<p><strong>Learn to draw beautiful flowers from the old masters with some help from <em>Classic Sketchbook: Botanicals</em>. Improve your skills by learning techniques on one page, and practicing on the next page.</strong></p><p>Imagine learning to <strong>draw roses with Redoute</strong>, or<strong> tulips with Pieter Brugel</strong>. Imagine learning the secrets that made their flower paintings stand out in their eras and<strong> still stand out today</strong>. <em>Classic Sketchbook: Botanicals</em> is an art book that shows you how to create flowers that will stand the test of time by taking a close look at the details of great floral paintings, and then coaching you through the techniques.<br/><br/>Each spread in this unique book is <strong>made up of two hard working components</strong> The left-hand page features a close-up illustration from a <strong>noted 19th century and earlier artist</strong>, and the right-hand page, made from quality, uncoated stock, <strong> is for dra