krivapeta: A true treasure trove of a book . Not only teaches how to paint, there are lots of tips on how to overcome the most difficult passages and a detailed colour mixing chart for the most used colours in botanical painting. With useful tips on every page this book is a precious companion for every watercolourist.
United Kingdom on Sep 28, 2023
Kae: She has provided so much detailed information, on how to create beautiful watercolor flowers and fruit! Her step by step guidance on various techniques to achieve professional results, are amazing!
United States on Sep 22, 2023
Best book to learn botanical art .. worth invest.: Best book worth invest .
Singapore on Jul 20, 2023
Anne: I scoured a tonne of botanical books here on Amazon and after visiting a host of book reviews, I pushed Billy Showell’s books right to the top of my list. One of them even said…Come hell or highwater and if there is a fire and I only get to grab a few books, Billy’s books will be the ones I would grab. That review and another flipthrough video review sealed the decision for me and I bought 3 of Billy’s books as a birthday gift. Two have arrived so far. This one in hardcover, published by Billy in 2016 Botanical Painting in Watercolour is extremely good. Within a flipthrough of a few pages, I felt like I learned more than the stack of tutorials I watched and had to memorise in piecemeal. This book is comprehensive with voluminous good sharings of things one would take years to learn. Highly recommend. The book gets full 5 stars.
Only disappointment was the courier packaging. 2 books came in a paper envelope, the sort that is a layer of paper with bubble wrap enforcement. Well, there was a huge rip by the time it was handed to me. The courier envelope appeared to have been torn by a sharp object right through into the package — rip of 4 inches long and had a hole...
Singapore on Jun 23, 2023
Lao: I belong to her online tutorial website and I wanted to have her books. The illustration are just fabulous and she is such a delightful and through teacher. If you are trying to learn botanical watercolor, you can't go wrong with Billy Showell.
United States on Apr 18, 2023
Amazon Customer: Love this book. Billy Showell is clear & precise in her instructions. Her work is just beautiful!
United States on Jan 09, 2023
D.: È in inglese,e ho concluso tre cose:
1- non capisco nulla
2- i disegni fatti sono così belli che tolgono il fiato
3- non riuscirò mai a dipingere così.
Pazienza, è un bellissimo libro ugualmente!!!
Italy on Dec 26, 2022
Cathy F.: As a beginner watercolor painter it gives me step-by-step instructions and a goal to aspire to. I may never paint botanical level florals like Billy but i can use her techniques to improve my skills. Worth every penny just to LOOK at her beautiful artwork. LOVE IT!
United States on Sep 17, 2022
Amazon Customer: Well this is rather frustrating. I wish it was made more clear in the description for this book that there are no instructions for creating an entire flower in this book. This book focuses on the details of making all the various parts of a flower for various types of flowers. I bought this book because it was the most recently published book, thinking it was the most current and up to date instruction for botanical water coloring from the artist/author. For full instructions on creating a complete flower/flower composition, you need to buy her other book called: "A-Z of Flower Portraits: An illustrated guide to painting 40 beautiful flowers in watercolour." I don't fault the author but rather the publisher, who should have made it clear that this is actually 1 book in a 2 volume book set. If I had known, I would have bought the other one. I am taking her online classes and wanted something in book form for reference with all the basics that I could study at my own pace, for which this book is very good at doing, however, it was a pretty big disappointment to learn that to put all the information together in a complete flower, I would have to buy another book! I am grateful that...
United States on Apr 15, 2018
| Learn the Art of Botanical Painting with Billy Showell's Watercolour Techniques | Paul Clark's Watercolor Painting Guide: Step-by-Step Tutorials for the Absolute Beginner | 30-Minute Beginner Botanical Projects Watercolor Workbook: Create Beautiful Watercolor Art on Premium Paper | |
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| Sale off | $5 OFF | $8 OFF | |
| Total Reviews | 65 reviews | 140 reviews | 120 reviews |
| ISBN-10 | 1844484513 | 195096826X | |
| Watercolor Painting | Watercolor Painting | Watercolor Painting | Watercolor Painting |
| Item model number | 9781844484515 | 9781950968268 | |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1844484515 | 978-1950968268 | |
| Publisher | Search Press; Illustrated edition | GMC | Paige Tate & Co; Workbook edition |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | ||
| Customer Reviews | 4.8/5 stars of 1,127 ratings | 4.8/5 stars of 1,505 ratings | 4.7/5 stars of 1,844 ratings |
| Best Sellers Rank | #58 in Plant & Animal Art #58 in Watercolor Painting | #45 in Painting #376 in Watercolor Painting | #1 in Watercolor Painting#2 in Gift Decorating#30 in Coloring Books for Grown-Ups |
| Publication date | July 12, 2016 | April 15, 2020 | April 27, 2021 |
| Plant & Animal Art (Books) | Plant & Animal Art | ||
| Language | English | English | English |
| Country of Origin | United Kingdom | USA | |
| Release date | July 12, 2016 | April 27, 2021 | |
| Product Dimensions | 9.31 x 0.79 x 10.19 inches; 2.22 Pounds | 8.5 x 0.47 x 11 inches; 1.15 Pounds |
Brazil on Sep 30, 2023