Description
Popular coloured pencil artist and teacher Kristy Kutch guides readers through the myriad of new developments in coloured pencil materials, techniques and practices, focusing on traditional, wax and watersoluble coloured pencils. With lessons in colour theory, combining colour media, creating and enhancing textures and experimenting with new surfaces, the guide culminates in a number of demonstrations to round out this book as a complete resource. Vibrant illustrations by an array of contemporary coloured pencil artists expose the vast, radiant possibilities of this medium today.
A guide introducing readers to the many new advances in the colored pencil medium and the new techniques and strategies for taking making colored pencil art more vibrant, textured, and less labor intensive.
About the Author
Kristy Ann Kutch has taught more than 200 coloured pencil and watercolour pencil workshops nationwide. She is the author of Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil (9780823015689), and is a contributor to several coloured pencil publications, including Creative Colored Pencil and Colored Pencil Explorations. Her work has appeared in International Artist Magazine and Pratique des Arts. She also has a DVD called Colored Pencil Landscapes: Beyond the Basics.
Reviews
"In recent years, the medium of colored pencil has expanded significantly. Divided into three sections on each main type of colored pencil--wax, oil, water-soluble--this guide covers both traditional and more modern colored pencil principles and styles. Included is a chapter on color theory; step-by-step excercises to familiarize the reader with a range of traditional, innovative, and unusual techniques; many handy comparison charts showing the characteristics of various tools, materials, and brands; and a very useful hue/color name/manufacturer appendix. VERDICT: Artists of all levels looking for a versatile, portable, and colorful new medium can draw inspiration from this book."
-Library Journal
Book Information
ISBN 9780770436933
Author K Kutch
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.
Publisher Watson-Guptill Publications
Weight(grams) 564g
Dimensions(mm) 220mm * 219mm * 13mm
A guide introducing readers to the many new advances in the colored pencil medium and the new techniques and strategies for taking making colored pencil art more vibrant, textured, and less labor intensive.
About the Author
Kristy Ann Kutch has taught more than 200 coloured pencil and watercolour pencil workshops nationwide. She is the author of Drawing and Painting with Colored Pencil (9780823015689), and is a contributor to several coloured pencil publications, including Creative Colored Pencil and Colored Pencil Explorations. Her work has appeared in International Artist Magazine and Pratique des Arts. She also has a DVD called Colored Pencil Landscapes: Beyond the Basics.
Reviews
"In recent years, the medium of colored pencil has expanded significantly. Divided into three sections on each main type of colored pencil--wax, oil, water-soluble--this guide covers both traditional and more modern colored pencil principles and styles. Included is a chapter on color theory; step-by-step excercises to familiarize the reader with a range of traditional, innovative, and unusual techniques; many handy comparison charts showing the characteristics of various tools, materials, and brands; and a very useful hue/color name/manufacturer appendix. VERDICT: Artists of all levels looking for a versatile, portable, and colorful new medium can draw inspiration from this book."
-Library Journal
Book Information
ISBN 9780770436933
Author K Kutch
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.
Publisher Watson-Guptill Publications
Weight(grams) 564g
Dimensions(mm) 220mm * 219mm * 13mm
