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Experienced artists looking to master a new medium will relish this comprehensive guide to using colored pencils by the author of How to Color Like an Artist. Step-by-step demonstrations with photos and directions explain shading, blending, color theory, more.
With this easy-to-use handbook, best-selling author Gary Greene provides you with instant access to his best tips, tricks and techniques for creating exceptionally realistic colored pencil artwork. Whether you're new to colored pencils or perfecting advanced techniques, you'll find the answers you need here in dozens of complete step-by-step demonstrations, including: • Simple techniques for achieving amazingly realistic compositions, including layering, burnishing and underpainting • Proven methods for working successfully with water-soluble colored pencils • A full range of inspiring subject matter, from flowers and animals to landscapes and still-life compositions • Tips for solving common problems, fixing mistakes and taking sharp, clear reference photos • Expert guidance in choosing the right materials and colors, including complete color charts from all the major manufacturers It's all here in the The Ultimate Guide to Colored Pencil—the solutions and secrets you need for your own colored pencil success!
Learn to create vividly realistic colored pencil drawings in just a few lessons! A Beginner's Guide to Colored Pencil Drawing provides instructions for creating brilliantly realistic drawings featuring rich shadows, bright highlights, smooth gradients, and glowing colors. Learn at your own pace over the course of 14 easy-to-follow lessons! This complete all-in-one guide starts with the basics—drawing lines, adding colors, drawing shapes and creating gradations. Then, it provides a series of detailed lessons teaching you how to draw colorful, everyday objects, such as: Food items like burgers, breakfasts, cookies, pickles, tarts, melons, apples, asparagus and cocktails Flowers & plants such as hydrangeas, succulents, roses and carnations Household items like silverware, bottles, toys, handkerchiefs, gemstones and dolls A variety of animals including parakeets, kittens and dogs Each lesson includes blank sketch of the subject so you can focus on coloring techniques, and Faber-Castell color codes are provided so you can faithfully reproduce the example illustrations. Each lesson also includes a tear-out practice sheet with the full sketch so you can dive right in and try your hand at rendering these objects yourself! The practice template sheets are also available online to download and print at home. This book has everything you need to master a dynamic art that is affordable and satisfying. Take the 14 lessons in 14 days, like a crash course in colored pencil mastery—or take your time. Colored pencils are a favorite medium of hobbyists and increasingly embraced by fine artists as well!
Five step-by-step drawing tutorials. Every tutorial consists of 6-13 color illustrations and short explanation for each step based on the author's personal experience. Learn to draw an everyday objects in realistic style. All aspects of working with colored pencils are covered, including layering, blending,burnishing, mixing and building up color, sketching, shading.... A lot of colored pencil tips and tricks.
Have fun and be spontaneous while learning to draw with colored pencils! Anywhere, Anytime Art: Colored Pencil makes it easy to draw wherever you are, no matter your skill level!
A mesmerizing surface for colored pencils... but do you feel intimidated by the idea of drawing on such a dark background? Artist Amy Lindenberger will shatter your fears. The truth is, much less colored pencil layering is required on black paper, so it goes quick and easy! Bright colors appear brighter on the extreme contrast of a black background. A colored pencil pioneer, Amy presents a comprehensive guide on how to master this exciting new surface. Book Includes: Four step-by-step tutorials PLUS an extra mini demo! Full Color images and line drawings Tips to help you avoid all mistakes on black paper
Realistic Still Life in Colored Pencil provides beginning-to-intermediate artists with a comprehensive, easy-to-follow, and engaging guide to creating lifelike still lifes in colored pencil, utilizing a wide range of techniques.
Colored Pencil Step by Step, from the acclaimed Walter Foster Artist’s Library Series, is filled with information that will help artists of all levels learn all about drawing with colored pencil. *Named One of the 54 Best Colored Pencil Drawing Books of All Time by BookAuthority* This colorful, comprehensive guidebook explores drawing and layering colors, plus a range of styles and techniques for creating your own works of art in colored pencil. Three renowned colored pencil artists guide you step by step through 11 vibrant lessons, demonstrating a variety of special techniques and tricks along the way. Whether you’re a novice or an accomplished artist who has never experimented with a colored pencil, this book will provide the instruction and inspiration you need to master this versatile medium.
