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With Modern Colored Pencil, discover how to use basic drawing techniques and concepts to create fresh, colorful works of colored pencil art.
List of contents
INTRODUCTION 4
Supplies 5
Erasing Tools & Techniques 12
Mark-Making Techniques 14
Exploring Color 19
Blending & Burnishing 25
Layering to Build Dimension 29
Working on Toned Paper 33
SEEING & USING PATTERNS 36
Looking for Patterns 37
DRAWING EVERYDAY LIFE 48
Fruits & Veggies 49
Glass Objects 59
Desk Supplies 63
Plants 66
Interior Scene 70
DRAWING ARCHITECTURE & LANDSCAPES 74
Windows 75
Doors 83
Landscapes 96
DRAWING ANIMALS 105
Gesture Drawing 106
Cats & Dogs 107
Birds 113
Giraffe 115
FIGURE STUDIES 119
Skin Tones & Hair Color 120
Figure Proportions 121
Gesture Drawing 123
CLOSING THOUGHTS 126
ABOUT THE ARTIST 127
About the author
Chelsea Ward is an artist, author, and art instructor who loves to watercolor. Her stationery business, Sketchy Notions, features her original illustrations and hand-lettering. Chelsea, who holds a BFA in studio art from University of Texas at Austin, also travels to teach art workshops and hosts annual retreats in Italy with her other business, Wanderful Retreats. She is the author of
Modern Drawing, Your Year in Art, Modern Colored Pencil, and
Art Made Easy: Easy Drawing (Walter Foster Publishing). Chelsea lives in Southern California with her husband, two cats, and lots of plants. Learn more at www.chelseawardart.com
Summary
Learn to use colored pencils and watercolor pencils to create vibrant, exciting works of art!
*Named One of the 54 Best Colored Pencil Drawing Books of All Time by BookAuthority*
Modern Colored Pencil delves into all the basic techniques and concepts required to create fresh, colorful works of colored pencil art. Talented artist and author of Your Year in Art and Modern Drawing (both from Walter Foster Publishing) Chelsea Ward takes you on a lively, easy-to-follow exploration of colored pencils in this book. It is packed with creative exercises and projects designed to show you how to work with the versatile, approachable colored pencil medium.
Modern Colored Pencil begins with a brief introduction to various tools, such as pencils (including colored pencils, graphite pencils, and watercolor pencils), papers, and other tools. This handy book also demonstrates often-complicated concepts, such as color mixing, shading, texture, and more, in an easy, approachable manner. Once you have a handle on the basics, explore how to create dynamic color palettes, use basic shapes and techniques to render a range of subjects, and create various marks and textures.
From beautiful florals and nature motifs to animals and everyday items, Modern Colored Pencil provides a fresh, contemporary, and enjoyable approach to learning how to create vivid artwork in colored pencil.
The Modern Series of books offers a fun, contemporary approach to working with traditional art media, demonstrating that with the right type of instruction, encouragement, and tips, drawing and painting success can be achieved by any artist or creative type.
Also in the Modern Series:Modern Acrylic, Modern Drawing, and Modern Watercolor.
