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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 750 EAN: 9780060819071 ISBN: 0060819073 Label: HarperCollins Publishers Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: November 30, 2005 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Release Date: November 01, 2005 Studio: HarperCollins Publishers Related Items:
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 Rating: - Botanical PaintingIt is a nice book and the explain it good the art of flowers. I recommanded on every the draw with flowers. Rating: - Absolutely the bestI've bought all sorts of books on botanical painting but this is the best of the best. The illustrations are fabulous, the instructions clear and comprehensive. Have you ever heard of "botanical gray"? This book is something you can't live without. Rating: - Possibly the best available book on Botanical PaintingWhat a fabulous book! If you paint flowers in watercolour or are enrolled on a course of Botanical Illustration, as I am, then this is the book for you. Written by Margaret Stevens in association with the Society of Botanical Artists, the book takes the reader briefly through the beginnings of Botanical Art to a useful chapter on materials including paper, watercolours and brushes. Whilst it doesn't proscribe a palette of colours, the great majority of the illustrations ... Read More 
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