Painting Flowers and Plants (Watercolour Tips and Techniques) [Paperback]

Janet Whittle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2003 | Series: Watercolour Tips and Techniques

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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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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Search Press (August 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1903975581
• ISBN-13: 978-1903975589
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #332,509 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great techniques for flower painting, August 21, 2005

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Ooi Kao Yang (Malaysia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Painting Flowers and Plants (Watercolour Tips and Techniques) (Paperback)

This must be one of the most useful books in flower paintings I've ever read. Janet tells you in patient steps how to get the background and negative paintings done; and how to lift the colours to get the stems and stalks look natural; how to vein the leaves and colour the petals. I would recommend to anyone thinking seriously on painting flowers.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars beautiful paintings, August 1, 2006

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Judith Freeman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Painting Flowers and Plants (Watercolour Tips and Techniques) (Paperback)

great paintings but i wish she described more the colors she used in her techniques...and maybe some more specific details about her techniques

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flowers, June 20, 2008

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M. Du Toit "Moggie" (Sunnyvale, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Painting Flowers and Plants (Watercolour Tips and Techniques) (Paperback)

This is a great book if you are a beginner like me. She is very easy to understand and follow and doesn't get bogged down with symbol shapes,elements and principles of design like some other books.
Those books that by the time you get to where they actually start to explain something you can undersatnd...you have had enough of the book anyway.
Janet Whittle's book is so easy to follow and she gives you five easy to follow step by step demonstrations.
I bought this book for my art teacher as well as a gift and she loved it