Botanical Illustration

Program Description

A Certificate of Achievement in Botanical Illustration provides students with the skills and portfolio to apply to advanced scientific illustration programs, or the basis for a career as a botanical artist. It is also an attractive resume enhancement for students in other related programs, such as landscape design, botany and biology.

A Certificate of Achievement will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the requirements specified below.

Career Opportunities

A Certificate of Achievement in Botanical Illustration enables students to develop their skills and portfolio, to apply to advanced scientific illustration programs, or pursue a career as a botanical artist. It also provides an attractive resume enhancement for students in other programs, such as landscape design, botany and biology,and environmental studies.

Learning Outcome(s)

1. Create visually accurate renderings of diverse plant materials, demonstrating technical competence in both drawing and watercolor techniques.
2. Recognize, identify and illustrate basic plant structures relating to stems and their modifications,roots and their modifications, leaves and their modifications, flowers and their modifications, floral inflorescences and fruits.
3. Knowledge of the history of Botanical Illustration, contemporary Botanical artists and development of personal illustration style.