Drawing and painting detailed illustrations of plants have been necessary since early times to provide identification and reference, usually for medicinal purposes. In the age of exploration, a naturalist would be included on ocean voyages to record new species of plants that were discovered in new lands.
When printing processes began to advance, the profession of Botanical Illustrator emerged and highly skilled artists were needed to created accurate renderings for field guides, catalogues, and magazines.
Although photography and modern printing processes have replaced the need for cataloguing plant life by hand, botanical illustration is still a beloved art form and organizations around the world have been formed to preserve it.
To make an accurate rendering of a plant, students can create an impression in plaster, then trace the shape and details with colored pencil, ink, or watercolor. Mixing and shading for color accuracy and identifying the plant are some of the skills that will be learned in this exercise.
The Main purpose of this project is to recreate being a Botanical Illustrator. You are being graded on the Realistic Illustration of the sample selected.
When printing processes began to advance, the profession of Botanical Illustrator emerged and highly skilled artists were needed to created accurate renderings for field guides, catalogues, and magazines.
Although photography and modern printing processes have replaced the need for cataloguing plant life by hand, botanical illustration is still a beloved art form and organizations around the world have been formed to preserve it.
To make an accurate rendering of a plant, students can create an impression in plaster, then trace the shape and details with colored pencil, ink, or watercolor. Mixing and shading for color accuracy and identifying the plant are some of the skills that will be learned in this exercise.
The Main purpose of this project is to recreate being a Botanical Illustrator. You are being graded on the Realistic Illustration of the sample selected.
Materials:
Plaster strips
Plaster Scissors
Botanical samples (With pictures)
Wax Paper
Water Color Pencils
Water Color Paints
Mat Boards
Pot Dots or Hot Glue
Plaster strips
Plaster Scissors
Botanical samples (With pictures)
Wax Paper
Water Color Pencils
Water Color Paints
Mat Boards
Pot Dots or Hot Glue
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