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 Book Authority*
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 × 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.
Circa l’autore
Cynthia Knox is an award-winning artist who specializes in works of traditional realism. She has authored 15 art-instructional books and teaches workshops in the United States, internationally, and on cruises. She also teaches classes online with Bluprint. Cynthia is a signature member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, a juried member of The International Guild of Realism, and a commissioned portrait artist. Her artwork is in shows and private collections and on her website at www.cynthiaknox.com. Cynthia lives in Upstate New York.
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