How To Draw Modern Florals: An Introduction to the Art of Flowers, Cacti, and More

What a seriously stonkin book.. I was always hopeless at art, I wasn't encouraged at school to pursue it (wonder why 🤔).Alli has created a super book and one that will help you draw flowers...easily.The Calla Lilly's (yes they're lillies, not golf clubs!) in my picture aren't included, but everything else is.Within the book is: Daisy, Tulip, Anemone, Sunflower, Peony, Sweet Pea, Marigold, Lilac, Dahlia, Carnation, Hydrangea, Protea, Magnolia, Poppy, Rose, Dogwood, Camelia, Gardenia, Ranuculus, Wildflowers, Cactus (3), Succulent (2).. she also covers flowers at an angle, leaves and arrangements.I'm so pleased I made the purchase, I have received a few compliments on my flowers, which I never in my wildest dreams thought would happen.Highly recommended x

For such a large book, there's a lot of empty space; which does help with the diagrams which do do as described and do help guide you through making the drawingsHowever, this means are only just over twenty three or so floral designs to work through (there are also very brief, and usefully clear, sections on tools, floral anatomy and some basic principles of drawing florals).Almost a quarter of the book is blank pages for practise, one blank page after each exercise, which is something I find mildy irritating, but might be useful for some others who don't have, uh, blank paper...Personally I worked through the book drawing an exercise once a day and greatly enjoyed it. I especially appreciated the gentle progression in difficulty from start to finishThe reason I'm giving it five stars instead of four is because I've enjoyed the book and it's exercises enough that the niggles of a limited plant selection and those practise padding pages aren't dragging it down to four starsOverall, it's a nice introduction to drawing florals. It could be a bit better, but I can state clearly that I've enjoyed it greatly and gained several hours of pleasure from working through the exercises

I am a big fan of Alli Koch's work and have watched several of her tutorials on you tube and follow her on Instagram. I am new to the pen drawings and decided this book would be a good addition to my learning materials and I was not wrong. The diagrams are simple with informative descriptions of what's happening and where to go next. There is a lot of flowers to try in there and practicing them is going to keep me busy for some time. Once I have done that I will be buying her second book.Overall this is a lovely book to own, look at and learn from and I would definitely recommend it for someone who is interested in learning to draw flowers.

I regret not returning this book straight away, it's been sitting there getting dusted as there is absolutely no use to it. There is a sense that the book has been put together in a very lazy manor with minimum work input, a few nice photographs but also a huge amount of black pages and space that could have been filled adequately. I would not recommend this book to even beginners as it is very basic and very uninspiring. I collect art books and this is one is just not within a good quality standard.

The drawings and general look of the bool were lovely but it arrived with so many dents - it was damaged all over.I’d purchased the spiral bound hardback version as something special for my new project in my new venture and it’s sad that it it’s condition wasn’t as presentable as I like everything in my office to be!The book itself is nice but it doesn’t exactly get you excited for drawing and it doesn’t really teach you anything you can’t learn online for free. I was expecting pro artist tips and tricks to making things easier or more interesting but it’s just a really basic step-by/step and it’s not totally clear.