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Capturing the elusive qualities of light is one of the most sought-after goals of artists in every medium, and "Painting Light with Colored Pencil" helps readers achieve that goal.Through the techniques explained in this book, readers will learn how to unlock the potential of coloured pencils to create realistic, light-filled paintings that glow.
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Cecile Baird's work has won numerous national and international awards and has been published in The Artist's Magazine, International Artist and American Artist. Cecile is a signature member of the Colored Pencil Society of America.
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have many books on coloured pencil art, but this is by far the best. The level of realism that the author attains is greater than Alyona Nickelsen, Janie Gildow, Barbara Newton, Bet Borgeson, and she even gives Ann Kullberg a run for her money. The front cover of this book does not really match up to the quality of the illustrations inside. The author generously gives away all the tricks of her trade, and by following her very clear methods anyone can produce beautiful lifelike pencil paintings. I found her tips for setting up and lighting a still life composition particularly helpful. However, like all American coloured pencil art books, her chosen brand of pencil for all the demonstrations is Prismacolor which is very hard to find here, although we can now get the famous Rising Stonehenge paper at last.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well written and presented. Contains similar ideas to other colour pencil books but with a different angle in some subjects. Certainly more advanced than other books and for the serious coloured pencil artist who wishes to improve skills, composition and presentation.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The title does not accurately describe the book which is just another beginner's guide to using coloured pencils. I am sick and tired of being tempted to buy books based on titles that bear no ressemblance to the contents and "painting with light" and "vibrant" seem to be the currently fashoionable buzz words to get us to part with our money.
The first 38 pages of the 128 in this book deal with materials, etc. Then there about 20 exercises to do - colouring still life objects, e.g., a leaf, a blue cup, etc. The "light" part amounts to leaving the highlighted part as white paper or picking a subject that has something to do with light , such as a candle.
The author certainly can use coloured pencils well so nice to look at the examples, hence 2 stars.
The first 38 pages of the 128 in this book deal with materials, etc. Then there about 20 exercises to do - colouring still life objects, e.g., a leaf, a blue cup, etc. The "light" part amounts to leaving the highlighted part as white paper or picking a subject that has something to do with light , such as a candle.
The author certainly can use coloured pencils well so nice to look at the examples, hence 2 stars.
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Light work
Excellent book covering various aspects of injecting light into coloured pencil artwork, mostly still life matter and plant life. Read more
Published 2 days ago by janscorner
Realism is not slavishness to reality
I found some of this author's tips about mark-making and colour blending useful. But on the whole her approach is for people who want to use coloured pencils to make an imitation... Read more
Published on 9 Jun 2009 by R. K. Ltd
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