Month: February 2022
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Decolonizing Botanical Art
By Emet Lipson & the Draw Botanical Team Black History is History and should be celebrated always; February being Black History Month is a great excuse to continue the conversation about decolonizing botanical illustration and highlight Black culture and Black excellence within a botanical frame. “If we aim to start a conversation about decolonizing … Continued
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Practicing Roots
Check out some of our helpful drawing tips regarding roots that we teach in our course, The Practice of Botanical Drawing! Drawing roots is an important component of botanical drawing. Roots may seem complicated, but when you analyze their characteristics, drawing them becomes a simpler step-by-step process. The patterns in roots are similar … Continued
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Practice Becoming a Beginner (Again)
The wonder and amazement we feel as children stems from discovering the world for the first time. Children are remarkably inquisitive, asking what, why, and how everything works, in an attempt to gain knowledge and understanding of their world. This openness and wonder is often referred to as the “beginner’s mind.” The next time you … Continued