Florals By Hand

Create your own floral and plant illustrations, with no previous artistic experience necessary! 

Each project in this beautiful book is broken into easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, making how to draw leaves and flowers (including poppies, pansies, and cherry blossoms!) as easy as 1-2-3. You'll also learn the process of creating patterns and digitizing your illustrations!

Florals by Hand features: 
• A luxe presentation with premium, high-quality paper
• A large format and lay-flat binding for easy drawing
• 200+ pages of step-by-step guidance for how to draw a variety of over 25 flowers and plants
• A gorgeous, hand-illustrated cover that is art for your bookshelf!


Instagram sensation, muralist, author, and floral aficionado Alli Koch of @Allikdesign introduced thousands to the basics of modern floral illustrating with her best-selling book, How to Draw Modern Florals. Each chapter in her new book, Florals by Hand, teaches a new floral project, from wreaths to word art, and beyond. Alli's cheerful encouragement and gentle reminders that nature itself is imperfect makes learning this new skill an approachable adventure!

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