Author: Gary Greene
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1600613918
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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!
The Colored Pencil Manual
Author: Veronica Winters
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486833305
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486833305
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
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.
The Encyclopedia of Coloured Pencil Techniques
Author: Frances Judy Martin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780731810031
Category : Colored pencil drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
"Explains the basic characteristics and colour ranges of all the main types of coloured pencil, from hard-and soft-leaded pencils to pastel varieties. Step-by step visual demonstrations of all the key techniques - from blending, blocking in and burnishing to sgraffito, strippling and impressing - plus illustrations of the effects they produce."--BOOK COVER.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780731810031
Category : Colored pencil drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
"Explains the basic characteristics and colour ranges of all the main types of coloured pencil, from hard-and soft-leaded pencils to pastel varieties. Step-by step visual demonstrations of all the key techniques - from blending, blocking in and burnishing to sgraffito, strippling and impressing - plus illustrations of the effects they produce."--BOOK COVER.
Colored Pencil Solution Book
Author: Janie Gildow
Publisher: Northlight
ISBN: 9781581800265
Category : Colored pencil drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Artists and teachers Bildow and Newton provide about 20 step-by-step demonstrations that reveal the secrets of working with colored pencil. They answer the most commonly-asked questions about the medium, from basic techniques and proper tool selection to creating realistic colors, light, and textur
Publisher: Northlight
ISBN: 9781581800265
Category : Colored pencil drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Artists and teachers Bildow and Newton provide about 20 step-by-step demonstrations that reveal the secrets of working with colored pencil. They answer the most commonly-asked questions about the medium, from basic techniques and proper tool selection to creating realistic colors, light, and textur
Creating Radiant Flowers in Colored Pencil
Author: Gary Greene
Publisher: North Light Books
ISBN: 9781440311451
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Master the Secret of Creating Spectacular Flowers in Colored Pencil When it comes to choosing a subject, flowers are a perennial favorite for artists because of their exciting variety and complexity of color, texture and details. It's amazing, then, that their vibrant natures can be captured so realistically with the simple and direct medium of colored pencil. The "secret" is making the most of colored pencil's distinctive translucent properties with techniques such as layering, burnishing and underpainting. Gary Greene--along with six other respected colored pencil artists--shows you how in 64 step-by-step demonstrations. Arranged from azalea to zinnia for easy reference, these demonstrations detail the methods and specific colors for creating a variety of flowers, including: anthurium • amaryllis • aster • begonia • bird of paradise • cactus flower • calla lily • camellia • carnation • chrysanthemum • cineraria • crocus • columbine • daffodil • dahlia • Easter cactus • foxglove • fuchsia • geranium • Gerbera daisy • gladiolus • hibiscus • hydrangea • hyacinth • iris • lily • lupine • magnolia • marigold • nasturtium • passion flower • peony • petunia • poinsettia • poppy • primrose • rhododendron • slipperwort • snapdragon • sunflower • trillium • tulip • water lily Complete with advice on the best tools and reference materials, this unique guide helps you capture the beauty of flowers in colored pencil.
Publisher: North Light Books
ISBN: 9781440311451
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Master the Secret of Creating Spectacular Flowers in Colored Pencil When it comes to choosing a subject, flowers are a perennial favorite for artists because of their exciting variety and complexity of color, texture and details. It's amazing, then, that their vibrant natures can be captured so realistically with the simple and direct medium of colored pencil. The "secret" is making the most of colored pencil's distinctive translucent properties with techniques such as layering, burnishing and underpainting. Gary Greene--along with six other respected colored pencil artists--shows you how in 64 step-by-step demonstrations. Arranged from azalea to zinnia for easy reference, these demonstrations detail the methods and specific colors for creating a variety of flowers, including: anthurium • amaryllis • aster • begonia • bird of paradise • cactus flower • calla lily • camellia • carnation • chrysanthemum • cineraria • crocus • columbine • daffodil • dahlia • Easter cactus • foxglove • fuchsia • geranium • Gerbera daisy • gladiolus • hibiscus • hydrangea • hyacinth • iris • lily • lupine • magnolia • marigold • nasturtium • passion flower • peony • petunia • poinsettia • poppy • primrose • rhododendron • slipperwort • snapdragon • sunflower • trillium • tulip • water lily Complete with advice on the best tools and reference materials, this unique guide helps you capture the beauty of flowers in colored pencil.
Colored Pencil Painting Portraits
Author: Alyona Nickelsen
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 038534628X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Colored pencil painter Alyona Nickelsen reveals how to use the medium to push the limits of realistic portraiture. Colored Pencil Painting Portraits provides straightforward solutions to the problems that artists face in creating lifelike images, and will prime readers on the intricacies of color, texture, shadow, and light as they interplay with the human form. In this truly comprehensive guide packed with step-by-step demonstrations, Nickelsen considers working from photo references versus live models; provides guidance on posing and lighting, as well as planning and composing a work; discusses tools, materials, and revolutionary layering techniques; and offers lessons on capturing gesture and expression and on rendering facial and body features of people of all age groups and skin tones.
