The Birmingham Botanical Gardens

The Birmingham Botanical Gardens, four spectacular glasshouses span from tropical rainforest to arid desert climates. A lively birdhouse, wildlife trails and fifteen acres of flourishing gardens and foliage. An excellent spot for me to start my botanical illustration projects. I went for the butterfly house but that does not open until May 15th. but with easy access and a lovely tea rooms Daddy and I had a great time. He really enjoyed watching the giant koi carp in the rainforest pool.

The landscapes were designed by J. C. Loudon, one of the most successful garden planners of his time.

The Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Westbourne Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 3TR

FMP: Good Luck to You All

Just wanted to say Good Luck! to everyone in Btec Diploma about to start the final major projects.

See you all on the other side darlings. x

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Salvador Dali

Merging styles. 

Had such good fun with GRIFFITHS and MILLIES work I thought I might try merging the two in one image.



Set up and ready to go!



Much harder than it looked. Thinking it’s probably time for another cup of tea.



Here she is finish ( I think)…

Millie’s flora and fauna 

 

Millie Marotta is a hugely popular illustrator and her idiosyncratic drawings of the world’s wonderful creatures will draw you in. Millie’s Animal Kingdom offers a range of beautiful illustration on quality paper to personalise and make your own.

The artist’s intricate style of illustration will get you itching for a pen, whether it’s to add to the fine line hatching on the birds, the flowing tendrils of a jellyfish, or the composite of flowers that make up a grizzly bear. The work will inspire you to appreciate the detail of line drawing and its huge potential.

Millie’s Moth 



My attempt…

Before. 

Edit



Sketching out  the basic shapes that make the butterflies I want to draw and a couple of Millie’s  unusual trees. Then with a black biro pen working into patterns the new image.

After.