The ultimate how-to guide to the essential botanical art techniques from the people who know it best, the American Society of Botanical Artists. Helpful tutorials covers watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, vellum, egg tempera, oils, pen and ink, and printmaking. -- adapted from back cover.

"Enchanting Embroidery Designs invites you to create your own world using bright thread colors and imaginative stitches. Full of motifs that are both simple and playful, from zany crocodiles, and cuddly cats to big-eared bats and stealthy ravens. This book invites you to be creative with its whimsical designs and step-by-step instructions -- whether you use these projects as visible mending techniques or simply to add interest to a piece. The sweet...

"A collection of 100 crochet motifs arranged in 10 crochet collages based on the flowers and plants found in author, crochet designer and gardener, Chris Norrington's, stunning cottage garden. Each of the collages will have a different, sometimes seasonal, theme and the compositions of the collages change--sometimes the plants will be in a vase or a jug, sometimes presented as a wreath or growing straight from the ground. All of the crochet motifs...

This fresh and visually stunning survey celebrates the extraordinary beauty and diversity of plants. It combines photographs and cutting-edge micrograph scans with watercolours, drawings, and prints to bring this universally popular and captivating subject vividly to life. Carefully selected by an international panel of experts and arranged in a uniquely structured sequence to highlight thought-provoking contrasts and similarities, this stunning compilation...

Draw a garden on the page! Whether you're a beginner who wants advice on composition and plotting out your initial drawings; a more experienced artist eager to develop your skills with color; or an old hand looking for challenging, complex textures and shapes, this unique approach to botanical illustration has something for you. Filled with practical and inspirational worksheets, color swatches, sketches, and stunning finished paintings, it demonstrates...

Sow your garden in stitches! Plant Lady Embroidery boasts a rich harvest of more than 300 botanical motifs that lets every flora fan and gardening enthusiast cultivate their creativity in thread. With motifs for everything your garden grows, from spring daffodils to summer roses, from autumn dahlias to winter poinsettias, plus sweet wildflowers, exotic tropical beauties, and indoor greenery like monstera, ferns, and succulents, this jolly green giant...