The Colored Pencil Manual

The Colored Pencil Manual is a great addition to a teaching library on coloured pencil. It thoroughly covers what's needed from planning and design to execution as well as technical tips. The Colored Pencil Manual is perfect for beginners and the experienced artist.

Experienced artists looking to master a new medium will relish this comprehensive guide to using coloured pencils by Veronica Winters, author of How to Color Like an Artist. Step-by-step projects with photos and directions illustrate the many details that bring a simple composition to brilliant life, offering readers a comprehensive overview of coloured pencil techniques.

A brief introduction covers necessary materials and explains the book's overall approach, and subsequent chapters address specific techniques. Each lesson features colour swatches that match the colours of different pencil brands, as well as the type of drawing paper and other supplies that will work best for the artwork. Discover why mastering photography skills are key to creating better colour pencil drawings and how to improve and practise these skills.

Winters expertly covers such techniques as shading and blending and discusses a wealth of other topics, including the importance of light, composition, drawing solid objects in three-dimensions, colour theory, how to draw textures and fabric, how to create symmetrical shapes, and many other aspects of coloured pencil drawing.

About the Author: Russian-born Veronica Winters received her MFA in painting from Penn State University. Her award-winning work has appeared in art and coloured pencil magazines, and she has published several books and fulfilled many commissions.

Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications (August 15, 2018)
ISBN: 978-0486822969