Customer Reviews

Painting Flowers and Plants (Watercolour Tips and Techniques)

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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.

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

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

If you love to watercolor paint, love flowers and asked your self "how do I do that?" this book is for you,it will show you the how to's, step by step. I love the bright colors. Take a real look at the backgrounds there are easy ways to put in and make your picture really pop. This is a must book for all who love flowers.

I liked this book because there are many full page illustrations- which makes it easier to copy and learn. I have bought too many books where the pictures are too small to see the strokes or colors. The instructions are specific. As a flower lover and painter, I am happy with my purchase. This is a good beginner or intermediate watercolor instruction book.

I'm a gallery-represented watercolorist and have amassed many watercolor related books in my art library over the years. But I can honestly say, this is one of the most beautiful and inspiring wc books I have ever seen. You don't have to be a beginner to appreciate its merits! A friend of mine gave this treasure to me as a gift and I am so grateful. The author does some of the prettiest floral art I've seen. Great tips throughout. I would definitely recommend this book.

This is a brilliant "tool" for any would-be flower artist, hobby painter - or an established painter who just needs an extra creative push! Janet Whittle has an exceptionally easy style of explaining in words and showing, in painting ... just how an expert does it!!!

Her detailed descrptions of paints and how to use them makes it easy to understand -- and sections on drawing, using photographs, composition and techniques are excellent. For a would-be artist my library of books is quite extensive ... this book is a highlight!

I really like the book very much.

Thanks so much.