These books changed how I draw flowers 🌸


When I mentioned the Flower Color Guide book in my How to Find your Art Style vid, I had a few requests for more recs, so I’m here to deliver!

These 7 books truly helped me to become a better floral illustrator and I’ve reached for them constantly over the years when I’ve needed inspiration or a good reference photo that didn’t come from Pinterest 🙃

In the vid, I’ve included overviews of each along with what I use them for the most. I also included a bunch of flip throughs, so get ready for some beautiful floral eye candy to brighten your Tuesday!


Here are those recs, in order of appearance
in the vid:

  1. A Garden Eden
  2. Florilegium
  3. Flower Color Guide
  4. Cut Flower Garden
  5. The Flower Recipe Book
  6. Painting Calm
  7. Floriography


Here’s to a prettier library! 💐


Hey! I'm Teela

I help creatives build and monetize their digital art skills. I send out a freebie, quick tip or tutorial every Tuesday to make learning digital art fun and approachable.

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