Tag: Art
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The Art of Erasing: When and How to Use Different Erasers in Your Artistic Toolkit
The Art of Erasing: When & How to Use Different Erasers in Your Artistic Toolkit Different Types of Erasers: 4 Essential Erasers for Botanical Artists Note: This is NOT an affiliated post. We mention specific products that our instructors like to use for the Draw Botanical Method, and we encourage you to use what you … Continued
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The Draw Botanical Dictionary: Learn the Language of Botanical Illustration
Learn the Language of Illustration: Botanical Terms and Definitions A Growing Glossary of Botany & Drawing Definitions Essential for Artists & Nature Lovers Your Go-To Guide for Garden Terminology & Creative Vocabulary Written with care, curiosity, and a deep love of the natural world by the Draw Botanical Team When you sit down with … Continued
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8 Tips to Determine When to Put the Pencils Down
How to Tell if your Botanical Drawing is Finished: 8 Tips for Art Evaluation When we look at our own work, our first thoughts are often critical, focusing on how we could make it better… So how do you know when your work is complete? Every artist should ask these questions while drawing … Continued
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Our Growing List of Art Mediums
A Guide to Many Materials for Creating Botanical Art List of Art Mediums for Nature Drawings and Other Art Forms Different artists prefer working with different materials for different reasons. There are SO MANY different art mediums to choose from, it can be hard to know what art supplies would best bring your visions to … Continued
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How To Draw a Tulip in 12 Easy Steps
Scroll through this post for many techniques and step-by-step instructions you can try to improve your tulip drawings. Flowers are notoriously tricky subjects to capture realistically because of their curling petals, tiny reproductive parts, and short life spans. If you feel like flowers are too difficult to draw or too complex for you to … Continued
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How YOU CAN Monetize Your Botanical Art
If you love botanical art (like I do!) and want to make money doing what you love, then this is the post for YOU! Keep reading for tips on commercial products, product photography, and how to sell and ship your own products. Create Original Botanical Artwork Nature is full of wild inspiration! Start … Continued
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The Art of Scientific Botanical Illustration
Botanical illustration, botanical art, flower painting, and plant portraiture may seem interchangeable, but there are actually some distinct differences between the terms. What are the distinguishing details? And where is our work focused at Draw Botanical? Botanical Illustration Because its primary purpose was scientific documentation and plant identification, botanical illustrations focus most on … Continued
