The Watercolor Artist's Flower Handbook: Leading Floral Artists Show How to Capture the Beauty of Flowers [With 8 Ready-To-Paint Postcards]

Here's the perfect book for anyone who has ever wanted to peek in an artist's sketchbook and see "exactly how a beautiful picture was created. "The Watercolor Artist's Flower Handbook offers an intimate behind-the-scenes look at the working process of 13 leading floral artists--"plus a section packed with advice on choosing materials, learning to see and record plant structure, and using specific techniques, including choosing a palette, blending, broken color, wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry, glazing, drybrush, highlights, and washes. As the reader becomes an artist or adds new skills, it's time to try the ready-to-paint bound-in postcards, great for sharing with friends or framing as cherished keepsakes. Every artist, from beginner to professional, will grow and blossom with "The Watercolor Artist's Flower Handbook