Great Burnet Step by Step
Recently, I’ve illustrated the Great Burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis for an interpretation board, to [...]
Recently, I’ve illustrated the Great Burnet, Sanguisorba officinalis for an interpretation board, to [...]
Step by step blogs can be tricky to write – I often don’t [...]
Habit sketches are an important aspect of doing botanical illustrations. They need to [...]
I recently completed a blueberry illustration for a packaging job, and thought it’d [...]
This blog shows how to ink up the Downy Birch leaves and catkins, [...]
My earlier blog, Wild Shreds: Illustrating Pet Food packaging gave an overview of completing [...]
In my last blog, Botanical illustration of Rose leaves, I discussed the processes [...]
A recent job involved illustrating the Japanese Rose, Rosa rugosa. It’s not the [...]
Sweet peas are beautiful flowers, and a joy to paint. This blog is [...]
Whenever I paint a plant, I tend to use the same approach. This [...]
If you’re doing a botanical illustration of a cluster of fruit, the first [...]
Illustrating birds is always wonderful. When it’s for a friend, is a bird [...]
Autumn leaves are incredibly beautiful. The form of the leaf coupled with their [...]