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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is American. It portrays American birds and therefore for an artist who lives in America I should think it would be perfect, but for an English artist hoping to further their skills in portraying English birds it is hopeless. The skill of the artist is not in question, but there really should be a way of determining the content of books such as this before we risk our hard-earned cash on them.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
very well illustratored with excellant details of how to layer the colours on, an all round lovely book to have.
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54 of 56 people found the following review helpful
Excellent colored pencil instruction
30 Nov 2008
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is exactly what I was looking for to learn how to draw birds with colored pencils, prompting me to write my first review here on Amazon. The book starts out with all the details about the supplies recommended, and then a very thorough general information section including pencil drawing basics, a very interesting section on the drawing process and creating the sketch, and an extremely valuable section on color theory basics covering color composition and value. Also covered in this section are bird shapes and anatomy, and the drawing details including the eyes, beaks, feet and feathers. There is a wonderful selection of birds to chose from, including cardinals, robins (my favorite is the fledgling pair), goldfinch, hummingbirds, bluebirds, chickadee, and many more, with the instructions for every one spread over several full pages each, and each with full-sized illustrations in step-by-step format, layer by layer. Alongside every illustration are very thoroughly written instructions to walk you through the details every step of the way, starting with the supply list and illustrated color palette for each project. I really appreciate the written instructions because they cover every detail and are very easy to follow. There is also a chapter on combining colored pencils with other media such as watercolor, inks, and graphite. I'm extremely happy with this book, and highly recommend it to all who love birds and want to learn how to draw them with colored pencils. I also love the colored pencil drawing of the author's cat at the beginning of the book, and hope she is working on a drawing cats with colored pencils book.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Drawing Birds With Colored Pencils
18 Nov 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The drawings are very nice but there's not as much colored pencil technique as I would have liked. It's more helpful as a book on drawing birds in general.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
LOVE IT
14 Jun 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I just finished reading this book. I was hoping for an instruction book that gave clear, step-by-step instructions for creating pictures in colored pencil. That is exactly what this book does (unlike some others I have ordered in the past). I am now ready to start on the projects and am looking forward to creating some nice pictures as, with the detailed instructions, I am confident I will be able to do.
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