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How I Illustrate Books - Watercolor Artist Diary

By Anna Farba

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
Published
2025
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Botanical illustrator Anna Farba walks through her professional five-stage watercolor workflow for commissioned book illustration: brief and discovery, sketching, final painting, high-resolution scanning, and file delivery, balancing botanical accuracy with artistic expression.