{"product_id":"colored-pencil-painting-portraits-isbn-9780385346276","title":"Colored Pencil Painting Portraits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColored pencil painter Alyona Nickelsen reveals how to use the medium to push the limits of realistic portraiture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eColored Pencil Painting Portraits \u003c\/i\u003eprovides straightforward solutions to the problems that artists face in creating lifelike images, and will prime readers on the intricacies of color, texture, shadow, and light as they interplay with the human form. In this truly comprehensive guide packed with step-by-step demonstrations, Nickelsen considers working from photo references versus live models; provides guidance on posing and lighting, as well as planning and composing a work; discusses tools, materials, and revolutionary layering techniques; and offers lessons on capturing gesture and expression and on rendering facial and body features of people of all age groups and skin tones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FOREWORD • vii\u003cbr\u003e INTRODUCTION • 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1 • COLORED PENCIL REVOLUTION • 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAn exploration of new working surfaces, materials, and tools\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 2 • THE RULES OF THE GAME • 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe use of successful oil painting practices with the colored pencil medium\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 3 • WORKING THE MEDIUM • 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eInnovative methods and techniques for painting with pencils\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 4 • CONTROLLING COLOR • 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding the nature of color and the properties of pigments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 5 • PORTRAIT FACTS AND FICTION • 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIdeas and solutions for composing a portrait \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 6 • PRACTICING THE ESSENTIALS • 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRendering key components of portraiture \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 7 • HOW TO KEEP FRIENDS AND MAKE CLIENTS HAPPY • 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHands-on examples of painting a colored pencil portrait\u003c\/i\u003e\"Get ready for a revolutionary way to use colored pencils!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Sally Robertson, editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eColored Pencil Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a must have book for all colored pencil artists--not just those interested in portraiture but those looking to really understand and master the art of colored pencils.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eIvor Harrison, \u003ci\u003eThe Art Gear Guide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eColored Pencil Painting Portraits \u003c\/i\u003eis a wealth of information and instruction, and it is a joy to watch how Alyona brings her rich, beautiful portraits to life.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e—Australia Colored Pencil Association \u003c\/b\u003eALYONA NICKELSEN is a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eColored Pencil\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the author of \u003ci\u003eColored Pencil Painting Bible\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eAmerican Artist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Artist's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Art Collector\u003c\/i\u003e. Nickelsen's paintings have been exhibited and won awards in prestigious national and international juried shows, such as Salmagundi Club, the American Artist Professional League, Audubon Artists, and the Colored Pencil Society of America. She is the creator and instructor of the Colored Pencil Painting Learning Center hosted on her website, www.brushandpencil.com.\u003cb\u003eFrom the Introduction:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The colored pencils in my studio are amazingly resilient. They have successfully outlasted the many temptations presented by paints, pastels, inks, etc., and, umpteen years later, still hold the preferred position on my work table. I have used the vast quantity of accumulated knowledge about the properties of other mediums and incorporated the more useful ones to further advance and extend the benefits of the colored pencil painting process. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough continuous research, experiments, and testing, the exceptionality of the colored pencil medium has become clear to me. Their precision and flexibility allows artists to achieve practically any desired effect. We simply need to understand their much overlooked properties and use them to our own advantage. As a result, even the sometimes cumbersome task of covering a large background is no longer a chore. If you know how, you can overcome such challenges in just a fraction of the time you may have come to expect. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book we continue the discussion started in Colored Pencil Painting Bible about the colored pencil painting process. However, this time it will be based on the example of the portrait genre. Since the publication of my first book some of the techniques I use today have been updated or modified, some tools were added and others abandoned, and some ideas have been adopted or rejected. But the fundamentals of my approach remain the same. I continue layering colored pencils onto a white surface producing finished artwork that resembles a painting rather than a drawing. We will be discussing all aspects of these practices in detail throughout the pages of this work.","brand":"Watson-Guptill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304696205541,"sku":"NP9780385346276","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385346276.jpg?v=1767723931","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/colored-pencil-painting-portraits-isbn-9780385346276","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}