Whether you are an accomplished artist desiring to learn a new medium or a beginning artist simply wanting to play with this colourful art form, The Art of Colored Pencil Drawing features all of the basic information you need to get started in this versatile and approachable medium.

From selecting and handling pencils and choosing paper and supports to understanding colour theory, learning pencil strokes, and layering colour to create depth and form, The Art of Colored Pencil Drawing is brimming with valuable instruction and helpful tips and techniques for mastering working with coloured pencil. Discover uses for a variety of coloured-pencil techniques, such as hatching, crosshatching, stippling, burnishing, and blending. Learn valuable tips and tricks for drawing from photographs, setting up balanced compositions, and working with light sources, as well as capturing the beauty of the natural world by creating realistic textures and expressing time of day and mood.

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