10 Step Drawing: Botanicals

Justine Lecouffe is an artist, illustrator and graphic designer based in London, UK. She creates digital and traditional hand drawings encompassing fashion, beauty, architecture and travel, for clients in a wide range of industries, from book publishing to branding for jewellery and fashion designers. Her work has been published in a number of books, including Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls and her major clients include Apple, O2, the National Trust, NHS, Red bull, Nivea and Pandora. Her book sales now total over 15k copies.Visit her website www.justinelecouffe.com

• INTRODUCTIONHOW TO USE THIS BOOKWildflowersPeriwinkleCornflowerOxeye daisyDandelionThistlePoppyEchinaceaRed cloverFoxgloveFritillaryBee orchidMontbretiaWoodland plants & fungiHorsetailFly agaricTurkeytailCommon club mossDeer fernDelta maidenhair fernWild garlicClimbers & creepersRoseClematisHoneysuckleVirginia creeperPassion flowerTree ivyWisteriaBougainvilleaMorning glorySweet peaJasmineFruitsGrapesPumpkinStrawberryBlackberryPeachFigOrangeAckeeDurianTrees & shrubsGolden larchMagnoliaOakHollyHydrangeaScots pineCannonballFuchsiaHouseplantsBunny ears cactusMonsteraAloe veraAfrican violetPoinsettiaEcheveriaDwarf palmettoABOUT THE ARTISTACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Lecouffe has written several books in the 10 Step Drawing series, each capable of standing alone. The variety in this newest book is absolutely a joy, with instructions for drawing not only flowers but also trees, fungi, houseplants, and fruit (including a pumpkin). The steps are simple to follow. The last two steps are the hardest, involving finer details and shading, but even just doing the first eight can make an artist more confident in their abilities than when they started. While all the plants differ from one another, the steps follow the same pattern, which will help those learning the basics gain a solid skill set. Also appealing, the steps are subdivided sufficiently that the guide can be used to draw flowers from life or copy the example images provided. The projects use widely available tools that can be found even at hypermarkets and discount stores.