I dabble in painting and botanical Art, but am not a professional. I requested the Arc through Netgalley to have a look at professional work and guides
This book is a fantastic reference book. The tutorials are short, but have detailed information to make the technique work, but if you want to paint, you have to work yourself. This is not a step-by-step lets paint a flower tutorial book, but I think it is better because of that.
If I would spend more time on botanical art, this would definitely fall into the category of "Reference books I want to own"

First, can we just talk about the cover of this book? I don't think I could physically walk past it in a book store without *having to* touch it. But more importantly, the content is just as beautiful and practical, teaching the reader all about botanical art - from caring for and arranging cut flowers to drawing and painting with a wide variety of techniques and tools.

But what makes this book so unique is the unprecedented combination of art and botanical science. It is not just another art book that shows you how to draw and paint; it delves into the anatomy of plants, allowing the reader to first develop a relationship with and knowledge on horticulture.

In addition, "Botanical Art Techniques" contains an astonishing amount of detail applicable not only to floral patterns, such as line control and weight, shading, inking, scaling and much more. The authors also give instructions for portraying leaves, vegetables and roots - but the techniques are valid for drawing or painting anything. Instructions accompanied by illustrations are remarkably detailed.

This book is an absolute treasure to be worked with for years. It is the perfect choice for any aspiring or established artist.

*Thank you to the Publisher for a free advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A fascinating, detailed and useful to all the art techniques you can use to draw or paint botanical elements.
I found it very detailed, with a step by step guide to the different techniques and how to draw botanical elements.
The picture are amazing and the texts are clear.
An excellent guide, highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.