Botanical drawing: Intermediate
An excellent opportunity to develop your skills alongside a professional botanical artist.
Gain a deeper insight into the inspiring world of botanical drawing and learn the methods used by a professional.
Botanical drawing requires a level of observation and drawing skill to capture the true essence and form of a plant.
Join botanical artist Lucy Smith to deepen your knowledge of plant structure and 'how to see' using measured drawing and perspective.
On this course, you will draw a complex subject, learning to depict the leaves and flowers through three dimensions, as well as draw and render the solid forms of fruits and seeds.
This course is suitable for artists with some prior experience of botanical drawing.
About the tutor
Lucy T Smith is a freelance botanical artist who has been based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for twenty-four years.
She has received international recognition and awards for her work, including the Jill Smythies Award for Botanical Illustration from the Linnean Society of London and two gold medals from the Royal Horticultural Society. Her scientific illustration work has been recognised by her receipt of First Prize in the Margaret Flockton Award for Scientific Illustration, from the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney.
Represented in the Shirley Sherwood collection.
As well as freelance work, Lucy produces illustrations and paintings for private commissions and exhibitions.