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DescriptionUsing simple skills like blending and shading, the reader learns to create pencil drawings of tremendous subtlety and delicacy. The techniques section provides step-by-step sequences of instructions, followed by a projects section of 15 ideas to work through. Author descriptionBeverley Johnston trained as a graphic designer and became a full-time artist in 2000. She has written for Artists & Illustrators magazine and is a founder member of the UKCPS (UK Coloured Pencil Society), formed in June 2001 to promote coloured pencils as a fine-art medium and to support and educate artists wishing to use them. She lives in Bulphan, Essex. Table of contentsIntroduction Part 1: Materials and Techniques materials; getting to know your pencils; creating form; smooth texture; rough texture; soft texture; creating whites; colours of white; highlights; planning a composition Part 2: The Projects to include: cat's eye; fabrics; fur detail; pebbles; peacock feather; cat portrait; swan portrait; lily head; section of garden; fruit still life; tulip in vase; hands on lap Acknowledgments Index |