Drawing the Joy of Nature with Colored Pencil

Drawing the Joy of Nature with Colored Pencil
Author: Lee Hammond
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2022
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781684620449

Draw colorful subjects with bestselling author Lee Hammond. This book is loaded with fun lessons and projects from popular instructor Lee Hammond on drawing brightly colored nature subjects realistically--more easily than you ever thought possible! The book includes basic colored-pencil drawing instruction on materials, using a grid to transfer a preliminary drawing from a photo, values, color, shadows, blending, and other key lessons for beginners. Twenty+ demonstrations show how to draw subjects from three different viewpoints, and how to draw detail from far away to super close. It includes fruit, flowers, leaves, butterflies, and birds.

The Joy of Botanical Drawing

The Joy of Botanical Drawing
Author: Wendy Hollender
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2020-04-07
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1984856723

A gorgeous, easy-to-follow, and inspiring guide to stunningly realistic botanical drawing that covers everything you need to draw our natural world. Achieve amazingly realistic and vibrant botanical illustrations, from flowers so dazzling you feel as if you might be able to smell them, to tomatoes that look as if they've just been picked from the garden. Wendy Hollender is known for her vivid, detailed, and inspiring illustrations and in The Joy of Botanical Drawing, she helps you take your art to the next level by sharing her perfected techniques through short lessons that start simple, then build on the basics with easy-to-use and clear step-by-step illustrations. Using colored pencils and watercolor pencils, Hollender shows you how to accomplish scientifically accurate botanical portraits of a spiraling pine cone, a spiky chestnut, a fuchsia-tined radish, a graceful morning glory, and many more. From colorful leaves to delicate petals to textured bark and slender stems, The Joy of Botanical Drawing will give you the skills to complete lifelike drawings while also enjoying nature and the mindfulness of a regular drawing practice.

Drawing & Painting Flowers with Coloured Pencils

Drawing & Painting Flowers with Coloured Pencils
Author: Trudy Friend
Publisher: Search Press Limited
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2014-03-27
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1781266824

Trudy Friend's watercolour pencil work is breathtaking, and she invites you to share her love of drawing and painting flowers in this book. Covering flowers in all their glory, you will learn how to draw luminous, convincing flowers in a variety of settings, from garden chrysanthemums to sunflower-thronged landscapes. Watercolour pencils are a creative and rewarding art medium, with many exciting ranges, each with their own distinct techniques and effects. Trudy shows you exactly what you can achieve with each type, and how to combine them in vibrant multi-media pencil paintings.

How to Draw Portraits in Colored Pencil from Photographs

How to Draw Portraits in Colored Pencil from Photographs
Author: Lee Hammond
Publisher: Northlight
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Colored pencil drawing
ISBN: 9780891347620

ART INSTRUCTION Hammond picks up where basic texts leave off and provides an excellent volume on the daunting genre of portraiture. After concentrating on the mouth, nose, eyes, hair, and other details, she covers burnishing and layering techniques, then pulls it all together with complete compositions. The 'Before and After' sections (Robert Redford drawn before and after the instruction) are particularly encouraging for beginners.

Botanical Drawing in Color

Botanical Drawing in Color
Author: Wendy Hollender
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2010-07-20
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0823007065

A thorough immersion into the world of scientifically accurate, three-dimensional, and artistically rendered natural botanical illustration. The step-by-step instructions in this invaluable guide, written by one of the nation’s leading experts in the field, Wendy Hollender, will grow your artistic ability, whether you’re just broaching this unique skill or are already an expert. Each lesson in the book increases in complexity to build your skill set in a clear, concise, and accessible way. With a focus on the natural world through the botanical life-cycle, each project is not only a technical study, but a beautiful piece of artwork in and of itself. In this book, you will learn: • Single light source toning technique • Principles of perspective for drawing flowers • The fundamentals of plant anatomy • Colored pencil techniques and color theory of the natural world

The Colored Pencil Manual

The Colored Pencil Manual
Author: Veronica Winters
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2018-08-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486833305

Experienced artists looking to master a new medium will relish this comprehensive guide to using colored pencils by the author of How to Color Like an Artist. Step-by-step demonstrations with photos and directions explain shading, blending, color theory, more.

Drawing Nature

Drawing Nature
Author: Agathe Ravet-Haevermans
Publisher: Herbert Press
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2011
Genre: Drawing
ISBN: 9781408134481

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Cp Treasures

Cp Treasures
Author: Ann Kullberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2012-03-09
Genre: Colored pencil drawing
ISBN: 9780985061005

Over 70 stunning paintings showcasing master colored pencil artists from all over the globe. Every featured artist also generously shares tips, techniques and insights into their personal own style. CP Treasures will absolutely become a highly treasured volume in any colored pencil artist's library.

Landscapes in Colored Pencil

Landscapes in Colored Pencil
Author: Eileen Sorg
Publisher: Walter Foster
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2012-06
Genre: Art
ISBN: 160058280X

Demonstrates how to create landscape drawings step-by-step using colored pencils, including such techniques as rendering shadows, creating textures, and expressing time of day in the work.

Lee Hammond's All New Big Book of Drawing

Lee Hammond's All New Big Book of Drawing
Author: Lee Hammond
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2018-01-24
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1440343179

Learning How to Draw Has Never Been Easier! Lee Hammond's All New Big Book of Drawing is the culmination of nearly forty years of teaching. No matter what your experience level YOU CAN DRAW by following along these easy step-by-step demonstrations. Whether you want to create drawings of flowers, learn how to draw animals or how to draw a person, these drawing techniques, all-new projects, and expert tips will show you how to get great results with both regular pencils and colored pencils. • Two books in one. The first half is a comprehensive course on using pencils to capture shape, form and likeness. The second half explores adding color using colored pencils • 88 step-by-step projects. You will learn to draw everything with this book! Starting with a simple sphere and working up to sea shells, sunsets, flowers, birds, horses, clothing, people--and so much more! • A lifetime of know-how! Lee covers it all--from big picture concepts (selecting tools, shading techniques, making sense of perspective) down to techniques for creating the look of feathers, capturing skin tones, and making surfaces look shiny or transparent. Using her straightforward, three-stage approach to lifelike drawings, Lee makes any subject approachable, from still life and landscapes to animals and even people. This project-driven tome will help you create realistic, frame-worthy artwork. Project by project and subject by subject, you will gain confidence and cultivate great joy in drawing.