
Drawing: Colored Pencil Basics
Learn the secrets to this lively medium through innovative techniques and step-by-step projects
Cynthia Knox(Author)
Walter Foster Publishing
Published on 1. April 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-1-60058-273-8 (ISBN)
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Description
Drawing: Colored Pencil Basics contains everything aspiring artists need to learn about drawing with colored pencil. This colorful, comprehensive guidebook explores blending and layering colors, plus a range of styles and techniques for creating your own works of art in colored pencil. Step-by-step lessons demonstrate how to draw strikingly realistic animals, landscapes, still lifes, and more. Whether you're a novice or an accomplished artist who has never experimented with colored pencil, this book will provide the instruction and inspiration you need to master this versatile medium.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
100
Dimensions
Height: 349 mm
Width: 260 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
204 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60058-273-8 (9781600582738)
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Person
Cynthia Knox is an award-winning artist who specializes in works of traditional realism. She is a Signature Member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, a juried member of the International Guild of Realism, commissioned portrait artist, and occasional art instructor. Her artwork is in shows, private collections, and on her website at www.cynthiaknox.com. She currently lives in Clifton Park, New York.
Content
Tools & Materials
Colored Pencil Techniques
Colored Basics
Using Complementary Colors
Blending & Burnishing
Selecting Pencils
The Grid Method
Enhancing a Photo Reference
Drawing Fur
Colored Pencil Techniques
Colored Basics
Using Complementary Colors
Blending & Burnishing
Selecting Pencils
The Grid Method
Enhancing a Photo Reference
Drawing Fur