Simpson, Niki and Peter G. Barnes. 2008. Photography and contemporary botanical illustration. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine. 25(3): 258-280.
Niki Simpson and Peter G. Barnes provide an overview of how photography has been used in plant documentation and then present a new digital approach to botanical illustration. They explain how composite botanical illustrations created through digital means can supplement traditional line drawings and herbarium specimens. Technique is discussed in detail and color illustrations support each point made. The authors provide step-by-step instruction on how to create digital composite illustrations. Examples of the authors’ work can be viewed at Niki Simpson – Digital Botanical Illustration.
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