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 038534628X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Colored pencil painter Alyona Nickelsen reveals how to use the medium to push the limits of realistic portraiture. Colored Pencil Painting Portraits provides straightforward solutions to the problems that artists face in creating lifelike images, and will prime readers on the intricacies of color, texture, shadow, and light as they interplay with the human form. In this truly comprehensive guide packed with step-by-step demonstrations, Nickelsen considers working from photo references versus live models; provides guidance on posing and lighting, as well as planning and composing a work; discusses tools, materials, and revolutionary layering techniques; and offers lessons on capturing gesture and expression and on rendering facial and body features of people of all age groups and skin tones.
Colored Pencil Explorations
Author: Janie Gildow
Publisher: North Light Books
ISBN: 9781440323942
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Get Creative with Colored Pencils! Find out just how versatile colored pencils can be! Janie Gildow and friends show you how to combine colored pencils with an exciting variety of media for extraordinary results! You'll learn how to add luminescence to your colored pencil paintings with watercolor and acrylic; how to create richness, depth and a quick color base with pastel or airbrush; and much more. Twenty-four step-by-step demonstrations by fourteen well-known artists illustrate just a sampling of what you can achieve. You'll be encouraged to experiment with colored pencil, stretch your artistic boundaries and express yourself as never before! Create colored pencil magic with: Watercolor Water-soluble colored pencil Acrylic Ink Pastel Solvents Airbrush Brülage Graphite Textured paper Suedeboard Plastic vellum Mylar Clayboard Polymer clay Rice paper
Publisher: North Light Books
ISBN: 9781440323942
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Get Creative with Colored Pencils! Find out just how versatile colored pencils can be! Janie Gildow and friends show you how to combine colored pencils with an exciting variety of media for extraordinary results! You'll learn how to add luminescence to your colored pencil paintings with watercolor and acrylic; how to create richness, depth and a quick color base with pastel or airbrush; and much more. Twenty-four step-by-step demonstrations by fourteen well-known artists illustrate just a sampling of what you can achieve. You'll be encouraged to experiment with colored pencil, stretch your artistic boundaries and express yourself as never before! Create colored pencil magic with: Watercolor Water-soluble colored pencil Acrylic Ink Pastel Solvents Airbrush Brülage Graphite Textured paper Suedeboard Plastic vellum Mylar Clayboard Polymer clay Rice paper
Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil
Author: Kristy Ann Kutch
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 9780823015689
Category : Colored pencil drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Colored pencils are convenient, neat, portable, economical, forgiving. Now they're even more ideal for beginning artists because they're available in amazing new water soluble versions. Start with a drawing in colored pencil, then add water to create a painting. It's amazing and amazingly easy. "Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil" covers traditional colored pencil techniques as well as tips on mastering the new water soluble colored pencils. From basic color layering, burnishing, and lifting, to using water soluble pencils to create beautiful florals, still lifes, and landscapes, this book is full of great ideas and step by step inspiration."
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
ISBN: 9780823015689
Category : Colored pencil drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Colored pencils are convenient, neat, portable, economical, forgiving. Now they're even more ideal for beginning artists because they're available in amazing new water soluble versions. Start with a drawing in colored pencil, then add water to create a painting. It's amazing and amazingly easy. "Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil" covers traditional colored pencil techniques as well as tips on mastering the new water soluble colored pencils. From basic color layering, burnishing, and lifting, to using water soluble pencils to create beautiful florals, still lifes, and landscapes, this book is full of great ideas and step by step inspiration."
No Experience Required - Colored & Watercolor Pencil
Author: Gary Greene
Publisher: North Light Books
ISBN: 9781581806267
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Start drawing and painting today! If you're interested in drawing and painting with colored and watercolor pencils but don't know where to start, this is the perfect book for you! Inside is all the information you need to quickly master these two versatile and inexpensive mediums for beautiful results. In no time, you'll discover the basic pencil techniques you need to get started, as well as the secrets to re-creating a variety of textures including flower petals, weathered wood, glass, metal and more! Nine skill-building exercises and 23 step-by-step demonstrations show you how to use each medium separately or combine them for amazingly realistic artwork. A complete list of materials eliminates any guesswork, and the book's Quick Tips, Words to Know, and glossary put you on the fast track to artistic success. The possibilities are endless with this pair of increasingly popular mediums, and painting confidence is just a few pages away. Grab your pencils and let's get started!
Publisher: North Light Books
ISBN: 9781581806267
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Start drawing and painting today! If you're interested in drawing and painting with colored and watercolor pencils but don't know where to start, this is the perfect book for you! Inside is all the information you need to quickly master these two versatile and inexpensive mediums for beautiful results. In no time, you'll discover the basic pencil techniques you need to get started, as well as the secrets to re-creating a variety of textures including flower petals, weathered wood, glass, metal and more! Nine skill-building exercises and 23 step-by-step demonstrations show you how to use each medium separately or combine them for amazingly realistic artwork. A complete list of materials eliminates any guesswork, and the book's Quick Tips, Words to Know, and glossary put you on the fast track to artistic success. The possibilities are endless with this pair of increasingly popular mediums, and painting confidence is just a few pages away. Grab your pencils and let's get started!
