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.
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
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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.
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
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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
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The
bright
berries
of
holly,
hawthorn,
mountain
ash,
and
cotoneaster
are
among
nature's
holiday
ornaments,
bringing
color
and
vitality
to
the
winter
landscape.
Their
glowing
reds,
oranges,
and
deep
greens
offer
beautiful
inspiration
for
botanical
artists
during
the
darker
months
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