Walter Foster The Art of Colored Pencil Drawing Book

I'm just getting into colored pencils, and this book has been really helpful.A few items:-This isn't for absolute beginners. It assumes quite a bit of drawing skill--it really is just the art of colored pencil. The drawing part is a little like "first draw a circle. Add small details...now you have a copy of the Mona Lisa!"- I haven't taken a drawing class since high school, and even then I went to a really broke school that couldn't begin to afford the right equipment for drawing/coloring well, so the guide to gear is mad helpful. Who knew that different paper was required for different stuff? Me. I didn't know.- You need the gray. Stop being cheap. Coloring lightly with black is not gray. Just give up and buy both warm and cool gray. The percentages you can fudge a little, but all your stuff will look kinda crispy and weird without gray. Believe me, I tried.In short, if you're at least at an 'intermediate' level of drawing ability and have some rough knowledge of color and shading and such, this will be really helpful to you and help you grow your skills considerably. Pictures are really bright and colorful, and explain the coloring part pretty well.

Great book! Hard bound so it will stand up to use in our studio.

I just received my copy, but I like the fact that color schemes are provided for each project. Does anyone know which brand of pencils are used in the majority of the projects? Thanks .

Cynthia Knox is an amazing artist, and the material presented very well. Wonderful for anyone who wants to learn or improve colored pencil skills.

The book came as described. The reviews I read before helped me in making my decision in the purchasing it. Very satisfied with my decision.

Bought this on sale for my 15 year old "artist" granddaughter, and she was so pleased. She is eager to build up her library of different techniques, and I was glad to be able to take advantage of the sale. Items from Amazon are always worth investing in.

This book is like "look what I can do, don't you wish you can too? Here's a few pointers, good luck." I used pencils 25 years ago and have just recently rediscovered them. Bought the book hoping to be inspired and learn some new stuff. Maybe I just know more than I thought. Amazing work in the book. There are projects, each chapter has different drawings with images showing you the progression, very brief notes about technique and a list of the colors they used. I was disappointed that there aren't any portraits included, skin tones are not easy. The projects in the book are very detailed and not for the eager to be done in one sitting artist. I'm talking hours and hours of tiny little strokes. So, if that is what you're after, this is the book for you. I don't have that long of an attention span. I prefer my little artist trading cards I can knock out in a few hours at most.

This book is full of great tips and lessons that are fun and easy to follow.