Easy Steps to Drawing Flowers: Failsafe Lessons for Drawing Floral and Botanical Elements for Journaling, for Stationery, for Keeps - Paperback

by Bianca Giarola (Author)

Easy Steps to Drawing Flowers is a step-by-step guide to drawing flowers from the most basic to the more intricate blooms. It features modern flowers perfect for every kind of illustrative project, such as home prints, journals, and stationery. This book teaches a drawing technique that can be used on any flower and applied repeatedly because readers will develop a strong knowledge of how shapes and lines work. It starts with the anatomy of a flower with techniques on how to draw the bell, cross, crown, cup, funnel and more! The projects start with the easiest flowers to draw, like cherry blossoms and daisies, and progress to the more difficult ones, like roses and peonies. Featuring 15 basic flower shapes and 15+ flowers and wreaths to draw, author Bianca Giarola also includes troubleshooting tips to answer the most frequently asked questions about each project. Drawing a flower isn't just about drawing, coloring, and compositions. This book also teaches readers how to mentally approach a botanical drawing to set themselves up for success.

Author Biography

Bianca Giarola is a botanical illustrator from Italy and the owner of the Bi Creative Lab. Her motto is "Talent is something you make bloom so let's make it bloom together!"