Colored Pencil Painting Portraits
Master a Revolutionary Method for Rendering Depth and Imitating Life
By Alyona Nickelsen | Publisher: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
About the book
Colored pencil painter Alyona Nickelsen reveals how to use the medium to push the limits of realistic portraiture.
Colored Pencil Painting Portraits provides 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.
Editions of Colored Pencil Painting Portraits
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385346276
- EBook
- ISBN 9780385346283
Read an Excerpt
Colored pencil painter Alyona Nickelsen reveals how to use the medium to push the limits of realistic portraiture.
Colored Pencil Painting Portraits provides 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Colored Pencil Painting Portraits about?
Colored pencil painter Alyona Nickelsen reveals how to use the medium to push the limits of realistic portraiture.
Colored Pencil Painting Portraits provides 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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Colored Pencil Painting Portraits?
The Arts > The Arts: art forms > Drawing and drawings > Drawing and drawings in pencil, charcoal, crayon or pastel
Where can I read a sample of Colored Pencil Painting Portraits?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780385346276
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Colored Pencil Painting Portraits?
Alyona Nickelsen
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Colored Pencil Painting Portraits is available as paperback(ISBN 9780385346276) and ebook(ISBN 9780385346283)
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