A watercolour by internationally renowned artist, botanical illustrator and author, Philippa Nikulinsky AM is one of the many delights of the WA Museum Boola Bardip. This work is the result of an approach by the WA Museum in 2019 to see if Philippa was interested in creating a painting of WA wildflowers, particularly from Kwongan […]
Super easy way to start eco printing with paper. See amazing results without hardly any expenditure. Step by step tutorial
Super easy way to start eco printing with paper. See amazing results without hardly any expenditure. Step by step tutorial
0 Artworks by Allison Holdridge, Saatchi Art Artist
One of the great benefits of being in a Botanical Art Society is being able to share ideas and tips on everything from painting techniques to keeping those plants looking fresher for longer. We asked some of our members to send us their favourite botanical art tips. Read on, there is definitely something here
This spontaneous leaf printing process only takes watercolor paints but produces some of the most detailed, vibrant leaf prints you've ever seen!
From murals to fireboards, Lucinda Oakes' beautiful, 18th-century-inspired trompe l'oeil painting takes "craft" to a whole new level.
EDIT: Purchase ‘pieced’: a quiltmaking book. My book ‘pieced’ includes the pattern and outlines the process taught in this workshop, through detailed instructions and pages of photographs. It can be purchased in physical or ditigal form here.
Assignment 9. The Botanical Illustration. Pulsatilla vulgaris. Playing a bit safe really because I've painted it a few times. Again this assignment is worth more in marks with 15 marks. This one is all about accuracy, not that the others aren't but there's more to measure. All assignments are marked with the same criteria, including on botanical accuracy but also on technique, composition, line and form, tone and colour. labelling of course has to be accurate too. This one will be scrutinised no doubt! My turor Reinhild Raistrick who I had met at the SBA seminar in London and discussed the plant choice, she told me that Pulsatilla grow wild in East Anglia, where she lives and that she has painted them in situ many times, so perhaps I set myself a hard task choosing a plant she is very familiar with! I wanted to paint a native species, it makes labelling compared to all those difficult to identify cultivars, but that's not the real reason, I just prefer native plants I guess..... and they're pretty important! Detail showing all the fine hais on the flower stem and leaves, to add hais use a pale botanical grey mix against the white of the paper and add titanium white for hairs against the plant I included side view opening bud, front view, seedhead leaves and enlarged reproductive parts and individual enlarged seed. Reproductive parts are lined up along the bottom and labelled neatly with pecil using a 'x' rather than a scale bar. I think I could have included a rear view and closed bud but it's not essential. The complete illustration, showing different aspects My tutor said that the hue on these flowers is difficult particularly with the hairs but felt I had an accurate match. The drawing she said was accurate and showed off the nature and shape of the subject to perfection! She thought the botanical accuracy was 'professional' For technique the washes and hairs she said were excellent...I've got a red face and big head now! Composition well balanced and clean with labelling kept to a minimum on the front, as it should be. The only suggestion was a possible light wash on the leaves to reduce the business. Wow I was pretty pleased with that feedback and a good mark! To be fair this is mypreferred type of work , and I should be ok with dissection, measuring and the likes with being trained in Biology. When it comes to mixed florals and card designs I will be in a bit more trouble!
When you’re looking at tattoos on old people, and they are all faded and oddly shaped (the tattoos, not the people), you tend to instantly think about your own ink and - oh lordy! - whether they will look just as bad as the images you see in front of you. Well, we come bearing good news! Usually, the old people with tattoos you meet had theirs done decades ago, in times of poorer tattooing hygiene, not as good inks, and usually by a not-so-professional artist. So, chances are, your own healed tattoos won’t look anything like that if you choose to get them done by a professional and stick to an aftercare routine. But, you know, words are words, and it is completely understandable that you might need visual proof of these old tattoos that kept plenty well. That’s why we’ve made this nifty little list of tattoos after years of being done and still looking just as good as they did right after inking.
This spontaneous leaf printing process only takes watercolor paints but produces some of the most detailed, vibrant leaf prints you've ever seen!
I started experimenting with cyanotype several years ago as I wanted to be able to produce prints of my photography at home. I started out using digital negatives but soon I was working with botani…
There are two types of people in this world: those who enjoy large tattoos and those who like small and delicate tattoos. Here is a list of small tattoos to.
This spontaneous leaf printing process only takes watercolor paints but produces some of the most detailed, vibrant leaf prints you've ever seen!
THIS IS AN INSTANT DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, printable in standard frames size. Delicate Dandelion (Tragopogon pratensis) art sketch . Line drawing drawn with pen on white paper in 2017. You will receive 4 high quality JPG digital files of this listing image - 8 x 11 , 16 x 11, 16,5 x 23,3 , 23,3 x 33,1 inches (300dpi). The image shown above is ready to download and print straight away. No waiting for shipping! You can print the file on paper (white or tinted), on a cup, canvas, T-shirt, pillow ... Listing is for the print only YOUR PRINT IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. ALL COPYRIGHTS ARE RESERVED © Copyright of ArtDialog 2017 If you want to use my BOTANICAL SKETCHES commercially- please buy a license. Please kindly visit my shop to find more nice items. www.ArtDialog.etsy.com
Get to know Daniella the artist behind Pressed and the lady who teaches our Pressed Flower Framing Workshop!
PLEASE NOTE: All artworks are created digitally and are printed on matte, archival paper. © 2021 High West Wild. All rights reserved.
This is an excerpt from "Carving the Acanthus Leaf" by Mary May.
Taking inspiration from the botanical artist Margaret Mee, this lesson includes starter, independent learning task and a main activity of drawing/painting a flower (which you'd need to provide) - great cross curricular links with biology and ecology. The presentation also introduces the work of bota...
