Beverley 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.

Introduction 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