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Basic Colored Pencil Techniques
Offers detailed advice on working with colored pencils, describes shortcuts and techniques for handling backgrounds, and explains how to adapt other media.
128 pages, Paperback
First published March 15, 1997
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May 2, 2015
Very good book that's exactly what's on the tin. :) I think I saw this used in Uptown a couple weeks ago - I'm going to check to see if it's still there. It'll be easier to use as a reference if I have a physical copy on hand, instead of repeatedly borrowing the ebook from the library.
June 11, 2016
Very helpful
This has been the most informati ve and so much more. Ibook yet that I have read on using colored pencils. It goes beyond basics and shows you.what you can do with blending and layering
..I am no artist, just a colorist but I learned how I could make my colorings more individual and lively.
This has been the most informati ve and so much more. Ibook yet that I have read on using colored pencils. It goes beyond basics and shows you.what you can do with blending and layering
..I am no artist, just a colorist but I learned how I could make my colorings more individual and lively.
April 8, 2018
A solid resource full of easy to follow ideas and directions without ever dumbing it down for the reader. I have had this book for a long time and intend to keep it still as I periodically revisit it from time to time.
May 14, 2012
Natalie suggested this for rank beginners and I’m off now to eBay to see if I can get my own copy!
October 31, 2011
An interesting and informative look at how to reduce the layers in your art without losing the depth and illustrative quality of the piece.
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March 12, 2013I thought this was an enjoyable exploration of how to work with colors in the pencil medium.
August 13, 2014
If there was something I didn't know about, it was how to make colored pencil drawings look like paintings. This book is good at explaining technique.
January 6, 2015
Very helpful book. I read it as a Kindle Unlimited selection but I'll probably buy it outright.
October 11, 2015
Colored pencil instruction.
This book was a good introduction the the use and technique of the medium of colored pencils. I loved the artist's animal drawings.
This book was a good introduction the the use and technique of the medium of colored pencils. I loved the artist's animal drawings.
June 18, 2016
A subject I'm just beginning, so this book was a primer for me.
May 14, 2016
This is an okay book about precisely what is in the name: basic colored pencil techniques.
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