
Drawing: Colored Pencil Basics
Learn to draw step by step
Cynthia Knox(Author)
Walter Foster Publishing
Published on 3. March 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
40 pages
978-1-63322-844-3 (ISBN)
Description
Discover the secrets to creating beautiful, realistic colored pencil drawings with Drawing: Colored Pencil Basics.
*Named One of the 54 Best Colored Pencil Drawing Books of All Time by BookAuthority*
Whether you're a novice or an accomplished artist just getting started with colored pencil, Drawing: Colored Pencil Basics provides you with the instruction and inspiration you need to master this versatile medium. By starting with the necessary supplies and basic techniques, this colorful, comprehensive guidebook gives you a solid foundation so you can work through each stunning project with ease and joy. Award-winning artist Cynthia Knox first teaches the fundamentals: tools and materials, colored pencil techniques, color basics, the basic shapes drawing method, the grid method, using photo references, and more. She explores blending, burnishing, and layering colors, plus a range of styles and techniques for creating your own works of art in colored pencil.
After learning the basics of drawing in colored pencil, move on to the step-by-step lessons, which demonstrate how to draw strikingly realistic still life and animals. Each drawing project in this 10.25 x 13.75-inch book focuses on a specific technique. Included drawing projects are a fall leaf, a colorful cupcake, a butterfly on a flower, a pony, a bowl of cherries, and a puppy-all in gorgeous, realistic detail. A reference photograph is used for each project, so you can learn how to transform your everyday photographs into beautiful pieces of art with only paper and colored pencil.
Designed for beginners, the How to Draw & Paint series offers easy-to-follow guides that introduce artists to basic tools and materials and include simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Drawing: Colored Pencil Basics allows artists to develop drawing skills by demonstrating how to start with basic shapes and use pencil and coloring techniques to create varied textures, values, and details for realistic colored pencil drawings.
*Named One of the 54 Best Colored Pencil Drawing Books of All Time by BookAuthority*
Whether you're a novice or an accomplished artist just getting started with colored pencil, Drawing: Colored Pencil Basics provides you with the instruction and inspiration you need to master this versatile medium. By starting with the necessary supplies and basic techniques, this colorful, comprehensive guidebook gives you a solid foundation so you can work through each stunning project with ease and joy. Award-winning artist Cynthia Knox first teaches the fundamentals: tools and materials, colored pencil techniques, color basics, the basic shapes drawing method, the grid method, using photo references, and more. She explores blending, burnishing, and layering colors, plus a range of styles and techniques for creating your own works of art in colored pencil.
After learning the basics of drawing in colored pencil, move on to the step-by-step lessons, which demonstrate how to draw strikingly realistic still life and animals. Each drawing project in this 10.25 x 13.75-inch book focuses on a specific technique. Included drawing projects are a fall leaf, a colorful cupcake, a butterfly on a flower, a pony, a bowl of cherries, and a puppy-all in gorgeous, realistic detail. A reference photograph is used for each project, so you can learn how to transform your everyday photographs into beautiful pieces of art with only paper and colored pencil.
Designed for beginners, the How to Draw & Paint series offers easy-to-follow guides that introduce artists to basic tools and materials and include simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Drawing: Colored Pencil Basics allows artists to develop drawing skills by demonstrating how to start with basic shapes and use pencil and coloring techniques to create varied textures, values, and details for realistic colored pencil drawings.
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Edition
Revised Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
181 color illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 349 mm
Width: 260 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-63322-844-3 (9781633228443)
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03/2020
Walter Foster Publishing
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Cynthia Knox
Drawing: Colored Pencil Basics
Learn the secrets to this lively medium through innovative techniques and step-by-step projects
Book
04/2012
Walter Foster Publishing
€27.43
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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
Using Complementary Colors
Blending & Burnishing
Selecting Pencils
The Grid Method
Enhancing a Photo Reference
Drawing Fur
Colored Pencil Techniques
Using Complementary Colors
Blending & Burnishing
Selecting Pencils
The Grid Method
Enhancing a Photo Reference
Drawing Fur