# Art Class: Flowers and Foliage

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- Authors: [Sarah Hankinson](https://www.bookquiver.com/sarah-hankinson)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2025-03-06

## Description

Learn how to sketch, draw and paint flowers and foliage with this bright and accessible step-by-step guide. Flowers and Foliage: Creating Contemporary Botanical Art explores the always popular subject matter of botanical art. This is a beginner’s guide to creating contemporary botanical art for everyone who loves flowers: tulips, sunflowers, orchids and many more. Fantastic ice-breaker exercises include: • Drawing with the non-dominant hand • Blind contour exercise to test hand-eye coordination • Drawing a flower upside down to practise observational skills to draw what you see rather than your perceived idea of what a flower looks like. To help guide readers and budding artists to create their own amazing botanical art, each activity includes: • Step-by-step imagery • Flower diagrams with labels • Original commissioned photography The projects include working with different media: watercolour pastel pencil ink and use a range of popular flowers as inspiration. With a focus on appreciating nature and making time to play, this simple introduction makes the beloved style of botanical art accessible to all.

## Editions

### Art Class: Flowers and Foliage

- Publisher: thames_and_hudson
- ISBN: 978-17-6076-434-0
- Pages: 144
- Published: 2025-03-06
- Language: en_GB