Books On Painting Flowers In Watercolor

Watercolor Flower Artist's Bible (Artist's Bibles)

Amazon Price: $9.48 (as of 05/30/2012)

Learn how to analyze the structure of flowers and break them down into simple shapes; create delightful compositions; mix beautiful flower colors, from delicate pastels to rich and vibrant hues. Over 60,000 copies sold worldwide.
Watercolor Artist's Flower Bible (Artist's Bibles)

Janet Whittle's Watercolour Flowers: An Inspirational Step-by-Step Guide to Colour and Techniques

by: Janet Whittle

Amazon Price: $14.29 (as of 05/30/2012)

The vibrant colors and imaginative compositions that characterize Janet Whittle's paintings are showcased in this charming collection of watercolors. Whittle explains her evocative use of color in accompanying passages and details the numerous creative techniques she employs for capturing the beauty of flowers, including negative painting, masking, lifting out, and glazing. Novice painters and experienced artists alike will benefit from a series of instructional step-by-step projects and photographs. Special tips are also provided on how to capture light and shadow and how to create an overall harmony within a piece.Janet Whittle's Watercolour Flowers: An Inspirational Step-by-Step Guide to Colour and Techniques

Basic Flower Painting Techniques in Watercolor (Basic Techniques Series)

Amazon Price: $5.38 (as of 05/30/2012)

Basic Flower Painting Techniques in Watercolor (Basic Techniques Series) Material for these books came from earlier North Light books and from The Artist's Magazine. Basic Flower Painting includes the work of 24 painters in more than 20 step-by-step demonstrations. More than the sum of its parts, it is a sophisticated, comprehensive treatment. Basic People Painting takes advantage of the styles and ideas of 11 watercolorists for a book that is visually rich and highly useful.

Painting Flowers and Plants (Watercolour Tips and Techniques)

by: Janet Whittle

Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 05/30/2012)

In this bright and colourful book ,Painting Flowers and Plants (Watercolour Tips and Techniques),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.

Watercolor Basics - Painting Flowers

by: Sharon Hinckley

Amazon Price: $2.64 (as of 05/30/2012)

Why stop to just smell the flowers when you can paint them? The instruction in this book ,Watercolor Basics - Painting Flowers,makes it fun and easy to create beautiful watercolor daisies, hydrangeas, roses, lilies, poppies . . . all your favorite blooms! You'll find everything you need to get painting right away--from basic exercises in color choice and composition to techniques for painting leaves, backgrounds, arrangements and outdoor scenes. It's all explained in simple language with hands-on exercises, easy-to-follow demonstrations and step-by-step projects!

Watercolour Flowers (Ready to Paint)

by: Wendy Tait

Amazon Price: $10.88 (as of 05/30/2012)

The pull-out tracings and step-by-step instructions in this guidebook ,Watercolour Flowers (Ready to Paint),show beginning artists how to draw and paint poppies, daisies, roses, pansies, primroses, jonquils, and daffodils. With tips for tracing and transferring the image onto watercolor paper and a detailed section on the necessary materials, this guide makes painting flowers simple and accessible, allowing novice painters to develop their skills. These elegant and vibrant projects not only build the confidence and techniques of any aspiring artist, they are also gorgeous paintings ready for framing.

Botanical Illustration in Watercolor (Practical Art Books)

by: Eleanor B. Wunderlich

Amazon Price: $55.99 (as of 05/30/2012)

Capture the fascinating beauty of plants. How can an artist create a botanical portrait that is both accurate and aesthetically pleasing? This is the essence of an art form whose charm and universal appeal have made it popular for centuries. Botanical Illustration in Watercolor is the first authoritative, comprehensive book to focus specifically on the materials and techniques of painting plants in watercolor.

Watercolour Flower Portraits

by: Billy Showell

Amazon Price: $19.10 (as of 05/30/2012)

Billy Showell's exquisite and technically brilliant Watercolour Flower Portraitsare beautifully presented in this highly informative, lavishly illustrated book. Packed with information on drawing and painting techniques, colour mixing and composition, it is an invaluable source of ideas and inspiration for anyone who wants to develop their flower painting skills, whether or not they have any previous experience.

Paint Watercolors that Dance with Light

by: Elizabeth Kincaid

Amazon Price: $15.63 (as of 05/30/2012)

Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions take the mystery out of composition, color, light and shadow in Paint Watercolors that Dance with Light
This easy-to-follow guide offers proven techniques for painting dazzling scenes drenched in color. Readers will learn to paint beautiful flowers, foliage and landscapes, as well as learn to visualize before painting and to better perceive abstract form, value, line and color.

Painting Watercolor Florals That Glow

by: Jan Kunz

Amazon Price: $29.99 (as of 05/30/2012)

In this complete guide to flower painting, Painting Watercolor Florals That GlowJan Kunz teaches how to capture the brilliant glow that all watercolor artists want in their floral compositions. In six detailed, step-by-step demonstrations she describes the finer points of painting flowers, covering everything from materials to setting up a subject to her special floral painting techniques.