Colored Pencil Painting Portraits: Master a Revolutionary Method for Rendering Depth and Imitating Life
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (868 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385346271 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Get ready for a revolutionary way to use colored pencils!"—Sally Robertson, editor in chief of Colored Pencil Magazine"This is a must have book for all colored pencil artists--not just those interested in portraiture but those looking to really understand and master the art of colored pencils."—Ivor Harrison, The Art Gear Guide"Colored Pencil Painting Portraits is a wealth of information and instruction, and it is a joy to watch how Alyona brings her rich, beautiful portraits to life."—Australia Colored Pencil Association
Colored pencil painter Alyona Nickelsen reveals how to use the medium to push the limits of realistic portraiture.Colored Pencil Painting Portraits provides straightforward solutions to the problems that artists face in creating lifelike images, and will prime readers on the intricacies of color, texture, shadow, and light as they interplay with the human form. In this truly comprehensive guide packed with step-by-step demonstrations, Nickelsen considers working from photo references versus live models; provides guidance on posing and lighting, as well as planning and composing a work; discusses tools, materials, and revolutionary layering techniques; and offers lessons on capturing gesture and expression and on rendering facial and body features of people of all age groups and skin tones.
ALYONA NICKELSEN is a contributing writer for Colored Pencil magazine and the author of Colored Pencil Painting Bible. Nickelsen's paintings have been exhibited and won awards in prestigious national and international juried shows, such as Salmagundi Club, the American Artist Professional League, Audubon Artists, and the Colored Pencil Society of America. She is the creator and instr
Complete Game Changer! Nicolas Edgar I started playing around with colored pencils a little over a year ago, and found that I really liked them, despite their admittedly limited capabilities in technique and application. Alyona Nickelsen has not only completely changed the game of colored pencils, she has re-invented it! I became aware of some of the information in the book via brushandpencil.com and correspondence with her, and have been using some of her techniques and products for a few months now, and am convinced that this is the way I'll be working with colored pencil from now on!! Alyona's . Best Colored Pencil Book Yet!!! Normally I use my art books more as reference materials than as books to be read from beginning to end. However, this book is so good I am reading it from cover to cover. This amazing artist, along with many others, has brought colored pencil up to the level of fine art and is willing to share her talent and expertise with so many other fine artists.. A must have for colored pencil artists!! Colored Pencil Painting Portraits: Master a Revolutionary Method for Rendering Depth and Imitating Life covers more than just using Powder Blender but goes over details about pencil types. The pros and cons of different pencils for different applications, using solvents for blending, details about different paper types. This book is not just a "how to draw" project book. It feels like a full semester of art classes with how much technical information is included about working in colored pencils in general. Don't worry though, if you're looking f