......making learning at a distance easier
Botanical Art Online Dianne Sutherland
WELCOME
Do you want to learn new skills or improve existing ones in botanical art or illustration? With Botanical Art Online you can receive individual support, mentoring and personalised feedback from the comfort of your home by studying one the available courses. Alternatively you can choose from a range of non-assessed tutorials to suit your individual needs or, you can even mix and match courses and tutorials......the choice is yours.
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Choose from:
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FULL COURSES: for beginners, intermediate and advanced levels
TUTORIALS: Learn at your own pace
View the Student Gallery and stories and check the Blog for news
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Latest News and Offers
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My new tutorial will be on...... Composition! Available May 17th pre order now with the discount code: SpringStart!
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If you're interested in keeping a sketchbook - check out my new YouTube Channel The Botanical Sketchbooker
New for 2024 - Fritillaria Flower Mini Tutorial, Available now, only £20
Read the blog for more news find out more
AVAILABLE ONLINE TAUGHT COURSES (scroll down for tutorials)
These are longer courses with tutor assessed assignments and exercises. Individual feedback is given and support tailored to your needs.
Botanical Art Beginners:
Starting Small
Begin your journey into botanical art today by starting small and building. With tutor feedback throughout. Start anytime Available for immediate start
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Price £420
NOW OPEN for Booking Learn to become a botanical artist and illustrator. Graphite, watercolour and professional development advice.
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Price £495 next presentation available to pre book now. Just two places remaining on this course
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TUTORIALS: BUILDING SKILLS - Start today! No deadline to complete
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Non assessed online video and web based tutorials. Start anytime and keep access for as long as you like. Learn the skills needed to become a botanical artist. Choose from the longer tutorials or mini tutorials. Log in details are emailed automatically when the purchase is made.
To find out about more Tutorials or Mini Tutorials, click here or on the images below.
Available now, cost £55
Available now, cost: £55
Available now, cost £55
£110
NEW! Composition Tutorial Available May 17th
Get to grips with overlaps, aerial perspective, 'kissing parts' rules of odds and thirds and more
Cost £55 Discount price until May 14th is £45 use code: SpringStart!
NEW Mini Tutorials - Bite size learning with individual projects
Available now Nest and egg on coloured paper.
Retain access for 12 months.
Available now
Retain access for 12 months.
Butterfly tutorial and how to make vellum like paper. Only £20​
Available NOW
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How to draw and paint an autumn oak leaf. Cost £20
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Available NOW
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Painting with white on black plus a tonal study and more. Cost £25
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NEW for 2024 Available now
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How to paint a Fritillaria meleagris flower
Price £20
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Available Now
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How to paint an autumn dock leaf Learn colour, form and shine
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Available now
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How to paint Amanita muscaria fungi
Price £20
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How Does Online Learning Work?
Full Courses
Once you sign up for a course, your place confirmed within 48 hours. Before the course start date you will be issued with a password to access the 'Student Area'. All materials for your course are accessible online, you can view or print off learning materials as PDF's and access step-by-step videos and other resources. In addition there is an optional private social networking Facebook group for students that wish to participate in discussions etc. I'm available by email for general questions and support and also for one to one Zoom sessions (by request). Each course is delivered in manageable parts and at the end of each part you submit work electronically via email and receive comprehensive feedback which is digitally edited to show you how and where to make improvements.
Collectively these methods work to reduce the isolation felt by some students when studying a distance learning programmes.
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Tutorials
Tutorials are written as stand alone learning experience, although there is no tutor feedback they have with downloadable texts and many videos to support you.
Access to the tutorials is available at any time, following receipt of payment you will receive your log in details. You can then access the downloadable PDF's and videos on the password protected web page.
You can work through the exercises at your own pace and retain access to the tutorials for a log as you like, which means you can revisit as many times as you like and benefit from updates and new videos etc. See the available tutorials page for more information on each available tutorial. Click here
A sample video from the Botanical Art for Beginners Course
My Approach to Teaching
TECHNIQUES & THEORY: at the core of my teaching method and the building blocks for success in botanical art and illustration.
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IMPROVING OBSERVATION deconstructing both the subject and approach into manageable parts and sections.
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FEEDBACK: Personalised feedback is provided with digital editing of your work where necessary. Turnaround time is around 3-4 weeks. Resubmission is permitted as there is little point in moving on, if you're not ready.
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INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT: encouragement and support for your individual learning needs, allowing you to develop your own style an artist, rather that teaching you to copy.
Click here to download a free materials list. This list will be updated shortly
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Here are my recommended materials for any botanical artist. A fairly limited palette, brushes, paper, pencils etc.
It's what I use for all my work!
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Check the Blog for news and free mini tutorials as well as my You Tube Channels