Following the success of Anatomy for the Artist and Sketch Book for the Artist, Botany for the Artist teaches readers in step-by-step illustrations and expert narrative instruction how to master the art of drawing plants. Page after page of beautiful, detailed photographs complement Sarah Simblet s illustrations showing how an understanding of botany really helps you to draw plants drawing classes provide a wealth of practical how-to advice and pages from Sarahs own sketchbooks as well as inspirational master classes reveal how other artists-from 17th century masters to contemporary botanical illustrators-have portrayed plants throughout the years. This lavishly illustrated book will not only be the definitive guide for those wishing to master the art of drawing plants, but a sumptuous gift book for all those passionate about plants and how they are portrayed in art.
Author(s): Sarah Simblet
Publisher: DK Publishing
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 258
Tags: Искусство и искусствоведение;Изобразительное искусство;Самоучители и пособия по рисованию;Рисование живой природы;
Contents 4......Page 6
Contents 5......Page 7
The art of botany 8......Page 11
Images from the past 10......Page 12
Drawn from life 12......Page 15
The printed truth 14......Page 17
Private passions 16......Page 19
Expanding worlds 18......Page 20
Personal drawing books 20......Page 22
Voyages of discovery 22......Page 24
Zen composition 24......Page 26
Meditations 26......Page 28
Drawing plants 28......Page 31
Working with plants 30......Page 32
Materials 32......Page 34
Mark making 34......Page 36
Mixing colors 35......Page 37
Preparatory drawings 36......Page 38
Creating a drawing 38......Page 40
Sources of inspiration 40......Page 43
Masterclass: Illuminated Letter, Nikolaus Von Jacquin 42......Page 44
Diversity 44......Page 47
Introduction 46......Page 48
Plant classification 48......Page 50
Algae 50......Page 52
Fungi 52......Page 55
Lichens 56......Page 59
Mosses and liverworts 58......Page 60
Ferns and horsetails 60......Page 62
Conifers 62......Page 64
Flowering plants 64......Page 66
Monocots 66......Page 69
Eudicots 68......Page 70
Masterclass: Great piece of turf, Albrech Dürer 70......Page 72
Roots 72......Page 75
Introduction 74......Page 76
How roots work 76......Page 79
Spreading roots 78......Page 81
No need for soil 80......Page 82
Drawing class: Hawthorn 82......Page 84
Masterclass: Étude de Botanique, Girolamo Pini 84......Page 86
Stems 86......Page 89
Introduction 88......Page 90
Strong stems 90......Page 92
Stem buds 92......Page 94
Study: Wild stems 94......Page 96
Drawing class: Pine tree 96......Page 98
Bark 98......Page 100
Study: Trees in the landscape 100......Page 102
Masterclass: Bird and flowers, Kanõ Yukinobu 102......Page 104
Drawing class: Composition 104......Page 106
Study: Folded fritillary 106......Page 109
Runners 108......Page 110
Climbers 110......Page 113
Masterclass: Passiflora caerulea, John Miller 112......Page 114
Wetland plants 114......Page 116
Underground storage 116......Page 119
Drawing class: Kohlrabi 118......Page 120
Modified stems 120......Page 122
Skin surfaces 122......Page 124
Masterclass: Blackberries, Leonardo da Vinci 124......Page 126
Leaves 126......Page 129
Introduction 128......Page 130
Simple leaves 130......Page 132
Compound leaves 134......Page 136
Leaf veins 136......Page 138
Leaf arrangements 138......Page 141
Study: Pine needles 140......Page 143
Drawing class: Leaves in perspective 142......Page 144
Masterclass: Spray of olive, John Ruskin 144......Page 146
Pitchers 146......Page 148
Heterophylly 148......Page 150
Bracts 150......Page 152
Masterclass: Arum Dioscoridis, Ferdinand Bauer 154......Page 156
Study: Fern crosiers 156......Page 158
Drawing class: Autumn leaves 158......Page 160
Flowers 160......Page 163
Introduction 162......Page 164
Anatomy of a flower 164......Page 167
Inside a flower 166......Page 168
Pollination 168......Page 170
Study: Cross sections 170......Page 172
Masterclass: Geranium phaeum, Arthur Harry Church 172......Page 174
Study: Opening buds 174......Page 176
Symmetry in flowers 176......Page 178
Drawing class: Aristolochia 178......Page 180
Flower forms 180......Page 182
Study: Tulips 184......Page 186
Branching 186......Page 188
Cymes 188......Page 190
Racemes 190......Page 193
Study: Wild flowers 192......Page 194
Flower heads 194......Page 196
Study: Hippeastrum 196......Page 199
Spikes, catkins, and spathes 198......Page 200
Capitula 200......Page 202
Capitula variations 202......Page 204
Drawing class: Windflower 204......Page 206
Masterclass: Spear Lily, Mali Moir 206......Page 208
Fruit, cones, and seeds 208......Page 211
Introduction 210......Page 212
Dispersal 212......Page 214
Capsules 214......Page 217
Drawing class: Conkers 216......Page 218
Pods 218......Page 220
Study: Herbarium fruits 220......Page 223
Masterclass: Bowl of broad beans, Giovanna Garzoni 222......Page 224
Achenes 224......Page 227
Study: Banksias 226......Page 228
Small dry fruits 228......Page 230
Winged fruits 230......Page 232
Masterclass: Yellow-throated warbler, pine warbler, and red maple, Mark Catesby 232......Page 234
Fleshy fruits 234......Page 236
Drawing class: Watermelon 236......Page 238
Fruit diversity 238......Page 240
Masterclass: Pineapple with cockroaches, Maria Sibylla Merian 240......Page 242
Study: Cones 242......Page 244
Drawing class: Pine cone 244......Page 246
Germination 246......Page 248
Glossary 248......Page 250
Index 252......Page 254
Acknowledgments 256......Page 258
