{"product_id":"the-kew-book-of-botanical-illustration-9781844489473","title":"The Kew Book of Botanical Illustration","description":"\u003cp\u003eKew is eminent worldwide in botanical science and the study and preservation of plant species  and Christabel King has been doing illustrations for them for 40 years and is their foremost botanical artist. Here she explains both scientific botanical illustration and the looser botanical art  and covers materials  collecting and preserving plant specimens  drawing and painting techniques  magnification  using dividers  drawing from life  composition  light and shade and tranferring drawings. She goes on to discuss painting leaves  flowers  cactii and succulents  wildflowers  trees and plates for Curtiss Botanical magazine. A chapter on travel drawings gives a flavour of the authors passion and worldwide experience. There is a helpful section on suitable subjects for beginners and a glossary of terms. The text is highly illustrated throughout with beautiful paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648035545141,"sku":"ByrdShop_1844489477","price":43.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781844489473.jpg?v=1781707069","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-kew-book-of-botanical-illustration-9781844489473","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}