• Understanding Flowers

  July 19, 2024 in Botanical Illustration, Online Courses, Workshops

  If you’ve ever been fascinated by a flower, this post is for YOU! Check out some of the helpful drawing tips taught in our course, The Practice of Botanical Drawing!   A flower is the reproductive part of a plant. Its primary purpose? To attract! How do these alluring seed-bearing wonders do it? Let’s examine … Continued

  

• Texture: The Key to Realistic Botanical Art

  July 16, 2024 in Botanical Illustration, Online Courses, Workshops

  Transform Your Botanical Art with Texture Ever wonder how to make your botanical drawings leap off the page? The secret lies in texture. By infusing your forms with texture, you can transform a basic sphere into a ripe orange, a geometric cylinder into a weathered branch, and a cup shape into a delicately petaled tulip … Continued