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The Mindful Magic of Flower Drawing: A step-by-step guide to drawing & doodling flowers
Mindful, achievable and satisfying, this book gives readers a unique way to interact with the natural world around them, whether that's drawing cut flowers in a vase, or wild flowers in their front garden.
Start at the beginning of the book and get a back-to-basics guide to line drawing, then move on to accessible step-by-step tutorials for stunning projects such as bouquets, patterns, wreaths and other floral motifs.
Artist and educator Chloe Wilson breaks down each flower into easy repeatable elements, and gives plenty of tips on overcoming the fear of the blank page. She also provides plenty of tips on choosing the right materials, finding inspiration and developing your own style, along with ideas for using your drawings to create personalized stationery and artwork to go on your walls, so you can immediately enjoy the benefits of your new hobby in your home.
Start at the beginning of the book and get a back-to-basics guide to line drawing, then move on to accessible step-by-step tutorials for stunning projects such as bouquets, patterns, wreaths and other floral motifs.
Artist and educator Chloe Wilson breaks down each flower into easy repeatable elements, and gives plenty of tips on overcoming the fear of the blank page. She also provides plenty of tips on choosing the right materials, finding inspiration and developing your own style, along with ideas for using your drawings to create personalized stationery and artwork to go on your walls, so you can immediately enjoy the benefits of your new hobby in your home.
144 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 6, 2024
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March 26, 2026
I've been enjoying drawing flowers mostly using the techniques from this book. It does get more challenging as the book goes on, but I just do what I can so I don't get too tired. There are some fun projects later in the book that I will definitely enjoy trying, like the strings of flowers, cascades, and especially the flowers around a slice of moon!
The instructions about penciling in the placement of where you want to draw each flower are particularly helpful. I used to have an etsy shop and sell a lot of digital, floral watercolor clip art that I handpainted traditionally, but I could easily create compositions for bouquets by moving flowers from different paintings around on the screen. Making a pleasing composition in one shot on a fixed substrate is harder! This book has taught me to plan things out ahead of time.
I like to do painted vignettes or clusters of flowers, then slip them into pockets in my junk journals. Over time, I forget which I put where, and it's like a little mystery when I repopen the journals and pull a flower out of a pocket. I will be using the flowers I make from this book inside my junk journals.
The instructions about penciling in the placement of where you want to draw each flower are particularly helpful. I used to have an etsy shop and sell a lot of digital, floral watercolor clip art that I handpainted traditionally, but I could easily create compositions for bouquets by moving flowers from different paintings around on the screen. Making a pleasing composition in one shot on a fixed substrate is harder! This book has taught me to plan things out ahead of time.
I like to do painted vignettes or clusters of flowers, then slip them into pockets in my junk journals. Over time, I forget which I put where, and it's like a little mystery when I repopen the journals and pull a flower out of a pocket. I will be using the flowers I make from this book inside my junk journals.
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