Advanced Botanical Drawing and Illustration

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Additional Information

Please bring with you to the first day (Items marked with an * are ones you likely already have if you attended the beginner’s course at NTU):

• A3 sketchbook. An ideal sketchbook would be Stillman & Birn Zeta series or the Daler Rowney Ebony spiral bound sketchbooks (they handle light colour washes better than other options) - the paper should be as white and smooth as possible. *
• Graphite pencils, such as Faber Castell 9000 or Staedtler Lumograph, grades 4H, 2H, F or HB, B, 2B. *
• Sable or synthetic pointed round paint brushes (these are good for laying down washes and detailed work). We’d suggest getting the following sizes: Size 6, Size 4, Size 2, Size 0. 
• A Paint palette – either a daisy ceramic palette or a white household china side plate. *
• Hand-held Magnifying Lens x2 magnification. *
• Travel lamp with daylight bulb. *
• Watercolour paints – you will need all of the following paints from Winsor & Newton:
• Reds: Permanent Rose, Quinacridone Red or scarlet Lake, Permanent Alizarin Crimson, Perylene Maroon
• Yellows: Winsor Lemon, Transparent Yellow, Indian Yellow, Transparent Orange
• Blues: Winsor Blue Green Shade, Winsor Blue Red Shade, Cobalt Blue, Indanthrene Blue 
• Violets: Winsor Violet Dioxazine, Perylene Violet, Quinacridone Magenta
• Greens: Perylene Green, Viridian
• White Gouache.

Your tutor will provide watercolour paper at the start of the course, to get you going.

You will need to provide paper as the course progresses, and your tutor can advise you on the most suitable paper to get during the first session.

If you would like to do some pre-course research, you can look at:

• Botanical Art Techniques by The American Society of Botanical Artists
• Botanical Illustration by Valerie Oxley
• Botanical Illustration From Life by Isik Güner
• Website: https://www.botanicalartandartists.com/