Drawing: Colored Pencil Basics: Learn the secrets to this lively medium through innovative techniques and step-by-step projects (How to Draw & Paint) - Softcover

Knox, Cynthia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1600582737 ISBN 13: 9781600582738

Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Drawing: Colored Pencil Basics contains everything aspiring artists need to learn about drawing with colored pencil. This colorful, comprehensive guidebook explores blending and layering colors, plus a range of styles and techniques for creating your own works of art in colored pencil. Step-by-step lessons demonstrate how to draw strikingly realistic animals, landscapes, still lifes, and more. Whether you’re a novice or an accomplished artist who has never experimented with colored pencil, this book will provide the instruction and inspiration you need to master this versatile medium.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Master the art of colored pencil. Award-winning artist Cynthia Knox shares her knowledge of and passion for colored pencils in every page of this remarkable book. By starting with the necessary supplies and basic techniques, Cynthia gives you a solid base so you can work through each of her stunning projects with ease and joy. A reference photograph is used for each project, so you'll learn how to transform your everyday photographs into beautiful pieces of art with only paper and colored pencil.

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1600582737
• ISBN 13: 9781600582738
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32