Masterful Color: Vibrant Colored Pencil Paintings Layer by Layer
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (613 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1440310297 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Under painting explained John Morgan Arlene Steinberg brings a clever old-school sensitivity or her colored pencil technique. By old school, I mean really old school, as in the old masters. She tackles a perennial problem in colored pencil work (and many other painting media): how do you make a shadow va. NONE BETTER THAN THIS This has got to be one of the very best books on using colored pencils. This lady knows her stuff. Seriously most colored pencils artists do not instruct on how to layer color beginning with the contrasting color first. Arlene is one of the best in my opinion.How many. My books said BUY THIS ONE!. If you are a beginner, or even someone who fines color pencils frustrating, this is THE book. Arlene is the first author I have found who literally shows you EXACTLY what your pencil strokes should and should not look like. Then she proceeds to offer wonderful demonst
Visit her website at arlenesteinberg/. She and her friend Gemma Gylling run a web board, scribbletalk, for artists who use drawing media. About the AuthorArlene Steinberg holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University. Steinberg lives in Glen Head, New York.. She worked as a textile and wallpaper designer for more than 20 years before retiring and putting her talents toward realistic painting with colored pencil. Arlene teaches in Long Island, New York, where she lives, as well as nationally and in Canada. Her colored pencil paintings have won many awards in regional and national exhibitions, and she has been published in American Artist Drawing magazine
By employing classic techniques such as tonal under painting, chiaroscuro and color layering, you will achieve a depth and intensity of color that rivals the celebrated paintings of the Old Masters.15 step-by-step demonstrations teach a classic approach to color, value and compositionfeatures a gorgeous range of subject matter, from luscious fruits and flowers to shimmering porcelain, crystal, silver, glass and moreall the lessons come together in a grand, start-to-finish painting demonstration, from initial concept to final touches. Masterful Color will redefine the way you think about colored pencils
She worked as a textile and wallpaper designer for more than 20 years before retiring and putting her talents toward realistic painting with colored pencil. She and her friend Gemma Gylling run a web board, scribbletalk, for artists who use drawing media. Her colored pencil paintings have won many awards in regional and national exhibitions, and she has been published in American Artist Drawing magazine. Arlene teaches in Long Island, New York, where she lives, as well as nationally an