Everything you want to know about painting flowers and plants - a complete inspirational course for all those interested in capturing the beauty of poppies, daisies, snowdrops, irises and more. In this bright and colourful book Janet Whittle covers many creative techniques for capturing the beauty of flowers and plants - wet-in-wet, wet-in-dry, negative painting, masking, lifting out, glazing and more. She also looks at detailing the finer parts of flowers such as veining and stamens. Janet's paintings are characterised by their lively backgrounds and her vibrant palette and she gives guidance on painting backgrounds as well as on composition. Clear step-by-step projects on snowdrops, poppies and daisies are included and many other flowers are depicted in examples of Janet's finished work.

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Product Description

Everything you want to know about painting flowers and plants - a complete inspirational course for all those interested in capturing the beauty of poppies, daisies, snowdrops, irises and more. In this bright and colourful book Janet Whittle covers many creative techniques for capturing the beauty of flowers and plants - wet-in-wet, wet-in-dry, negative painting, masking, lifting out, glazing and more. She also looks at detailing the finer parts of flowers such as veining and stamens. Janet's paintings are characterised by their lively backgrounds and her vibrant palette and she gives guidance on painting backgrounds as well as on composition. Clear step-by-step projects on snowdrops, poppies and daisies are included and many other flowers are depicted in examples of Janet's finished work.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #134055 in Books
• Published on: 2003-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

About the Author
Janet Whittle is a professional artist and qualified teacher who specialises in flowers and landscapes in watercolour and pastel. She exhibits regularly at the Westminster Galleries in London, and has also shown her work at the prestigious Mall Galleries and other international venues. Greeting cards bearing her work are widely available in Europe and the US and her prints are sold throughout the world. Janet Whittle has received awards from the major UK art groups, including the Society of British Artists' Founder President's Honour in 1999, and the St. Cuthberts Mill Award for a picture of outstanding quality in 2001. Also in that year she won The Society of Flower Painters' Award for Excellence for her Jersey Exhibition.

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Customer Reviews

Helpful and inspiring
This is an excellent book. The pictures are beautiful, inspiring and achievable. There are lots of tips and techniques that can be used in any situation as well as in floral paintings. I have learned a lot.

Excellent floral book
This is a watercolour book and I was very excited when i saw it as it covers painting flowers in a way I would love to. She starts with a review of what paints and equipment she uses, and then explains which colours to use to get some useful mixes for flowers. Janet's paintings are very full of detail and yet retain a light airy feel and she starts by explaining how to transfer designs. She goes on to explain the importance of composition and how best to work this out. Then its on to the exciting part of techniques. I found the explanation of backgrounds easy to follow and likewise a useful tip in butterflies, which add an extra interest to flowers. Next came the actual flower painting, techniques such as wet in wet, glazing and negative painting are covered, and an explanation of hard and soft edges - which I found really useful and clear.
There are five different demos, the first four using specific techniques and the fifth consolidating many of the techniques already used. I found it difficult to follow from juts reading, perhaps because I'm not used to techniques of negative painting. I think it will be easier to understand once I actually put paint to paper and work through the exercises.

For those interested in painting flowers in a loose, colourful, clearly recognisable but not botanical style, this is a useful book covering many necessary areas.

A Beautiful Book
This is a gorgeous book well illustrated book with Janet Whittle's beautiful watercolour paintings of flowers and plants and step by step instructions for achieving some of them yourself. Her tips and techniques are presented in a straightforward and simple manner making it easy to understand and use by anyone. This book is a must have for any aspiring painter of flowers and plants.