Top instructors have contributed to this comprehensive, step-by-step beginner's guide to this incredibly expressive yet inexpensive medium. Tips and techniques include how to use layering, burnishing, lifting color, and other basic techniques.

This lavishly illustrated volume offers practical, step-by-step instruction for creating professional-quality colored pencil illustrations of flowers, fruits, foliage, and other botanical subjects.

Take colored pencils beyond the ordinary with Colored Pencil Painting Bible! Dazzling colors, incredible realism and painterly finishes are all possible using simple, "you can do it" processes. Author - Alyona Nickelsen.

Capture the personality that goes with the face. Just follow two thorough demonstrations and see how complete portraits come together. Then tackle 17 mini-demos and learn to paint features, hair, and clothing. Contains more than 200 color illustrations.

Explore a range of styles and techniques for creating works of art in colored pencil. This Walter Foster "Artist Library Series" guide is packed with information to help beginning and advanced artists learn more about drawing with colored pencils.

Colored Pencil Secrets for Success teaches readers how to evaluate their work using the basic principles of art and design, while providing secrets on how to make it better. Author - Ann Kullberg.

A versatile and vibrant tool of expression, colored pencils are capable of producing art of a serious — and seriously exciting — nature. The Complete Colored Pencil Book is your guide to the medium, from first stroke to completed work.

Using simple techniques detailed in clear, step-by-step demonstrations, Gary Greene teaches you how to create colored pencil paintings with rich, lifelike textures. Paperback. 128 pages.

Renowned sports artist Jim Scullion shares his expertise in this practical and inspiring guide to drawing and painting sports figures — the only book that focuses exclusively on this exciting area of figure drawing.

If you love working with colored pencils, this book is a must-have. Author Kristy Kutch is an accomplished artist and teacher who has written one of the first books that covers in-depth techniques for traditional colored pencils and watercolor pencils.

In Drawing Birds with Colored Pencils, Poole reveals the secrets of creating her beautiful, realistic, and richly detailed pictures, showing how she builds them step-by-step, in layers of color.

Whether you’re a novice or an accomplished artist who has never experimented with colored pencil, this book provides the instruction and inspiration you need to master this versatile medium.

Learn to draw flowers, people, animals, metal, brass, sunsets, water, glass, and anything else using reference photos, simple techniques, and clear step-by-step instruction.

Author Arlene Steinberg shows you everything you need to know about layering complements to create rich shadows and a sense of dimension. She also includes extensive coverage of basic colored pencil techniques, as well as detailed information on composition, color theory, textures, and more.

One of the most exciting and original colored pencil books to come out in a long time, Painting Light with Colored Pencil is inspired by Cecile Baird's incredibly rich, realistic, light-filled paintings.

This easy-to-use, comprehensive handbook provides you with instant access to the best tips, tricks, and techniques for creating exceptionally realistic colored pencil artwork. It's all here - everything you need to achieve success with colored pencils!

Anyone who has always wanted to draw in colored pencil but finds all those colors intimidating can breathe a sigh of relief after opening this book. Drawing Made Easy: Colored Pencil shows readers how to draw almost anything in colored pencil with ease!

Inside, artist Cynthia Knox teaches her method of developing a colored pencil drawing through simple step-by-step demonstrations, with helpful tips and tricks sprinkled throughout. She also discusses basic flower shapes, anatomy, photographing references, and setting up dynamic still lifes.