Basic Colored Pencil Techniques

by Bet Borgeson

Easy-to-follow demonstrations show you how to use colored pencils to paint trees, flowers, animals, people and other popular subjects.

The colored pencil is an easy-to-use, inexpensive and incredibly expressive medium. And nobody is more skilled with the pencil than Bet Borgeson.

Using many visual examples to illustrate her points, Bet will teach you how to use layering, burnishing, lifting color and other basic colored pencil techniques to create an exciting range of effects - from highly detailed realism to loose, luscious color. She also offers advice on choosing the right materials, conveying textures, layering in backgrounds, and combining colored pencil with other mediums.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Drawing, Reference, How To, Crafts

128 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 1997

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book that's exactly what's on the tin. :) I think I saw this used in Uptown a couple weeks ago - I'm going to check to see if it's still there. It'll be easier to use as a reference if I have a physical copy on hand, instead of repeatedly borrowing the ebook from the library.

[Doris I. Kolvoord · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful

This has been the most informati ve and so much more. Ibook yet that I have read on using colored pencils. It goes beyond basics and shows you.what you can do with blending and layering
..I am no artist, just a colorist but I learned how I could make my colorings more individual and lively.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid resource full of easy to follow ideas and directions without ever dumbing it down for the reader. I have had this book for a long time and intend to keep it still as I periodically revisit it from time to time.

[MJ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Natalie suggested this for rank beginners and I’m off now to eBay to see if I can get my own copy!

[That70sheidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

An interesting and informative look at how to reduce the layers in your art without losing the depth and illustrative quality of the piece.

[Matt]

I thought this was an enjoyable exploration of how to work with colors in the pencil medium.

[R.L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

If there was something I didn't know about, it was how to make colored pencil drawings look like paintings. This book is good at explaining technique.

[Katherine Coble · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful book. I read it as a Kindle Unlimited selection but I'll probably buy it outright.

[Bridget · Rating 4 out of 5]

Colored pencil instruction.

This book was a good introduction the the use and technique of the medium of colored pencils. I loved the artist's animal drawings.

[Todd Hogan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A subject I'm just beginning, so this book was a primer for me.

[Ietrio · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an okay book about precisely what is in the name: basic colored pencil techniques.