Painting Florals with Gouache: An Introduction to Creating Beautiful Botanical Artwork

This book has very detailed instructions. I do buy art books with tutorials and instructions to learn how to draw and paint, and, honestly, this book has the clearest step by step I've ever seen in a book. The artworks ended up being beautiful. As other reviewers have said this is an excellent book to get if you are a beginner or intermediate with gouache.

This book had the clearest step by step instructions I’ve seen in an illustration/painting book in some time. Excellent for beginners but also good projects for people who are intermediates and up and want to shake up their painting routine or hone their skills. I especially appreciated the clear and easy to read color palette for each project and the images showing what your project should look life if following along. Pleased I stumbled across this and will be using it for reference often.

I am learning to paint as a new hobby... not just gouache, but how to paint... I adore this book. Very simple, step by step and really lovely, lovely paintings that come out. Using the paint mixing she recommends doesn't quite work the way I wanted--I often have to add a bit of black to make the colors look more natural and muted and some colors seemed off even from the beginning even though I am using the brand she recommends... (eg. raw umber is not nearly so dark as it seems in her printing)... so be willing to play with color mixing going in, but I am learning a lot and I am having so much fun with it.

Bought this for my 13 year old granddaughter who's a very talented artist and wanted to learn more about how to use gouache. Though the book focuses on how to paint floral images, the instructions are applicable to painting any subject. The writer provides instructions about how to mix paints accurately to get the desired color, and how to hold paintbrushes as well as informing the tools necessary for successful artwork. All the artwork in the book is well drawn. My granddaughter really likes this book.

Love this book. The instructions are detailed. It has improved my gouache painting skills. The designs are beautiful.

This book is truly amazing, the artist explains really good how to paint flowers with gouache, what colors to use, I highly recommend it!

A lovely book with lots of beautiful projects to paint! I had a bit of trouble matching my color mixes to the book, but things still came out looking great. This is an excellent book to get if you are a beginner or intermediate with gouache!

images and "lessons" not innovative...too basic, boring, elementary.