Colored Pencil: Discover your "inner artist" as you learn to draw a range of popular subjects in colored pencil (Drawing Made Easy)

Many colored pencil books share two features: involved exercises copying full fledged works by the author, and interminable layers of color, often provided without explanation. This book does neither, and benefits from the omissions. Inside are short projects, usually consisting of a single figure on a white background. The figures are often adorable--a tree frog, a kitten, a turtle, and so on. The layering used to produce the colors is also stripped down, rarely consisting of more than three colors. This approach has the twin advantage of offering easily digestible chunks that can be produced in a single sitting, a big advantage for those of us who are extremely busy but like to unwind with art, and simple enough color schemes that the underlying idea becomes transferable to other projects.I take this book on airplanes with me, along with a colored pencil roll and a small sketchbook. It's a wonderful way to pass the time on a flight and I've even managed to trade some of the resulting drawings for things like fishing lessons while in flight.

Have a couple of other colored pencil 'how-to' books but this one has the most useful information. Better examples of materials, pencil strokes and color schemes; even different ways to hold your pencils. Lots of animal examples: guinea pig, tree frog, puppy, kitten, horse & more; several man-made objects such as shoes, glassware and a classic car which are very helpful to learn transparency & shine of surfaces; a daisy flower plus the cover example of assorted fruit provide a wide assortment of practice to build your skills. Although written for those with drawing aspirations I find it's wonderful for getting realistic renditions in coloring books. I will be looking for more of the author's books.

Gave me directions and a traceable picture(s) to explore using colored pencil techniques without worrrying about my drawing talent.

If you are just starting to work with colored pencils or are thinking about working with them, this is the perfect book for an introduction on how to work with the medium. It doesn't cover basic drawing principles so it's not the right book to learn to draw but I would recommend it if you are hoping to learn how to work colored pencils for the results you want to get from them. Nice techniques, good instruction.

Great projects that provide specific instructions - but are guiding you to understand and practice principles used in colored pencil drawings. I have been doing each project twice - first, faithfully following all instructions, and a second time without relying on the instructions so much and tweaking to improve my drawings.

Absolutely delighttful book with projects that do not intimidate but make you feel you could really do them. I can't wait to get started!

This book has good clear art instruction. Can't wait to get started.

I have found this book to be a fine first manual and instructional tool into a new pastime for me, and I am sure ti will help me very much. And my entire Amazon purchase went off without a hitch, as usual!

As they were coloured pencils , I used for my art work

Not quite what I’d hoped for but a useful book. I like that there are pictures to copy and the instructions aren’t bad. It’s a big disadvantage that to do the pictures as they are in the book you need lots of different pencils. Glad I didn’t pay more for it!

When I ordered this book I didn't realise how much content there is inside. It's a full seven weeks drawing course which is very Informative. It came well packaged and in good condition. Would recommend this to any one who is considering taking up coloured pencil drawing.

It’s only 64 pages. Not as expected. Really disappointed

as title says other s good book