Article · Longwood Gardens
Getting Started with Field Sketching
By Natalya Zahn
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2020
About this lesson
A botanical garden illustrator walks through a seven-step field-sketching process for a daylily, from assembling a kit of specific brushes and colored pencils through layering washes to build depth, explaining her reasoning for each material choice.
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