Are you a plant person, an art person, or both? Contemporary botanical art combines these interests to capture the beauty of the natural world. NYBG offered North America’s first formal botanical art certificate program, and has remained a leader in the discipline for three decades. A well-rounded array of courses in the classroom and Garden can be enjoyed singly, just for fun, or lead to a Certificate.
Click here for an overview of the Certificate Program.
Enjoy
painting
botanical
watercolors
in
a
relaxed
atmosphere.
This
class
is
designed
for
both
inexperienced
students
and
those
who
wish
to
improve
their
skills.
Lectures
and
demonstrations
are
enhanced
by
individual
instruction.
Work
at
your
own
pace
on
a
variety
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Pen
and
ink,
among
the
most
versatile
and
useful
media,
can
be
used
to
create
high
quality,
easily
reproducible
drawings.
Learn
how
to
produce
different
strokes
and
how
to
create
tone
by
using
stipple,
line,
and
crosshatch
techniques.
Prerequisite:
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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.
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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. Prerequisite: Botanical Drawing II.
Learn
how
to
use
Facebook,
Instagram,
Twitter,
and
Pinterest
to
showcase
your
work.
Define
your
goals
for
using
social
media
as
a
marketing
tool,
and
create
a
strategy
to
achieve
those
goals.
Discover
tips
for
attracting
and
engaging
followers.
Basic
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Capture
the
subtle
colors
and
nearly
infinite
texture
of
lichens.
You'll
explore
their
nature
and
history,
and
use
dissecting
microscopes
to
examine
their
minute
detail.
Learn
to
accurately
render
lichens
irregular
structures.
We
will
also
discuss
how
best
to
include
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Artists
of
all
skill
levels
will
enjoy
these
one-day
workshops
dedicated
to
basic
watercolor
techniques.
In
each
session,
you'll
learn
to
capture
the
beautiful
colors
and
unique
details
of
a
different
botanical
subject.
Photo
reference
materials
will
be
provided
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Having
a
professional
online
presence
is
essential
to
getting
the
word
out
about
your
work.
In
this
hands-on
class,
you
will
build
a
simple
website
(no
coding
required!)
to
showcase
your
portfolio
using
Wix.com,
a
free
and
easy-to-use
platform.
We
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Artists
of
all
skill
levels
will
enjoy
these
one-day
workshops
dedicated
to
basic
watercolor
techniques.
In
each
session,
you'll
learn
to
capture
the
beautiful
colors
and
unique
details
of
a
different
botanical
subject.
Photo
reference
materials
will
be
provided
more...
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