Synopses & Reviews
Those who want to learn to paint orchids without relying on their drawing skills have everything they need in this book. With tracings for readers to pull out and transfer on to watercolor paper and full instructions on how to do so, there is one tracing for each of the five step-by-step projects, plus a bonus tracing of the inspirational painting in the introduction. The orchid family is a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with colorful blooms, providing a vast selection of beautiful flowers to take inspiration from. In this book, Ann Mortimer has selected a pink miltonia, a backlit phalaenopsis, a slipper orchid, a miltonia orchid, and an orchid in a bowl. The tracings and clear, step-by-step photographs explain the often-complex watercolor painting process in-depth, making it easy for readers to reproduce all of the projects.
Review
"She also offers helpful advice on colour and shading to give your result presence and depth. As well as exploring a rewarding subject, this is also an excellent way to develop your general flower painting skills." —Paint (January 2013)
Synopsis
The Ready to Paint series provides six tracings for readers to pull out and transfer on to watercolour paper. There is one for each of the five step-by-step demonstrations, plus a bonus tracing of the inspirational painting in the introduction section, and full instructions on how to transfer the images. People who want to learn to paint orchids without relying on their drawing skills have everything they need in this book. The orchid family is a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with colourful and fragrant blooms. It is also one of the two largest families of flowering plants, and therefore there are a lot of beautiful flowers to take inspiration from. In this book, Ann Mortimer has chosen to paint a pink miltonia, backlit phalaenopsis, slipper orchid, miltonia orchid and an orchid in a bowl. The tracings and clear step-by-step photographs explain the painting process in great depth and make it easy for readers to reproduce all of these projects.
Synopsis
Ann Mortimer shows you how to paint beautiful orchids the most exotic and vibrant of flowers. Artists who want to learn how to paint their complex shapes without relying on their drawing skills have everything they need, and more experienced artists will be inspired by Anns striking paintings.
About the Author
Ann Mortimer is a professional artist, a watercolor tutor, and a member of the Society of Floral Painters. She has written several articles for "Leisure Painter" magazine and is the author of "Flowers in the Landscape."