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Beautiful Botanical Art - Tutorials, Inspiration & Supplies
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items Have you ever dreamt of creating botanical illustrations or want to progress in your journey as a botanical artist? With my curated list of teachers to learn from, inspirational books, websites and recommended supplies, a little bit of patience and a...
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Botanical Art Teachers & Tutorials
Botanical Art Books
Botanical Art Inspiration
Botanical Art Supplies
Botanical Art Teachers & Tutorials
Shealeen shows how to paint watercolor botanicals on her Youtube channel. She also offers a free Tutorial Booklet, containing over 60 tutorials, downloadable sketches and reference paintings - perfect for all aspiring botanical artists.
Shealeen Louise | botanical watercolor painter
Helen offers a variety of free watercolor tutorial videos on her Youtube and Instagram, as well as in-person workshops in the UK and even a dedicated membership for botanical artists.
Helen Cousins Botanics
Shevaun has a wonderful online botanical art course called ‘Botanical Elements’ where she encourages, mentors and guides artists on their botanical journey, working at their own pace. It's also suitable for beginners.
Shevaun Doherty - Botanical and Nature Art
If you'd love to learn how to paint on vellum, take a look at all the classes and events by Denise. Her class “Painting on Vellum - The Basics” is especially for beginners who are new to this medium.
Denise Walser-Kolar | Watercolor on Vellum
In-depth class by Adele Rossetti on botanical illustration using watercolors and colored pencils, including several techniques to create lifelike accuracy.
Botanical Illustration: With Watercolor & Colored Pencils
For more advanced botanical artists, there are amazing masterclasses available: a full week observing & drawing wild plants in the grassland and wood pastures above Copşa Mare in beautiful Romania.
Transylvania school of botanic art & illustration
Comprehensive course for advanced botanical artists by the renowned SBA - Society of Botanical Artists.
Distance Learning Diploma Course - Society of Botanical Artists
Botanical Art Books
With Harriet's lovely book, you'll learn to create your own beautiful contemporary watercolor botanical art with more than 30 projects. It also includes information on materials and basic techniques. Great for beginners!
Painting Watercolor Botanicals - a book by Harriet de Winton
A truly beautiful book by Leigh Ann about the accurate use of colour in botanical art.
Colour for Botanical Artists and Illustrators
A gorgeous, easy-to-follow, and inspiring guide to stunningly realistic botanical drawing that covers everything you need to draw our natural world. Wonderful book by Wendy Hollender.
The Joy of Botanical Drawing: A Step-By-Step Guide to Drawing and Painting Flowers, Leaves...
Claire Ward's comprehensive book on painting fungi is the perfect addition for any mushroom & lichen loving botanical artist!
Drawing and Painting Fungi: An Artists Guide to Finding and Illustrating Mushrooms and Lichens
Botanical Illustration – the complete guide explains the processes and methods behind this beautiful art genre. It highlights the importance of the requisite skills of close observation, accurate drawing and attention to detail.
Botanical Illustration: The Complete Guide a book by Leigh Ann Gale.
Beautifully illustrated book about the history of botanical art. To see all the different styles and techniques used by botanical artists through the centuries is truly inspirational.
Botanical Art | Hardcover
Learn to paint 50 vibrant watercolour flowers in seven simple stages with Penny. Super beginner-friendly!
Paint 50: Watercolour Flowers: From Basic Shapes to Amazing Paintings in Super-Easy Steps - a book by Penny Brown.
Amazing book that shows how understanding botany will give your portraits of plants vibrancy and life.
Botany for the Artist by Sarah Simblet
Botanical Art Inspiration
Ann uses paper as a completely different medium to create the most intricate botanical art. I'm in awe of her eye for details and color-matching.
Ann Wood WOODLUCKER | paper botanical artist
Dr. Shirley Sherwood collected over 1000 contemporary artworks from botanical artists worldwide since 1990. You'll find discussions of her collection and artists from the collection presenting their background and practice over on her Youtube channel.
The Shirley Sherwood Collection
Caroline's botanical artworks, using coloured pencils, are incredibly vibrant and intricate.
Caroline Jane Buckley - Botanical Art Portfolio
Lovely gallery in Germany, featuring artists using all kind of mediums for botanical art.
Botanical Art in Germany
Resources about Botanical Art and For Botanical Artists
BOTANICAL ART & ARTISTS
My curated botanical collection of free-to-use stock photos, perfect for practicing and referencing.
Botanicals for Art Reference
A plethora of beautiful postcards with botanical motives sourced from the Natural History Museum in London.
The Flora Collection: Postcards in a Box
BOTANICAL INSPIRATION is a timeless collection of artwork and illustrations that feature flora and its many facets through a variety of visual concepts, styles, and techniques.
Botanical Inspiration: Nature in Art and Illustration
Botanical Art Supplies
One of my favorite paper for botanical illustrations. Very high quality, more of a natural white (not bright white).
Arches : Aquarelle : Gummed Watercolor Pad : 23x31cm : 12 Sheets : Hot Pressed
Excellent, bright white paper for highly detailed botanical illustrations.
Bockingford : Spiral Fat Pad : Ultra Smooth : Botanical : Hot Pressed
Highly pigmented and vibrant paints in 10 lovely colors which will work well for most botanical subjects.
Michael Harding Artists Watercolors - Set of 10, Botanical, 15 ml
Perfect brush set for watercolor botanical art and illustrations. Excellent quality, great variety of sizes.
Rosemary & Co : Botanical Brush Set Of 7 | Jackson's Art
High quality wax-based, artist grade pencils. Easily layer colors without waxy build-up. Wide range of vivid to soft colors packaged in unique paper booklets.
30ct Colored Pencil Set Irojiten Rainforest - Tombow
Nice selection of good-quality colored pencils if you're just starting out.
Prismacolor Premier 12pk Colored Pencils - Botanical Garden: Drawing & Sketch Pencils
Great curated starter kits for your botanical art journey with colored pencils.
Starter Kits by Ann Swan
The wide range of Daniel Smith Watercolors offers high quality paints, perfect for botanical art. Preferably, look for transparent colors with excellent lightfastness as these work best for our needs.
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor Tubes and Sets
Specially prepared vellum to give a very smooth surface for painting - perfect for botanical art.
Kelmscott - Parchment and Vellum
Traditional & ethical sourced vellum
Pergamena Parchment Vellum Calfskin, Classic Cream, Prepared
Absolutely gorgeous and well curated collection of handmade watercolors by Greenleaf & Blueberry for botanical artworks.
Botanical Painting Palette ~ Watercolor Palette in Bijoux Box, Half-Pans