Product Description

From Agapanthus to Water lily, this unique artist's reference offers easy-to-follow, plant-specific information on how to paint 50 of today's most popular flowers. Each flower is explored within a spread, showing through clear illustrations how to draw the basic flower shape and how to paint a detailed flower bloom; further suggestions for designing and enhancing compositions are also provided. There is full practical instruction for painting each flower through a series of annotated illustrations, step-by-step instructions, as well as the essential colour palette. To ensure this is the indispensable reference for all artists, there is also a full introductory section covering basic materials, techniques and colour.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #183089 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

About the Author
Jill Bays is the author of many successful practical art books including Watercolours in a Weekend: Flowers, The Watercolourist's Garden and Drawing Workbook. She is a regular contributor to the leisure painting press, and regularly teaches classes and holiday courses. Jill lives in Weybridge, Surrey.

Customer Reviews

How to paint 50 beautiful flowers
I was really looking forward to browswing through this book, having read the description and the promise of step-by-step guides. I was, however, slightly disappointed that the guides were written text, rather than step-by-step paintings. The text and diagrams also geared more towards detailed pencil drawings of the flowers and whilst there are some detailed paintings, these are rather on the small side, whereas the full page paintings are very loose in style with hardly any detailed drawing needed and offer much less detail ... which I found a bit frustrating as an advancing beginner. The book also includes some flowers I've never heard of "Clivias" whilst omitting common garden flowers "Hollyhocks" which I had hoped to see.

What's the Point !
What is the point in asking customers to submit reviews if you only put up those that praise the product. I submitted a review for Jill Bays The Flower Painters Essential Handbook weeks ago and I am still waiting to see it. This product was recommended to me by Amazon and I bought two copies on the strength of it but I certainly won't be taking your recommendations in future as this book didn't live up to expectations at all. Could you please tell me why my review wasn't featured. It wasn't offensive in any way but it was honest and informative for potential buyers - which is what I look for in a review.

EXCELENT RANGE
THE ACTUAL CONTENT OF THE BOOK WAS EXCELLENT WITH MANY MANY EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE TO MUCH MORE COMPLICATD FLOWERS TO SKETCH AND PAINT. IT IS VERY INFORMATIVE AND I HAVE ALREADY SPENT HOURS WORKING MANY TIMES WORKING WITH LOADS OF DIFFERENT FLOWERES THE BOOK ARRIVED WITH A RIP IN THE OUTER COVER BUT AS SOON AS I CONTACT TTHE SELLERS THEY INSTANTLY REFUNDED ME THE WHOLE COSTS OF THE BOOK. THE SELERS WERE VERY AND A APPROCHABLE AND HELPFUL TOO. WOULD DEFINETLY BUY FROM THIS SELLER AGAIN