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HOW TO PAINT YOUR GARDEN FLOWERS
STEP I

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Painting your garden flowers in the botanical style is fun and rewarding. On these pages I've attempted to describe the steps I follow to capture the beauty and ethereal qualities of my garden plants and the flowers of the area greenhouses and conservatories in watercolor.
The first thing to do is buy a few books on the subject or borrow them from your library. I've listed a few of those that I have found the most helpful. Also included is a book on color theory.

STEP I
PAINT YOUR GARDEN FLOWERS

STEP II
SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT

STEP III
SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT
WATERCOLORS

BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION
BY ELEANOR WUNDERLICH

PAINTING FRESH FLORALS
BY ARLETA PECH

PAINTING WATERCOLOR FLORALS
BY JAN KUNZ

PAINTING FLOWERS IN WATERCOLOR
BY CORAL G. GUEST

GLORIOUS GARDEN FLOWERS
BY SUSAN HARRISON-TUSTAIN

THE WATERCOLOR FLOWER PAINTER'S A TO Z
BY ADELENE FLETCHER

PAINTING FLOWERS IN WATERCOLOR
BY LOUISE JACKSON

WATERCOLOR BASICS/PAINTING FLOWERS
BY SHARON HINCKLEY

EXPLORING COLOR
BY NITA LELAND

STEP IV
CHOOSING YOUR SUBJECT

STEP V
SKETCHING YOUR SUBJECT

STEP VI
SKETCHING PART II

A SAMPLING OF THE BOOKS I HAVE FOUND TO BE HELPFUL.
IF YOU CAN PURCHASE JUST ONE THE ELEANOR WUNDERLICH BOOK OF BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION FOCUSES ON MANY OF THE TECHNICAL ISSUES OF PAINTING BOTANICAL FLORALS.

STEP VII
PREPARING TO PAINT

STEP VIII
PAINTING

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STEP IX
FINISHING THE PAINTING

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