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More info A new book by Natalie Ratkowski, a renowned designer and artist, is dedicated to botanical illustration — the popular art of depicting the shape and details of plants. In it, the author will show how to paint flowers, plants and entire gardens no worse than Renoir and Monet. At the master classes included in the book, a professional artist will tell the main secrets of creating an ideal garden on paper. With the help of the manual, you will learn how to draw various plants, select colors and beautifully design the resulting drawing. Also in this book you will find: — an analysis of the basics of botanical illustration; — detailed descriptions of materials and techniques used by Van Gogh and Jean Giraud; — seasonal gardens and more than 20 plants that are found there; — several options for themed decor for your garden. Get inspired by the living gardens and illustrations from the book to create your own unique botanical paradise! Natalie Ratkowski (born 1977) is an illustrator, designer and author of a number of bestsellers: “The profession is an illustrator. Learning to think creatively ”,“ Let yourself be creative. Artbooks, Sketchbooks and Travel Diaries ”,“ Draw Every Day: One Year with an Illustrator ”and“ The Artist ”. Natalie received a higher technical education at the Taganrog Radiotechnical University, but in parallel with her training as a «techie» she worked as an illustrator of children’s books on physics and mathematics. With the move to Germany, she decided to deepen her passion for art and graphics. Natalie entered the Art Institute of Applied Sciences in Dortmund and graduated cum laude as a designer and illustrator. Already during her studies, Natalie worked as a freelance illustrator at Lebedev’s studio, as well as a designer and illustrator for a large financial company in the field of German healthcare in Essen. In recent years, Natalie has remained an active illustrator and at the same time works for a well-known international consulting company in Dusseldorf, while collaborating with colleagues around the world. Her works can be found in various well-known publications, including Taschen, Vogue, Сosmopolitan, Domashny Ochag and many others. She has done dozens of works for calendars and diaries, covers and illustrations for bestsellers by such famous authors as Barbara Sher and a number of other domestic and foreign authors, hundreds of illustrations and photographs for her own books. Many are familiar with Natalie’s creativity and ideas thanks to her author’s projects, which at one time became the first of their kind in Runet: the “Drawing flash mob” project (sketchflashmob.floaty.de) for lovers of drawing from nature, the “Endless Book” project (endlessbook.floaty .de) for book illustrators, 365 sketches project for daily sketches. Later, these projects gained thousands of followers. Author`s site: https: //www.floaty.dewww. Instagram: @natalie_ratkovski Abstract This book will reveal to you the secret of how to convey the beauty of plants in your garden, even if it is huddled on a small windowsill, using simple pictorial techniques, to capture unusual places on your travels or the charm of a park on a nearby street. designer and bestselling author Natalie Ratkowski is dedicated to botanical sketching techniques. On the pages of this edition, you will find interesting lessons where you will learn how to draw seasonal gardens and choose a color palette, what visual techniques were developed by the author, and why shading is so important in drawing. The book will help you hone your skills of fast, but accurate and beautiful drawing. The author has dozens of illustrations for such values as Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Samsung and Taschen. Hundreds of easel paintings, drawings, sketches and sketches. A number of famous art projects. Together with Natalie Ratkowski, you will learn her art techniques and create your own botanical garden with the help of various tools! …
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