DRAW Portraits in Colored Pencil
Author: Ann Kullberg
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781523475179
Category : Colored pencil drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Dream Team of colored pencil artists ready to teach you... 200 pages of colored pencil portrait WOW! Everything you could ever dream of learning about portraits in colored pencil is in this single most remarkable volume. You could easily expect to pay hundreds to be taught by 29 top portrait artists, but not only is this book a combination of thousands of hours of experience and an absolute encyclopedia of numerous techniques - for the stunning depth and amount of instruction inside, it's also a steal. An impressive number of colored pencil brands, paper surfaces and dozens of styles and techniques can be found in Draw Colored Pencil Portraits - a true powerhouse of step-by-step instruction and eye-candy. What's Inside? - 11 complete portraits, each featuring 16 large, step-by-step colored pencil images and crystal-clear instruction. - 18 step-by-step colored pencil tutorials of specific portrait elements outlined in detail, like hair, eyes, facial hair, clothing and more. - 200 pages. Full Color. Soft cover. This all-inclusive book will transform your portraits from average to exceptional. CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS: Kate Clark, Noriko Dewitt, Brian Duey, Titika Faraklou, Lori Garner, Karina Griffiths, Christina Iotti, Nancy Jones, Christine Karron, Markus Klein, Cynthia Knox, Sharon Kow, Julie Podstolski, Sheila Theodoratos, Carol Maltby, Cindy Wider, Debra Yaun.No other book of this kind exists for colored pencil portrait artists - comprehensive, exhaustive compilation of techniques, pencil brands, surfaces and approaches. If drawing portraits is your thing, you'll find inspiration, instruction and at least a handful of valuable lessons that really resonate with you!
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781523475179
Category : Colored pencil drawing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Dream Team of colored pencil artists ready to teach you... 200 pages of colored pencil portrait WOW! Everything you could ever dream of learning about portraits in colored pencil is in this single most remarkable volume. You could easily expect to pay hundreds to be taught by 29 top portrait artists, but not only is this book a combination of thousands of hours of experience and an absolute encyclopedia of numerous techniques - for the stunning depth and amount of instruction inside, it's also a steal. An impressive number of colored pencil brands, paper surfaces and dozens of styles and techniques can be found in Draw Colored Pencil Portraits - a true powerhouse of step-by-step instruction and eye-candy. What's Inside? - 11 complete portraits, each featuring 16 large, step-by-step colored pencil images and crystal-clear instruction. - 18 step-by-step colored pencil tutorials of specific portrait elements outlined in detail, like hair, eyes, facial hair, clothing and more. - 200 pages. Full Color. Soft cover. This all-inclusive book will transform your portraits from average to exceptional. CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS: Kate Clark, Noriko Dewitt, Brian Duey, Titika Faraklou, Lori Garner, Karina Griffiths, Christina Iotti, Nancy Jones, Christine Karron, Markus Klein, Cynthia Knox, Sharon Kow, Julie Podstolski, Sheila Theodoratos, Carol Maltby, Cindy Wider, Debra Yaun.No other book of this kind exists for colored pencil portrait artists - comprehensive, exhaustive compilation of techniques, pencil brands, surfaces and approaches. If drawing portraits is your thing, you'll find inspiration, instruction and at least a handful of valuable lessons that really resonate with you!
Colored Pencil Secrets for Success
Author: Ann Kullberg
Publisher: North Light Books
ISBN: 9781600611247
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Even with a keen eye, it can be difficult to troubleshoot and fix your own artwork. That's where this guide comes in. Featuring a range of styles and subjects, Colored Pencil Secrets for Success is like a personal critique session, featuring proven tips, tricks and fixes that will transform your work from good to great. Ann Kullberg has helped countless artists with her classes and writing. You'll learn what's needed to get off to a great beginning with the right tools, techniques and reference photos; then reap the rewards of Kullberg's visual instruction in this unique critique format, highlighting the why and how of what's working, and what needs work, in 29 inspiring colored pencil compositions. In each example, Kullberg gets right down to the details, revealing crucial secrets for avoiding and fixing things like "Chiclet teeth," streaky skin tones and flat highlights. You'll learn that other artists, in fact, share many of your artistic challenges, as Ann shares the solutions and secrets you need for your own success.
Publisher: North Light Books
ISBN: 9781600611247
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Even with a keen eye, it can be difficult to troubleshoot and fix your own artwork. That's where this guide comes in. Featuring a range of styles and subjects, Colored Pencil Secrets for Success is like a personal critique session, featuring proven tips, tricks and fixes that will transform your work from good to great. Ann Kullberg has helped countless artists with her classes and writing. You'll learn what's needed to get off to a great beginning with the right tools, techniques and reference photos; then reap the rewards of Kullberg's visual instruction in this unique critique format, highlighting the why and how of what's working, and what needs work, in 29 inspiring colored pencil compositions. In each example, Kullberg gets right down to the details, revealing crucial secrets for avoiding and fixing things like "Chiclet teeth," streaky skin tones and flat highlights. You'll learn that other artists, in fact, share many of your artistic challenges, as Ann shares the solutions and secrets you need for your own success.