Nature Art Workshop is a visual resource for any artist or crafter desiring to combine their artistic talents with their love of the natural world. Each page engages, inspires, and encourages artists to see the world around them in a new light while they learn to create their own nature-inspired art. Four talented visual nature artists guide readers through finding and prepping traditional media and natural elements to use in creating fun and unique nature-inspired projects following simple step-by-step instructions. Projects include a pressed-flower ceramic dish, fresh floral crown, and flower-adorned candles, in addition to painted feathers, stones, shells, leaves, and more. Valuable art tips and techniques offer guidance during the artistic process. A fun, refreshing approach to mixed-media art, Nature Art Workshop proves that you can turn anything into a stunning work of art with the right materials and a bit of imagination.
Author(s): Katie Brooks, Sarah Lorraine Edwards, Allison Hetzell, Mikko Sumulong
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 131
Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 5
Title......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 7
Introduction......Page 8
Meet the Artists......Page 10
Chapter 1: Flowers......Page 13
Floral Crown......Page 14
Leaf Roses......Page 18
Floral Spiral......Page 22
Sugar Skull......Page 26
How to Press Flowers......Page 30
Pressed-Flower Candle......Page 34
Pressed-Flower Collage......Page 38
Simple Garden Mandala......Page 42
Chapter 2: Stones & Shells......Page 45
Landscape Stone......Page 46
Hummingbird Stone......Page 48
Star Feather Stone......Page 52
Seascape Shell......Page 56
Sunrise Shell......Page 58
Beach Mandala......Page 62
Negative-Space Heart......Page 66
Chapter 3: Wood......Page 69
Log Stamp Artwork......Page 70
Calligraphy Planters......Page 72
Painting & Woodburning......Page 74
Painted Wood Slice......Page 80
Tree Study Wood Slice......Page 84
Leaf Study Garland......Page 86
Woodburned Herb Rack......Page 90
Woodburned Constellation Coasters......Page 94
Woodburned Pieces & Color......Page 100
Wooden Wearables......Page 104
Chapter 4: Other Natural Elements......Page 107
Painted Feather......Page 108
Painted Acorn......Page 112
Chapter 5: Nature-Inspired Art......Page 115
Screen-Printed Pop Art......Page 116
Golden Moth......Page 122
Gouache Feather Illustration......Page 124
Watercolor Raindrops......Page 126
Floral Watercolor......Page 128
