The Ultimate Guide to Colored Pencil: Over 35 step-by-step demonstrations for both traditional and watercolor pencils

481 Pages·2010·14.71 MB·English

by  Gary Greene

the ULTIMATE GUIDE to
COLORED PENCIL
over 35 step-by-step demonstrations for
both traditional and watercolor pencils
GARY GREENE
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The Ultimate Guide to Colored Pencil. Copyright © 2010 by Gary Greene. Manufactured in China. All
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Greene, Gary.
The ultimate guide to colored pencil / Gary Greene. -- 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-600613913 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Colored pencil drawing--Technique. I. Title.
NC892.G754 2010
741.2'4--dc22
2009037812
Edited by Sarah Laichas and Kathy Kipp
Designed by Guy Kelly
Production coordinated by Mark Griffin
METRIC CONVERSION CHART
To convert to multiply by
Inches Centimeters 2.54
Centimeters Inches 0.4
Feet Centimeters 30.5
Centimeters Feet 0.03
Yards Meters 0.9
Meters Yards 1.1
About the Author Gary Greene has been
working as a professional artist continuously
since 1967. During his career, Gary has
worked as a fine artist, instructor, author,
photographer, art director, designer and
illustrator. He is the founder and owner of
GGArt, a business he began in 1984 and still
successfully operates today. Gary graduated
magna cum laude from the University of
Hard Knocks.
Gary works in numerous mediums, both digital and traditional, but colored
pencil has been his artistic passion since 1983. He is a pioneer in the use of
water-soluble colored pencils as a mainline fine art medium and has developed
or refined new techniques for colored pencil. Some of his paintings may require
upwards of 500 hours to complete and when people see them they often exclaim,
“That’s colored pencil?”
The Ultimate Guide to Colored Pencil is Gary's tenth North Light book. His
first book, Creating Textures in Colored Pencil, sold many thousands of copies
worldwide and was in print for more than twelve years. His other books dealing
with colored pencil: Colored and Watercolor Pencil—No Experience Required!,
Capturing Radiant Flowers in Colored Pencil, and Painting with Water-Soluble
Colored Pencils have also been bestsellers in their genre, enjoying long histories
and international distribution. Gary originated the Artist’s Photo Reference book
series and authored five titles on Flowers, Landscapes, Buildings& Barns, Boats
& Nautical Scenes and Reflections, Textures & Backgrounds. Gary has also
written articles for (among others) The Artist’s Magazine, American Artist and
International Artist magazines.
Gary’s colored pencil art has won numerous national and international awards
including the Colyer-Weston Art League National Art Merit Competition, The
Artist’s Magazine National Art Competition, and three Colored Pencil Society of
America (CPSA) Awards of Excellence. He has conducted workshops,
demonstrations, and lectures in the United States, Canada and Asia since 1985.
Visit Gary at his website, www.ggart.biz.
Dedication
For Gregg – my proudest production (with a little help).