Named One of the 54 Best Colored Pencil Drawing Books of All Time by Book Authority, Beginning Colored Pencil lets you master the art of drawing with coloured pencils.

What medium is as immediately relatable as the coloured pencil? Vibrant, versatile, and familiar, the simple coloured pencil is the proverbial first step on your journey to becoming an artist. Beginning Colored Pencil is an inviting and approachable guide loaded with everything an aspiring artist needs to know about coloured pencils, including tools, materials, composition, and colour theory.

Walter Foster Publishing’s Portfolio series takes a technique-driven approach, emphasizing topics like blending, shading, and creating form and texture to provide a well-rounded approach that allows readers to master key concepts. Try step-by-step demonstrations with a fresh, contemporary design to keep lessons vibrant, so you can practice your fresh, new skills. Get in touch with your inner creativity, and dive into coloured pencils today!

The Portfolio series covers essential art techniques, core concepts, and media with an approach and format that’s perfect for aspiring, beginning, and intermediate artists.

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