This was a book designed for artists beyond my level., a beginner, although the title says its in easy steps; this needs to be made clearer. I don’t think I can give a true review of this book because of this.

Ten-Step Drawing: Flowers is full of easy to follow step-by-step instructions teaching the learning artist how to draw 75 different flowers. I love that this book not only teaches the usual blooms such as a rose or a sunflower, but it goes into the botanical flowers teaching cacti and succulents. It even provides colour swatches for each flower!

This is the perfect book for anyone who wants to learn how to draw flowers and I am looking forward to learning how to draw all 75 flowers!

*thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Walter Foster for providing an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Flowers are one of my favorite things to draw, so I enjoyed checking this book out. While some seem quite a bit harder to do than others (even with the instructions) there were plenty that I look forward to trying out for myself soon.

Ten-Step Drawing: Flowers by Mary Woodin is an awesome and creative book! If you always wanted to learn how to draw flowers, this book is for you. Explicit illustrations are the best. Easy step by step directions gives anyone trying this technique the path to successful flower drawing. The abundance of flowers, blossoms, bouquets and botanicals are remarkable. This is not some skimpy book. It is loaded with inspiration and makes you want to start right away. I believe there are 75 different drawings to learn. This book is full of inspiration and I would recommend it to anyone who has always wanted to learn how to draw flowers. This book is just a jumping off point. Not only can you draw on paper, but I can see this being used in several other craft techniques as well. Thank you Mary Woodin!

I would like to thank Mary Woodin, Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

When I doodle, I almost always draw flowers. So, for that reason, I was intrigued by this title, thinking that I could improve the quality of my drawings. This book could definitely help me to achieve that goal. The directions are clear, the layouts are well done, suggestions for colors are given and there are colored drawings of each flower. This is a great book for those who would like to improve their creations! Thanks NetGalley and the publisher.

I chose this book because I am doing more and more home décor and I'd like to add a personal touch to my projects with flowers. Using Ms Woodin's simple and easy to follow instructions and illustrations, I was able to quickly draw several varieties of flowers and not be embarrassed by the results. I'm very pleased with the results and will ne looking for her other books too.

I had a ton of fun reading and trying out the activities in this book. I am always on the look out for how-to guides and tutorials that are very easy to follow and yet informative and fun to learn, so I was very happy to have stumbled upon this book.

One of the many struggles I face when sketching or drawing is where to start, so the steps on how to start drawing and how to finish the piece was a delight to try. Definitely a book worth recommending.

Unfortunately, I am unable to see and download the file. I apologize to both the publisher and NetGalley.

I need to quit wanting these books because I can’t seem to download them on my kindle fire or iPad

Beautiful Book Ten-Step Drawing: Flowers, Learn to Draw 75 Flowers in Ten Easy Steps! by Mary Woodin was.
I found this very easy to follow and it written with Step-by-Step's on how to draw 75 different flowers.
This book is a great find especially if you want to learn how to draw flowers. I found it fun to draw these especially the ones I have never drawn before.

Thank you to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group for letting me read, learn how to draw some new flowers I haven't sketched before for a review
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I would highly recommend this book.

5 Stars.

The book offers exactly what the title says. You learn how to draw and colour flowers, blooms, plants in ten easy and easy to follow steps.

As a hand lettering artist, this book will help me to add some variety to my work! I can’t wait to put together some pieces that feature skills I learned throughout this book!

Do you ever look at those wonderful floral bullet journal spreads and wonder how they did it?
Well, this book is your chance to learn to do the same.
Ten-Step Drawing: Flowers is a brilliant how-to featuring a variety of flowers, botanicals, blooms and bushes to help you create wonderful artwork.
I found the guide easy to follow yet complex enough to challenge me and keep my interest.
I am over the moon with my how bullet journal spreads are looking after spend a few evening working through the book.

Invaluable! 5 stars.

Ten-Step Drawing: Flowers
Learn to Draw 75 Flowers in Ten Easy Steps!
by Mary Woodin
This is a book I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary.
OMG! This is going in my favorite pile! I thought this might be a children's book but it is not! It is for anyone that wants to learn to draw beautiful blooms, blossoms, and more! It is step by step and it has so many detailed drawings to draw, all made easy. The last picture is in color and has the colors of what was used for the picture. That way the reader can accurately draw a realistic picture and color it realistic too! This is certainly going to be a book I am buying. I was so excited looking through this. So many beautiful flower all bloomed out, then just the blossoms, then botanical plants, then a variety of bouquets. Gorgeous! I want to make them and color them too, can't wait!

