The Encyclopedia of Coloured Pencil Techniques: A Complete Step-By-Step Directory of Key Techniques, Plus an Inspirational Gallery Showing How Artists - Paperback
by Judy Martin (Author)
Master colored pencil drawing with this step-by-step art instruction book covering 35+ drawing techniques for creating colorful landscapes, portraits, and more.
Includes 150+ illustrations and easy-to-follow demonstrations so you can learn how to draw--or take your coloring to the next level.
- Blending
- Stippling
- Impressing
- Sketching
- Using graphite pencils, watercolor pencils, and pastels Then, put your learnings to the test with 4 themed chapters that teach you how to draw: - Landscapes and townscapes
- Table settings, fruits, toys, and domestic objects
- Flowers, foliage, and animals
- People and portraits You'll not only discover how professional artists use imaginative, dynamic styles to interpret a wide range of subjects, but you'll also be inspired by the 150+ full-color illustrations to create brilliant artworks of your own.
Author Biography
Judy Martin is a painter and teacher also known as the author of a number of practical art books. She lives and works in Brighton, on Englands south coast, and exhibits in her home studio every year for the Artists Open Houses during Brighton Festival. She studied painting and printmaking at Maidstone College of Art and went on to a two-year postgraduate degree at Reading University. She was a freelance writer and editor for a period of fifteen years, and has subsequently worked in adult education and at a mental health day centre, facilitating groups in art craft and ceramic work.