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Botanical Drawing with the Native Plant Society of NJ (Sold Out)
June 6, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Katy Lyness
is a passionate home gardener whose interests brought her to New York Botanical Garden’s Botanical Art and Illustration Program. She has been represented in the American Society of Botanical Artists Annual International Exhibition and is active in the Tri-State Botanical Artist Group.
She has an MA in Art Education from Columbia University, Teacher’s College.
Four Tuesday virtual classes, 6 – 9 pm on Tuesday evenings June 6, 13, 20, 27
This is a Members Only Program
Class One
Introduction
Learn who we are, why we draw the natural world
Drawing materials
Learn about the tools used in botanical art
Basic drawing techniques
Learn to draw what you see (garlic or ginger)
● Contour drawing
● Gesture drawing
● Measuring for scale
● Negative shapes
● Constructing from shapes
Class Two
Measuring for Angle and Proportion
Learn correct techniques of measuring for angle and proportion.
Tonal Gradation
Learn to create a smooth gradation of tone using graphite on paper
Values
Learn to see degrees of darkness on a value scale
Gradient Scale
Learn to create a value step scale using graphite and pen
Light on Form
Learn how light defines form and how to represent it on paper with graphite, colored pencil, and pen
● Drawing a sphere (cherry tomato)
● Drawing a cylinder (twig)
Class Three
Colored Pencil
Learn colored pencil tools and techniques
● Qualities to look for in pencils
● Other tools (erasers, embossers, etc.)
● Color charts
● Drawing techniques
Color Theory
Learn basic color theory
● Hue
● Value
● Saturation
Color wheels
● Primary colors
● Secondary colors
● Complementary colors
Drawing with Colored Pencils
Draw a cherry tomato using colored pencils
Basic leaf structure
Learn the morphology of the leaf in order to improve one’s observational skills when drawing the natural world.
Draw a leaf using colored pencils
Class Four
Flower Structure
Learn basic flower morphology in order to improve one’s observational skills when drawing the natural world.
Foreshortening
Learn the technique of foreshortening to better draw three- dimensional botanical subjects on a two-dimensional surface.
Draw a flower using foreshortening techniques
Learn techniques for creating a sketchbook
- How to put together a nature journal kit
- How to think like a scientist
- How to make an interesting page