/r/BotanicalIllustration
A place to share your own botanical illustration or works credited to the artist.
Botanical illustration is the art of depicting the form, color, and details of plant species, frequently in watercolor paintings. They must be scientifically accurate but often also have an artistic component and may be printed with a botanical description in book, magazines, and other media or sold as a work of art. Often composed in consultation with a scientific author, their creation requires an understanding of plant morphology and access to specimens and references.
Resources:
American Society of Botanical Artists
Searchable database of historic illustrations
Subreddits of interest:
r/BotanicalPorn (Safe for Work)
/r/BotanicalIllustration
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Grasses & flowers
Garden plein air painting with fox & cubs, flax, and centaurea.
09:49 UTC
Botanical Illustration of Spanish Needle (Bidens alba)
23:19 UTC
Hydrangeas watercolor on hot press
15:11 UTC
Summer painting - heleniums & centaurea
Plein air watercolour
09:54 UTC
maybe i just miss when it was warm.
21:19 UTC
I really enjoy painting greenery! "Gateway", me, 2024, acrylic on paper
14:23 UTC
Autumn Maple I drew. Pen and ink on smooth bristol.
17:23 UTC
"Overgrown", me, 2024, acrylic on paper
14:37 UTC
Geums
Plein air painting in the garden
09:01 UTC
Lilium. Art by me
08:28 UTC
Botanical illustration of Spanish Bayonet (Yucca aloifolia)
03:15 UTC
Purple water lily
Drawn with watercolours and fineliner.
20:13 UTC
Botanical illustration of Sow Thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
17:17 UTC
Let’s see some outtakes
My cats are constantly threatening to murder my plant or walk all over my work (like my late Tillandsia xerographica from a couple years ago). Anything ever happen to your piece (or the subject) before you could finish?
I also once drew a still life that my roommates ate midway through back in college, accidentally bleeding on one piece that could not be saved, and the occasional plant dying/browning really quick…
Maybe I’m just a klutz! 🫠
13:32 UTC
Cornelian Cherry
12:21 UTC
Plant labels
I hope this fits here.
The left one is cornsalad (Valeriana locusta); the right one is Armenian grape hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum). In case you cannot read it.
02:16 UTC
A growth
13:10 UTC
Sacred Lotus: Bloom and Balance, Digital Artwork by me, 2024
12:54 UTC
Botanical Illustration of Sword Fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia)
23:35 UTC
stargazer lily
13:17 UTC
Clitoria
I drawn this piece with ball-point pens, took me so much time to complete, but I am happy with the final outcome. Do you guys like my art?
03:16 UTC
Poppies
Drawn using aquarell markers.
18:23 UTC
I’m obsessed with mycelium
I love mushrooms and have drawn, sculpted or painted so many and I’ll never get tired of it! I hope you like my little drawing.
01:55 UTC
Found a good stick that day
16:06 UTC
Monet’s Garden
I hope this is allowed - I’ll resubmit as just a picture if not with apologies.
I’m trying to get this botanical LEGO set made as an official product. This means I need a certain amount of votes - if you like it, your vote would be gratefully received.
Thank you.
23:24 UTC