Illustration Studio: Inking Florals: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Modern Florals in Ink and Watercolor

By Isa Down

Book Overview

Illustration Studio: Inking Florals features inking and watercolor tips and techniques, drawing basics, an overview of plant and flower structures, and step-by-step inking projects for a well-rounded, engaging introduction to multimedia botanical art geared toward artists of all skill levels.

You will love learning to work with ink, pencil, and watercolor as you create your own favorite plants and flowers. Step-by-step projects feature popular flowers, including poppies, peonies, roses, freesias, snapdragons, and more, for a wide variety of well-loved plants that many of us have in our own gardens and/or see while out and about. The Illustration Studio series features interactive exercises, creative prompts, and step-by-step exercises to educate and excite beginning and aspiring artists working in a variety of media and techniques, from manga and anime to illustration done in ink

Illustration Studio: Inking Florals opens with an introduction to plant structure. Essential tools and materials are covered as well, and then you can learn all about drawing basics, ink shading tips, and watercolor techniques so that you have some basic knowledge before getting started on the more than 15 step-by-step drawing projects that round out the book. The final project is a bouquet that incorporates all of the instructions and tips that you have learned throughout the book. Each project in the book makes a beautiful keepsake item or gift for a loved one.

With Illustration Studio: Inking Florals, you can learn to draw, ink, and add color to all your favorite botanicals

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1633228363
• ISBN13: 9781633228368
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.7" x 11.6"

Customer Reviews

A guide to creating whimsical watercolor flowers.

I found this one on sale at Hobby Lobby. I had been interested in it for a while. . . I didn't realize that it was a Walter Foster publication. I might not have gotten it if I had noticed. Walter Foster books have a bad habit of looking VERY PROMISING, and then ALMOST telling you how to follow along with the artist. . . This one is no different, but I do like it. After years of drawing, painting, and reading about art, this one clicked. It has photos of 16 different flowers. She shows how she has drawn her outline with a pencil, and then outlines with a fine line ink pen. She then splashes watercolor paint on the paper in a whimsical fashion. I think what I find so inspiring about this book is the fact that she didn't attempt any drawing until 2017. She liked what she did, started to teach her friends, and 5 years later has a how to book on watercolor flowers. (She has also illustrated a children's book!) I figured that if she could do it, so could I. I am doing the pictures my own way and having a wonderful time. ( Anyone looking to improve their botanical drawing should look elsewhere.)