Author: Bonny Snowdon Publisher: Walter Foster ISBN: 160058909X Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 146
Book Description
Learn to draw incredibly photorealistic pets, exotic animals, horses, and more with Realistic Animals in Colored Pencil in this follow-up to Realistic Portraits in Colored Pencil and Realistic Still Life in Colored Pencil.
Author: Cynthia Knox Publisher: Walter Foster ISBN: 1600583377 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 145
Book Description
Whether you are an accomplished artist desiring to learn a new medium or a beginning artist simply wanting to play with this colorful art form, The Art of Colored Pencil Drawing features all of the basic information you need to get started in this versatile and approachable medium. From selecting and handling pencils and choosing paper and supports to understanding color theory, learning pencil strokes, and layering color to create depth and form, The Art of Colored Pencil Drawing is brimming with valuable instruction and helpful tips and techniques for mastering working with colored pencil. Discover uses for a variety of colored-pencil techniques, such as hatching, crosshatching, stippling, burnishing, and blending. Learn valuable tips and tricks for drawing from photographs, setting up balanced compositions, and working with light sources, as well as capturing the beauty of the natural world by creating realistic textures and expressing time of day and mood. In The Art of Colored Pencil Drawing, artists Cynthia Knox, Eileen Sorg, and Debra Kauffman Yaun share their expertise and artistic insights for working with colored pencil to achieve lifelike results through inspiring subject matter and step-by-step demonstrations of still lifes, pets, wildlife, birds, garden and tropical flowers, landscapes, foliage, and more. In-depth, easy-to-follow instructions show aspiring artists how to develop and improve their drawing skills, guiding them from simple sketches to final flourishes. Filled with gorgeous, colorful artwork, The Art of Colored Pencil Drawing is sure to be a valuable and welcome addition to any artist’s reference library.
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.
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.
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.
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
Author: Debra Kauffman Yaun Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing ISBN: 1633227960 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 131
Book Description
Learn to draw one of art's most interesting and challenging subjects. Packed with practical advice, helpful tips, and fundamental drawing techniques, The Art of Drawing People explores how to capture detailed poses and likenesses in graphite pencil. With step-by-step instruction from a variety of artists, you’ll find plenty of helpful tips on choosing the right tools and materials, fundamental drawing techniques, developing value and shading, and setting up an effective composition, as well as important information about the influences of anatomy, bone structure, and musculature. Detailed examples of facial features, hands, and feet will help guide you through the most challenging aspects of drawing people. Whether drawing from life or from photographs, this comprehensive drawing guide is the perfect first step for beginning artists. Follow along, step by step, as professional artists reveal their drawing secrets. With practice, you’ll soon be able to capture amazing likenesses in your own pencil drawings. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3.
Author: Cynthia Knox Publisher: ISBN: 9781974167999 Category : Languages : en Pages : 110
Book Description
Bring beauty and a thrilling sense of accomplishment into your life with Cynthia Knox's clear step by step colored pencil instruction. A master artist and instructor, Cynthia generously shares with you every nuance of her methods and techniques in simple language and easy-to-follow steps.You'll explore both shiny and matte textures, brightly lit and deeply shadowed subjects, and detailed and blurred backgrounds. What's Inside: Crystal clear guided instruction. Large, easy to follow step-by-step images. Detailed section on materials and techniques from paper to pencil strokes.Author of numerous books on colored pencil art, Cynthia continues to delight, inspire and empower artists with the beauty of her artwork and the thoroughness of her instruction.
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."
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