Encyclopedia of Coloured Pencil Techniques, The: A complete step-by-step directory of key techniques, plus an inspirational gallery showing how artists use them

by Judy Martin

Overview

An indispensable guide for anyone keen to learn coloured pencil techniques, or for the experienced artist who would like to build on their existing skills. Filled with information on the basic characteristics and colour ranges of the main kinds of coloured pencil, and step-by-step visual demonstrations of key techniques from blending, blocking in and burning to sgraffito, stippling and impressing. The reader will not only discover how professional artists use imaginative and dynamic styles to interpret a wide range of subjects, but they will also be inspired by the 150-plus full-colour illustrations to create brilliant artworks of their own.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782214779
Publisher:	Search Press
Publication date:	11/21/2016
Series:	Encyclopedia of
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	366,575
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

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.