Wow! I am amazed at the drawings I can make with this very detailed book because I never thought I’d be able to draw like this. The steps are easy and the results astonishing! The book is broken down into four sections.

Since I always like to know what I’m getting, and I think most other people do to, here is a brief list of what you can draw with this book: iris, jasmine, delphinium, crocus, lily, snowdrop, tulip, sweet pea, lavender, gerbera, poppy, bluebell, sunflower, daffodil, pansy, peony, carnation, daisy, and orchid.

The second section has blossoms, including: magnolia, cherry blossom, crab apple and orange blossom.

The third section includes botanicals: blue thistle, jade, desert rose, aloe vera, blackberry, Christmas cactus, hen & chicks and holly.

In section four the author included some beautiful displays: festive wreath, herb and fruit bouquet, wildflower bouquet, winter flowers, magnolia wreath, spring bouquet, and a rose wreath.

I highly recommend this book.

Ten-Step Drawing: Flowers is a collection of step-by-step directions to draw over 75 flowers. I like how it starts with a simple doodle and builds in each step. It is great for those who would like to draw flowers in journals, crafting, cards, or other places. I am not not good at drawing, but this book makes me feel that drawing flowers is possible.

I received an advance reading copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I was not obligated to write a positive review.

Like the other Ten-Step Drawing book I reviewed, I feel sometimes they cheat a little to fit within the ten-steps (multi-part steps that don’t always seem like they go together and the like). We’ll let that slide though because there are a lot of flowers in this book.

Probably the most useful section is the displays is also the most frustrating for me. Displays. It’s awesome for showing you how to put it all together, but also the graphic version of fine print as some of them are cramming a lot of drawings in a small section and really making out how the individual flowers look gets tricky.

Still, it’s a solid 4 - 4.5 for me.


Complete list of the flowers in this book:

Blooms: Rose, Iris, Jasmine, Delphinium, Crocus, Lily, Snowdrop, Bird-of-Paradise, Calla Lily, Foxglove, Water Lily, Tulip, Gerbera, Sweet Pea, Lavender, Passionflower, Poppy, Bluebell, Sunflower, Hibiscus, Banana Flower, Hydrangea, Daffodil, Pansy, Peony, Carnation, Forget-Me-Not, Sweet William, Daisy, Orchid

Blossoms: Magnolia, Oklahoma Redbud, Venus Dogwood, Cherry Blossom, Crab Apple, Red Robin, Paul’s Scarlet, Prunus Kanzan, American Fringe, “Star Wars” Magnolia, Double Flowering Plum, Orange Blossom.

Botanicals: Blue Thistle, Desert Rose, Jade, Aloe Vera, Baby Rubber, Pitcher, Persian Shield, Spear Thistle, Bromeliad Guzmania, Anthurium, Blackberry, Christmas Cactus, Globe Thistle, Sloe Berries, Redcurrant, Burro’s Tail, Hen & Chicks, Holly.

Displays: Festive Wreath, Herb & Fruit Bouquet, Sunflower Bouquet, Wildflower Bouquet, Lilac Bouquet, Winter Flowers, Magnolia Wreath, Spring Bouquet, Hyacinth Bouquet, Tulip Bouquet, Thistle Buttonhole, Bouquet of Grasses, Rose Wreath, Orange Blossom Bouquet, Gerbera Bouquet.

Ten-Step Drawing: Flowers
By Mary Woodin

Delightful detailed but easy to follow instructions for beginners and more advanced artists wishing to draw flowers ~ I can see this as a gift for adults and children both.

Having tried to draw flowers for watercolor paintings I do believe this book would have been helpful in the past and would be helpful in the future when I paint again. I would definitely like to add it to my library as I believe it would assist in many endeavors. I can see using it for the basis of paintings, to create greeting cards or place cards at a table or even to make personalized stationery. I hope to find and purchase it soon.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing-Walter Foster for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars

Nice little book. Easy to follow instructions for all ages. Great for doodling on iPad or phone. I’ve also used it to illustrate cards and letters.

Ten-Step Drawing: Flowers by Mary Woodin is the perfect first step in learning to draw flowers. I wouldn’t define myself as creative or artistic but this book really made me want to draw and create. Woodin does a great job of outlining each of the steps and explaining how to get there. Unlike many other drawing books Woodin doesn’t make ever go from a line or circle to something very complex and overwhelming in the next step.

This is the perfect gift for anyone who loves flowers or has an interest in drawing.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group – Walter Foster,
Walter Foster Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.