A stunning presentation of more than 180 masterpieces from Ansel Adams to Robert Mapplethorpe. Flora Photographica offers an unparalleled display and celebration of the flower in its various colors and forms. 56 full-color and 127 duotone photographs.
Clear step-by-step instructions show how to render with botanical accuracy a wide range of plants and plant parts -- from flowers and fruits, leaves and bark, to fungi, mosses, and seaweeds. Detailed examples illustrate techniques including pencil, ink, watercolor, gouache, acrylics, and scraper board, making this a complete instructional course in drawing and painting plants.