The Art of Colored Pencil Drawing: Discover Techniques for Creating Beautiful Works of Art in Colored Pencil (Collector's Series)

I'm just getting into colored pencils, and this book has been really helpful.A few items:-This isn't for absolute beginners. It assumes quite a bit of drawing skill--it really is just the art of colored pencil. The drawing part is a little like "first draw a circle. Add small details...now you have a copy of the Mona Lisa!"- I haven't taken a drawing class since high school, and even then I went to a really broke school that couldn't begin to afford the right equipment for drawing/coloring well, so the guide to gear is mad helpful. Who knew that different paper was required for different stuff? Me. I didn't know.- You need the gray. Stop being cheap. Coloring lightly with black is not gray. Just give up and buy both warm and cool gray. The percentages you can fudge a little, but all your stuff will look kinda crispy and weird without gray. Believe me, I tried.In short, if you're at least at an 'intermediate' level of drawing ability and have some rough knowledge of color and shading and such, this will be really helpful to you and help you grow your skills considerably. Pictures are really bright and colorful, and explain the coloring part pretty well.

Great book! Hard bound so it will stand up to use in our studio.

If you're looking for a book that gives clear information about colored pencil drawing, this is a good one. Like most drawing books, it tells what is needed to complete a drawing, then gives step-by-step instructions on drawing a subject, then showing how color is added, layered and completed. There are beautiful pictures printed on good quality heavy paper and sections divided into different subjects such as flowers, animals, and others. Very useful book.

The colored pencils blended in with paints when I used as described in the book, This book, as written, is excellent for beginners and experienced oil painters. The methods compliment each other in the same picture.

This book is full of great tips and lessons that are fun and easy to follow.

Cynthia Knox is an amazing artist, and the material presented very well. Wonderful for anyone who wants to learn or improve colored pencil skills.

This book is like "look what I can do, don't you wish you can too? Here's a few pointers, good luck." I used pencils 25 years ago and have just recently rediscovered them. Bought the book hoping to be inspired and learn some new stuff. Maybe I just know more than I thought. Amazing work in the book. There are projects, each chapter has different drawings with images showing you the progression, very brief notes about technique and a list of the colors they used. I was disappointed that there aren't any portraits included, skin tones are not easy. The projects in the book are very detailed and not for the eager to be done in one sitting artist. I'm talking hours and hours of tiny little strokes. So, if that is what you're after, this is the book for you. I don't have that long of an attention span. I prefer my little artist trading cards I can knock out in a few hours at most.

The book came as described. The reviews I read before helped me in making my decision in the purchasing it. Very satisfied with my decision.

Great book and quick delivery

This was a gift for a friend of mine who produces amazing black and white pencil art and was looking to broaden her skills and start using coloured pencils. She had already started using the book and it is helping her develop her talents further.

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Estou ainda folheando o livro, mas já percebi que é bastante educativo e vai me auxiliar muito no desenho com lápis de cor, que é o que ele propõe e atende as minhas expectativas.

I cannot wait to try everything so far arrived on time, and the art of Color pencil drawing has many steps and each artist represents their own style so u get a variety to try from...lots of step by step demos to follow along for a beginer, havnt tried it yet still reading through it