Creative Colored Pencil: Easy and Innovative Techniques for Beautiful Painting

by Gary Greene

New, easy & fun colored pencil techniques! In Creative Colored Pencil, you will find secrets for amazing new and never-before-seen techniques that will turn your everyday colored pencils (both traditional wax-based and water-soluble into liquid pencils! Whether you want to learn how to color with colored pencils or want to learn how to paint exceptionally realistic colored pencil artwork, get ready to use materials you've probably never considered before--each a true innovation!   • A full primer on types of pencils, recommended tools and basic techniques   • Demonstrations for turning colored pencils into "paint" using easy-to-find materials such as rubber cement thinner, mineral spirits and rubbing alcohol   • 14 colored pencil projects (including full palette lists) including flowers, landscapes and animalsYou will discover an unlimited variety of creative possibilities, from the painterly style of acrylics and oils to the loose watercolor look of water-soluble colored pencils and everything in between. Get ready to lose yourself as you learn how to use colored pencils in ways you never thought possible.

130 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 13, 2016

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know if I have the cojones to try out all of the solvents, but he sure makes it look good.

[Debra Lowman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great techniques and tips here on taking your colored pencils to the next level. His realistic renderings of almost any subject were fantastic. My only criticism would be that he seems to draw from photographs, in some cases tracing them out with velum over the photograph first, which is okay, but I think for me that would feel a bit like I didn't access my own creativity or maybe rather that I haven't honed my own skills in proportion or composition. Whatever, it wasn't that big of a deal, and I think it happens a lot in modern art. In no way does it overshadow Greene's sheer talent. His perception of shadow, texture and color is superb and the book is filled with tips and tutorials. Great read.

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learned a lot about the pencils themselves but most of the book focused on the different sorts of solvents that can be used with wax and oil based pencils to emulate watercolor painting - turps, isopropyl alcohol, vodka, mineral spirits, etc.

Wish the title had been more specific - first, there are many other books entitled "Creative Colored Pencil" and since I'm not really interested in using solvents (except for alcohol) I would have passed this up if I had been buying the book. Luckily, it was borrowed from the library!

[Carolm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed reading and the artwork. However, it just reinforced that I am not a coloured pencil person.
Not a beginner book, you need to have some experience with drawing at a minimum, probably some experience with coloured pencils as well.