A practical and inspiring beginner’s guide to botanical sketching and nature journaling. Learn to draw and paint plants, flowers and insects while creating a beautiful personal record of the natural world.
Learn to observe, draw and paint the natural world with this beautiful beginner-friendly guide to keeping a botanical sketchbook.
Renowned botanical artist and tutor Dianne Sutherland guides you through every stage of creating your own nature journal—from choosing or making a sketchbook to planning compositions and bringing plants to life with graphite and watercolour.
Clear instructions and inspiring examples demonstrate how to record flowers, leaves, trees, fruit, insects and natural habitats. You’ll learn how to combine accurate botanical sketches with colour swatches, handwritten observations and labels, creating a personal visual record of the nature around you.
Suitable for complete beginners as well as artists hoping to develop their botanical sketching practice, Sketching Nature encourages creativity, closer observation and a more mindful connection with the natural world.
Inside the book
- Advice on selecting or making a botanical sketchbook
- Essential drawing and watercolour materials
- Botanical drawing and painting techniques
- Guidance on colour mixing, texture and detail
- Advice for arranging balanced sketchbook compositions
- Step-by-step flower and plant studies
- Ideas for including notes, labels and colour swatches
- Guidance for sketching insects and natural habitats
Book details
- Full title: Sketching Nature: The Beginner’s Guide to Keeping a Botanical Sketchbook
- Author: Dianne Sutherland
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: David & Charles
- Publication date: 31 May 2025
- Pages: 128
- Dimensions: 27.3 × 21 cm
- ISBN: 9781446314098
- Language: English
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