Book description
In this comprehensive guide, acclaimed artist William F. Powell invites you into his artistic world as he shows you how to render a variety of beautiful flowers in pencil. After sharing helpful tips for choosing materials, shading with pencil, and creating floral arrangements, he explores drawing techniques with step-by-step demonstrations that feature his own personal method for developing a drawing to its fullest potential. And the lessons feature a variety of beautiful flower drawings you can both copy and admire, making this book a welcome addition to any artistÆs library of reference.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Getting Started
- Shading Techniques
- Pictorial Compositions
- Flower Arrangements
- Basic Flower Shapes
- Tulips
- Magnolia and Dogwood
- Regal Lily
- Daffodil
- Carnation
- English Wallflower and Begonia
- Poppy and Pansy
- Dendrobium
- Primrose
- Hibiscus
- Fuchsia
- Peony
- Foxglove
- Columbine
- Hybrid Tea Rose
- Floribunda Rose
- Thistle
- Bleeding Heart
- Chrysanthemums
- Asters
- Gladiolus
- Bearded Iris
- About the Artist
- Copyright Page
Product information
- Title: Drawing: Flowers with William F. Powell
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2003
- Publisher(s): Walter Foster
- ISBN: 9781610598477
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