The purpose of this page is to bring your attention to artists and illustrators who share what they do either through their own websites or through public video-sharing websites such as YouTube. Please visit each artist’s website to learn more about them. Enjoy!
The Illustrated Garden, A Studio Blog
Illustrator Val Webb demonstrates how she works with her tutorial, Botanical Drawing with Pencil and Watercolor
A Naturalist’s Journal
A teacher documents her summer sketching experiences in the Sierra Nevada with illustrator John Muir Laws.
Mark Klinger: Scientific Illustrator, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Scientific Illustration at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Interviews with Molly Kelly Ryan and Mary Parrish
Helen Fitzgerald
Australian botanical artist, Helen Fitzgerald, has posted brief tutorials to share with other artists. The links below are distributed freely through YouTube.com. Read our review of Helen’s videos in the Art Library (go to Art Library>Videos). All of Helen’s tutorials can be viewed on her website.
Helen Fitzerald: Botanical Watercolor Tip #1 (Camellia leaf)
Helen Fitzerald: Botanical Watercolor Tip #2 (Camellia leaf)
Helen Fitzgerald: Botanical Watercolor Tip #3 (Camellia leaf)
Helen Fitzerald: Botanical Watercolor Tip #4 (Camellia leaf)
Helen Fitzgerald: Botanical Watercolor Tip #7 (Eucalyptus leaf)
Helen Fitzgerald: Travel Sketchbook, Sapa Vietnam
I would like to see MORE!!!
Wonderful!!! Am starting a watercolor class in the fall – have never worked with that medium. This is so inspiring!