Contemporary botanical art captures the beauty of the natural world with precision, and our extraordinary instructors share their expertise in this nurturing yet rigorous program. NYBG offered North America's first formal botanical art certificate program and remains a leader in the discipline after more than three decades. This program offers a well-rounded array of courses that can be enjoyed singly, just for fun, or lead to a Certificate.
Click here for an overview of the Certificate Program.
We
will
focus
on
using
Instagram
to
showcase
and
promote
your
work.
You'll
define
your
goals
for
using
social
media
as
a
marketing
tool,
and
create
a
strategy
to
achieve
those
goals,
as
well
as
discover
tips
for
attracting
and
more...
Apply your understanding of contours, perspective, and tone to drawing three distinct types of flowers. The object is to accurately draw a fully toned flowering plant. Explore compositional possibilities, textures, and details.
Capture
the
resilience
and
beauty
of
alpine
plants
through
the
precision
of
graphite,
the
boldness
of
pen
and
ink,
and
the
subtlety
of
watercolor
washes.
In
this
class,
you'll
explore
the
unique
forms,
textures,
and
adaptations
of
high-altitude
flora—from
cushion
more...
Explore
how
to
create
translucent
effects
as
you
draw
botanical
subjects
such
as
flower
petals
and
specific
fruit
parts—such
as
orange
slices
and
pomegranate
seeds.
You'll
practice
advanced
layering
techniques
that
build
tonal
range
and
luminous
color,
using
both
colored
more...
Learn
how
to
apply
the
basic
watercolor
techniques
of
botanical
art
as
you
paint
Japanese
chrysanthemums,
or
kiku,
with
stylistic
flair
borrowed
from
the
ukiyo-e
style—a
prominent
genre
of
Japanese
art
featuring
woodblock
prints
and
paintings
that
flourished
from
the
more...
Accurate observation translates into sensitive, realistic drawings and is an essential skill for botanical artists. Using basic shapes, fruit, and leaves, learn contour drawing with an emphasis on proportion, and explore techniques such as foreshortening, perspective, and line weight.
Forethought
and
an
understanding
of
basic
composition
principles
are
the
foundation
of
any
balanced
work
of
art.
Through
group
critiques,
discussions
and
a
variety
of
exercises,
we'll
experiment
with
a
wide
range
of
principles,
including
focal
point,
the
rule
of
more...
Building
on
Botanical
Drawing
I
skills,
learn
to
tone
fruit,
vegetables,
leaves,
and
branches.
Focus
on
concepts
of
light
source,
value,
and
shading
to
create
form.
Learn
to
translate
color
into
black
and
white,
and
create
the
illusion
of
depth
more...
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