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By Theresa Evans
Create Your Own Wedding Flowers. Step-by-step Guide To
Creating Fantastic Wedding Flowers.Most of us have a
favourite flower. We plant them in our gardens, we buy
them at the florist, we are given them as bouquets to
celebrate a a birthday, anniversary or to wish us a
speedy recovery. Unfortunately, most blooms have a short
life. I adore flowers and as an artist, I have learned
to preserve something of their essence in a flower
painting forever. If you have ever wished you could do
this with a favourite bloom, then read on.
Flower painting has a wonderful history. Botanical art
has been used to document numerous species of flowers
and plants. There is something very satisfying and
magical about painting a flower and preserving just what
it was like forever. Of course, flower photographs can
do the same but when you paint you have the added
pleasure of carefully examining the curves and colours
of each petal, stamen, stem and leaf. You have to
observe the way the light catches the flower and use
this information to give it a 3D presence on your paper.
By painting flowers, you get to know them intimately.
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wanting to start painting to begin with their favourite
flower, no matter how complex it might seem. By choosing
your favourite, you will be motivated to try again to
render it well. Your feelings have a better chance of
being transferred into your flower painting too. When a
flower painting makes you gasp, it is because it
initially did the same for the artist and they have
found a way of sharing that with you. It doesn't matter
if your attempts aren't perfect. Each time you try you
will become more familiar with it's shape. It will seem
easier to paint and you will notice more about the
nuances of colour and the way light can affect it.
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Surprise them with fresh flowersOf course, there are
some useful techniques which might help you learn flower
painting. Many excellent art books have been written
about this topic and your bookstore will certainly have
several. But be wary of simply copying another artists'
techniques. You may be surprised to find that you are
less satisfied with the results than you are with simply
observing your favourite flower and perfecting your
vision of it with each attempt.
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occasion. Your Satisfaction at 1-800-Flowers.Try drawing
with different materials, have fun and keep all your
attempts. You will be encouraged to see how your vision
and skill improves simply by practise. I use pastels,
both the soft powdery ones and the deliciously oily
variety. I love them because of their beautiful range of
colours, from very pale to vibrant hues. I can extend
this even further by overlaying thin veils of colour,
allowing the underneath ones to sing through. Or perhaps
you could try watercolour? This has long been a
favourite of flower painters and botanical artists and
for good reason. The way you can allow one luscious
colour to randomly bleed into another, just as it does
in nature, is very mouth-watering!
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promotions and discount coupon offers.As you can tell, I
am fanatical about flower painting but I do hope I have
managed to awaken a little curiosity in you. Have a go!
What have you to lose?
Theresa Evans is a flower artist. Her flower paintings
can be seen or her website http://www.flowerportfolio.com
where you can sign up for her free e-course on flower
painting. She is also available for commissions of a
favourite flower.
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