-designed, hand-drawn flower illustrations in Bloom! Bloom features: 30+ floral illustrations on premium, high quality paper Two soft black velvet pages that enhance your coloring experience and hide mistakes! Perforated, removable pages--frame your art after you've finished coloring! A gorgeous, hand-illustrated cover with iridescent foil that will look stunning on your bookshelf or coffee table! Instagram sensation, muralist, author, and floral aficionado Alli Koch of @Allikdesign introduced thousands to the basics of modern floral illustrating with her best-selling book, How to Draw Modern Florals. Each page of Alli's new coloring book, Bloom, comes to life with a variety of her signature floral designs. She invites you to get creative as you customize each bloom and bring these pretty blank pages to life!

The Exquisite Book of Paper Flowers

Author: Livia Cetti
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9781617691003
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The best paper-flower artist working today, Livia Cetti, presents a comprehensive how-to manual for creating jaw-droppingly beautiful and unbelievably realistic blooms.

World of Flowers

Author: Johanna Basford
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143133829
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 82

Book Description
A fantastic floral adventure and the latest sensational coloring book from bestselling artist Johanna Basford This book invites you to travel the world and beyond into fantastical realms, discovering exotic blooms and extraordinary plants along the way. From floating gardens of water poppies in South Africa to delicate cosmos in Japan, and from fanciful toadstools to enchanted fairytale gardens, an abundance of fascinating florals awaits, ready for you to bring to life in color. Join “colorist queen” (New York Magazine) Johanna Basford on a dazzling floral adventure of fantasy and imagination, filled with countless new blooms and blossoms to discover. Beautiful and interactive, World of Flowers is a blissful and relaxing at-home activity for people of all ages.

Just Draw Botanicals

Author: Helen Birch
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 0711251339
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 211

Book Description
Petite in size but packed with inspiration, Just Draw Botanicals presents 90 beautiful, contemporary botanical artworks in a range of media and styles. Each spread includes a stunning work of art paired with a discussion of the artist’s approach to creating it, including the techniques employed. At the bottom of the page, find tips on the tools, materials and methods used to make the piece. A hyper-realistic blackberry, a watercolour sketch of a bunch of mint in a glass, a detailed scratchboard study of three pussy willow twigs, a tribal-style pattern inspired by different leaf shapes, an abstract image-transfer print of a milkweed plant… the techniques and subjects covered are diverse. With these and more artworks – created in a variety of media, including watercolour, coloured pencils, oil, pen and ink, mixed media and pencil – explore: Shape, form and light Harmonious colours Contrasting elements Fine detail Capturing movement Cropped compositions Using negative space Anatomical accuracy A visual index is included at the front of the book so you can easily skip to a style or colour palette that interests you. At the back of the book, find an overview of materials and tips for using them; a list of further resources, including books and websites; and two additional indexes, one by artist name and the other by subject. Whether you are an artist looking for fresh ideas for creating botanical art or simply enjoy looking at nature-inspired images, this portable volume is a rich resource.

The Art of Giving Flowers

Author: Callie Craumer
Publisher: Prospecta Press
ISBN: 9781935212720
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Provides information on the art of giving flowers, covering such topics as color, arragements, flower meanings, choosing containers, and caring for flowers.

Paper Flower Art

Author: Jessie Chui
Publisher: GMC Publications
ISBN: 9781784945442
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Step-by-step photographs and instructions will guide you in making 25 delicate paper blooms for focal pieces, accents, or for height and texture. The flowers include both dramatic and romantic species, such as rose, peony, anemone, cosmos, lisianthus, phlox, baby's breath, magnolia and foxglove. As well as chapters on tools, materials and techniques, including paper manipulation and colouring

Florals By Hand

Author: Alli Koch
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1944515917
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Create your own floral and plant illustrations, with no previous artistic experience necessary! Each project in this beautiful book is broken into easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, making how to draw leaves and flowers (including poppies, pansies, and cherry blossoms!) as easy as 1-2-3. You'll also learn the process of creating patterns and digitizing your illustrations! Florals by Hand features: • A luxe presentation with premium, high-quality paper • A large format and lay-flat binding for easy drawing • 200+ pages of step-by-step guidance for how to draw a variety of over 25 flowers and plants • A gorgeous, hand-illustrated cover that is art for your bookshelf! Instagram sensation, muralist, author, and floral aficionado Alli Koch of @Allikdesign introduced thousands to the basics of modern floral illustrating with her best-selling book, How to Draw Modern Florals. Each chapter in her new book, Florals by Hand, teaches a new floral project, from wreaths to word art, and beyond. Alli's cheerful encouragement and gentle reminders that nature itself is imperfect makes learning this new skill an approachable adventure!