Colored Pencil Books

Now in paperback--the perennial bestseller that is the acknowledged "bible" of the medium. Borgesen provides the latest, most authoritative information on materials, offers clearcut lessons on color mixing and specific techniques, and demonstrates various methods for creating works. Her beautifully rendered artwork complements the text. 150 color illustrations. ...more

Portraits not only capture a likeness, but offer for generations to come a glimpse into the subject's life. Sounds like quite a challenge. But with Ann Kullberg's help, it's not as difficult as one might think to create lifelike colored pencil portraits. Using her own beautiful portraiture for instruction and ...more

Capturing the elusive qualities of light is one of the most sought-after goals of artists in every medium, and Painting Light with Colored Pencil helps readers achieve that goal with: An overview of the basics of any work of art, such as composition, gathering reference material, value and color Over ...more

Anyone who has always wanted to draw in colored pencil but finds all those colors intimidating can breathe a sigh of relief after opening this book. Drawing Made Easy: Colored Pencil shows readers how to draw almost anything in colored pencil with ease! After introducing readers to the tools and ...more

With this surprisingly simple step-by-step guide, anyone can create beautiful pet portraits. Anne deMille Flood walks readers through her easy techniques for rendering cats, dogs, birds, horses and other cuddly friends. Beginning and intermediate artists will appreciate the close-up demos for getting the texture of fur and feathers just right. ...more

Water-soluble colored pencils are portable, versatile and much more forgiving than traditional watercolors, yet many artists have only just begun to tap into this medium's creative potential. This book explores the amazing possibilities of watercolor pencils, providing artists with basic instruction for taking full advantage of them in their artwork. ...more

Take Your Colored Pencils Out of the Box . . . and Combine the Best of All Mediums! Creative Colored Pencil Workshop is your guide to exploring a new world of artistic possibilities. Following clear, step-by-step demonstrations, you'll try your hand at a range of exciting techniques that blend colored ...more

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 ...more

Water-soluble coloured pencils and water-soluble graphite are excellent mediums for both the beginner and the experienced artist. They are user-friendly, clean, relatively inexpensive and easy to use. The coloured pencil or crayon is usually a child's first drawing tool, so when you begin to use water-soluble pencils, they already feel ...more