A practical guide to the art of painting nature. Award-winning authors Meriel Thurstan and Rosie Martin demonstrate how to capture a host of wonderful natural history subjects, from fish, feathers, butterflies and bugs to eggshells and sea life.
Rosie Martin Book order
- 2019
- 2017
Masterclass in Colour
- 112 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Masterclass in colour offers ways to take their colouring to a new level and even start on the road to watercolour work. Each page of techniques and demonstration is followed by a companion page for you to practice the technique and do your own experimenting.
- 2016
No Patterns Needed: DIY Couture from Simple Shapes
- 208 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Suitable for those who want to sew your own clothes but are put off by the idea of cutting out pattern pieces covered with dotted lines and symbols, this book presents the author's innovative method, in which you begin with nothing but a rectangle, circle or triangle of fabric and some basic body measurements.
- 2015
Botanical Illustration for Beginners
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Over 50 step-by-step exercises to guide you through the botanical illustration process in simple, easy-to-follow stages. Includes composition, drawing, painting techniques and colour.
- 2012
An exciting approach to botanical illustration featuring exotic and extraordinary plant specimens.
- 2012
The DIY Couture collection features 10 stylish, easy to make pieces of clothing that can be endlessly reinvented in different fabrics, textures, and colors. Anyone who enjoys sewing and creating something unique will love using this book to make their own couture wardrobe. With simple, visual instructions and cool styling, DIY Couture will inspire people to join the handmade revolution. Where eco-fashion meets street style, this is the antithesis of fast-fashion. Absolutely no patterns required!
- 2009
Natural History Painting
- 143 pages
- 6 hours of reading
From the award-winning botanical painting authors, a new book to record more than just the flora of the world, but also the fauna. Recording accurately but beautifully the animal wildlife that surrounds us is an age-old art. The authors, with the Eden Project, show us how to take up the subject and make the most of the revival of this art form.
- 2008
This bestselling botanical illustration title new in paperback. Devised by experienced teacher and award-winning artist Rosie Martin, this course is based on the botanical illustration course taught at the highly acclaimed Eden Project in Cornwall.
