INDEX

A

allover patterns

anthurium

B

backgrounds

abstract shapes

allover

banana leaves

barrel cactus

basket

begonia, spotted

blue, mixing

brown, mixing

brushes

washing

brushwork

linear marks

C

calathea

characteristics, plant

Chinese money plant

Chinese painting

chrysanthemum

close-up views

cold-pressed paper

color

analogous colors

complementary colors

intensity

keeping colors fresh

mixing

neutral colors

primary colors

secondary colors

taking out

temperature

tertiary colors

tests

transparency

watercolor inks

watercolor pans

wheel

composition

allover patterns

avoiding symmetry

rule of thirds

cropping

D

decorative wreath

depth, depicting

drawing

brushwork

initial

dried flowers

drying with a hair-dryer

E

edges

defining

shading

sharp

soft

three-dimensional form

English ivy

equipment

eraser

eucalyptus

decorative wreath

dried

exaggeration

F

fern frond

flowers

anthurium

decorative wreath

dried

white

focal points

G

glazing technique

green, mixing

H

highlights

hot-pressed paper

hyacinth

I

implied lines

inch plant

irregularities

L

leaf veins

implied

leaves

spotted

striped

variegated

lightfast colors

lighting

linear marks

M

masking fluid

mixing paints

monstera

movement, creating

N

negative and positive shapes

masking fluid

monstera

negative space, implied lines

O

orange tree

P

palettes

palm leaf

with abstract background

paper

plant pots

poppies, dried

purple shamrock

R

rubber plant

rule of thirds

S

shading

shadows

simplification

sketchpad

snake plant

succulent

suggesting detail

symmetry

irregularities

T

teasel

texture

background

paper

wet on wet technique

three-dimensional form

thumbnail sketches

tonal range

depicting depth

varying

translucence

U

uneven number of leaves

V

variation

viewfinder

viewpoint

W

washes

background

glazing technique

watercolor inks

watercolor pans

wet on dry technique

wet on wet technique

abstract patches

color mixing

color tests

dried flowers

flowers

with masking fluid

white areas

highlights

masking fluid

white flowers

white paint