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This 40-page printable e-booklet, with informative illustrations and examples,  was written for the many botanical artists who find that capturing the essential details of a leaf and its natural positioning on the plant can be a challenge. It will also be helpful for enhancing understanding of leaf structures to produce scientifically-accurate renderings while infusing essential dimensional effects by the application of light and shadow.

By means of new contemporary materials, the contents provide hands-on insight into how masters of the past prepared their drawings for later paintings. Discover how masters like Durer, da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rubens and Rembrandt prepared their drawings for final works. This booklet includes instruction (with illustrations) for dimensional drawing results using three colours in the tradition of the trois crayons method.

In summary, this booklet offers:

• Enhancement of observational skills in dealing with a wide range of leaf structures.
• Easy-to-digest, basic plant morphology relevant to leaf species and structures.
• Solutions to the challenges of proportion and perspective in leaf drawings.
• Guidance in the level of detail required of both single and multiple leaves on stems and branches.
• An understanding of how past masters prepared their drawings for full colour paintings.
• Ways to explore new drawing materials for producing better dimensional effects in leaf drawings.
• A fun, new opportunity to understand and experiment with drawing leaf structures with enhanced dimensional qualities.