Mastering Colored Pencil
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An Essential Guide to Materials, Concepts, and Techniques for Learning to Draw in Color
Artists who bought colored pencils during the adult coloring craze are looking for new ways to use them creatively. Artist and colored pencil evangelist Lisa Dinhofer presents the drawing techniques, materials, and color theory needed to master this versatile medium.
Colored pencils are coming of age. The vibrant color choices available seem endless. The base of the pencils varies as well - wax, watercolor, pastel, and graphite, which can be interchanged or mixed together. Achievable effects are limitless. A work in pencil can be a drawing, a watercolor, or an oil painting. A wax pencil can be used to sketch, draw, or paint. A watercolor pencil can do the same. The drawing can be transparent or dense.This practical guide is illustrated throughout with Dinhofer's fresh and sophisticated artwork and includes more than 25 step-by-step demonstrations, thoughtful exercises, workbook templates, and specific assignments that are sure to help every artist achieve striking results with pencils.Buy now!
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- ISBN: 9781580934923
- Author: Lisa Dinhofer
- Pub date: 14.10.25
- RRP: $34.95
- Format: Paperback / softback
Author
Lisa Dinhofer
Lisa Dinhofer lives and works in New York City. Born in Brooklyn, she holds a BA with honors from Brandeis University and an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. Her work has been exhibited extensively both nationally and internationally. Collected widely, Dinhofer s paintings and works on paper are represented in many public and private collections including The Brooklyn Museum. The recipient of numerous awards, Dinhofer has received a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Individual Fellowship Grant and the MacDowell and Yaddo Colony Fellowships. Her work has been featured in several publications including American Artist, The New York Times, Arts Magazine, ARTnews, and Drawing magazine. Dinhofer has developed original workshops in the technique of colored pencil and color theory and has taught all aspects of drawing for more than 20 years. She is currently on the faculty of the Art Students League and The National Academy Museum and School of Fine Art in New York City. She also taught a popular class for the online site, Craftsy.