Colored Pencil Painting Bible: Techniques for Achieving Luminous Color and Ultrarealistic Effects
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- Author：Alyona Nickelsen
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Summary
Learn to color with groundbreaking new techniques for a favorite medium！
• Dazzling colors， incredible realism—with simple step-by-step demonstrations
• Easy-to-follow coloring instructions from a top colored-pencil artist
• Master the wide range of coloring effects possible， including blending， layering， translucent effects， and more
Radiant color…painterly finishes…astonishing realism…with colored pencils！ Achieve rich， luminous color and eye-popping ultra-realistic effects。 Artists of every level will be inspired by the amazing new techniques created by Alyona Nickelsen， presented in Colored Pencil Painting Bible for the very first time。
Nickelsen’s innovations will delight readers and detailed you-can-do-it processes bring her striking results within reach for every artist。 Take colored pencils beyond the ordinary with Colored Pencil Painting Bible！
• Dazzling colors， incredible realism—with simple step-by-step demonstrations
• Easy-to-follow coloring instructions from a top colored-pencil artist
• Master the wide range of coloring effects possible， including blending， layering， translucent effects， and more
Radiant color…painterly finishes…astonishing realism…with colored pencils！ Achieve rich， luminous color and eye-popping ultra-realistic effects。 Artists of every level will be inspired by the amazing new techniques created by Alyona Nickelsen， presented in Colored Pencil Painting Bible for the very first time。
Nickelsen’s innovations will delight readers and detailed you-can-do-it processes bring her striking results within reach for every artist。 Take colored pencils beyond the ordinary with Colored Pencil Painting Bible！
Reviews
Bill Tillman
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This is an excellent book that provides inspiration for anyone interested in doing art with colored pencils！ The explanations and the illustration provide step by step instruction that is easy to follow along to duplicate the process。 I encourage to do the twelve exercises at the back of the book as I think you will become a more mature colored from the process。 And remember to to have fun while you work！
Michelle
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Great book， lots of pictures and comprehensive。 I like that he explains all the terms。
Annette
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Superb reference for colored pencil painting。
Yin
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Not a book for beginner artist
J R
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Great help with my color pencil artwork
Kathleen A。 Redding
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A classroom in a book。I started using colored pencils in coloring books to relax。 I loved the process of layering the different colors and the effects that resulted。 However， the subject matter to color was limited。 I wanted to create my own pictures but had little to no skills in drawing。 This book showed me how to create my own drawings and many， many techniques to make those drawings realistic using what I first loved about using colored pencils - layering。 This book takes you from setting up A classroom in a book。I started using colored pencils in coloring books to relax。 I loved the process of layering the different colors and the effects that resulted。 However， the subject matter to color was limited。 I wanted to create my own pictures but had little to no skills in drawing。 This book showed me how to create my own drawings and many， many techniques to make those drawings realistic using what I first loved about using colored pencils - layering。 This book takes you from setting up your work area or studio to the finished artwork and everything between。 The only reason I didn't give it a five star rating is that I would have like more colored pictures and examples of the different techniques。 。。。more
Melissa
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I skimmed this as not all of it applied to me。 I can't draw， but I really like to color。 The parts that I was interested in was helpful。 I skimmed this as not all of it applied to me。 I can't draw， but I really like to color。 The parts that I was interested in was helpful。 。。。more
Oswaldo De Freitas
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Art is supposed to be boundless， timeless， and above prejudices and dogmas。Yet， many people likes to judge what is art and what is not。Realistic painting and drawing are among preferred styles that people place out of Art's realm。 After all technology gave us cameras。Let alone the fact that photography is also art， realism in painting requires deep understand of tones， values， shades， perspective， which gives us an intimate relationship with the subjects。Mastering realism is a spectacular experi Art is supposed to be boundless， timeless， and above prejudices and dogmas。Yet， many people likes to judge what is art and what is not。Realistic painting and drawing are among preferred styles that people place out of Art's realm。 After all technology gave us cameras。Let alone the fact that photography is also art， realism in painting requires deep understand of tones， values， shades， perspective， which gives us an intimate relationship with the subjects。Mastering realism is a spectacular experience and inevitable provides the passport for changing reality and creating abstraction with better tools box。I loved this book and admire its author。 I am looking forward to Alyona’s next book about portraits。 。。。more
Hannah
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This is， I think， the most beautiful book on colored pencils that I have come across so far。 Gorgeous paintings presented in a gorgeous manner。 Artist Alyona Nickelsen utilizes techniques such as odorless mineral spirits， roughening paper and powder brushing in order to achieve effects that she feels are reminiscent of work done in oil paint。 Things I really like about this book include:A great section on specific materials useful to the colored pencil artist。A stellar section on "art"-- topics This is， I think， the most beautiful book on colored pencils that I have come across so far。 Gorgeous paintings presented in a gorgeous manner。 Artist Alyona Nickelsen utilizes techniques such as odorless mineral spirits， roughening paper and powder brushing in order to achieve effects that she feels are reminiscent of work done in oil paint。 Things I really like about this book include:A great section on specific materials useful to the colored pencil artist。A stellar section on "art"-- topics like color theory and how light works， as well as how to render light and shadow in art。 These are treated in more depth than in any other colored pencil book I've seen。。。I read them several times， and plan to reread again。 A section on rendering backgrounds， which I found especially beautiful and plan to try。 Explanations of how to render different surfaces， textures， and items like grass， or sunlit leaves。 Some of these explanations are truly step by step， while others are more summaries。 A section with clear step-by-step demonstrations on a variety of subjects， from fruit， to fabric， to glass。 An appendix with lightfastness ratings for major colored pencil brands （very helpful！）。 Things worth noting about this book include:As noted above， quite a few of the explanations are too general to be successfully followed by a novice colorist or colored pencil artist。 For example， I am fascinated by Alyona's explanations of how to render a white flower， or white eggs， but found that these and other subjects were not presented simply enough for me as someone pretty new to the medium follow。 This is not a criticism， as they are， I think， more advanced subjects。So， I would highly， highly recommend this book as one for every colored pencil artist's library。 I found it incredibly inspiring and educational， and feel that several of the projects are ones that I aspire to， and plan to revisit after I have more experience。 And I have tried one of the simpler demonstrations， the dandelion， and enjoyed the process immensely。 。。。more
Pat
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slowly worked my way through - but didn't complete many of the exercises。 I really need to do that to get the most out of the book。 slowly worked my way through - but didn't complete many of the exercises。 I really need to do that to get the most out of the book。 。。。more
Ashley
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Excellent technique information， but holy crap is the tone of this book awful。 The author/artist comes across as a controlling perfectionist， and takes pencil crayons more seriously than most people take。。。 well， anything。 Very dismissive of other forms of art， media， and styles of working。 I really enjoy the tips， but cannot enjoy an approach to artmaking that is so rigid。
Cody
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I didn't like the tone of this book。 Basically - no art is worth considering unless it is "perfect"。 Also the author seems to have a bit of a chip on her shoulder; defending coloured pencil use against unseen critics who don't consider pencil work as real art。 I learned some technique but spare me the lectures。 As a lover of folk art I appreciate all attempts at creative expression。 I hope no one gets discouraged from sharing what is in their heart after reading this book。 I didn't like the tone of this book。 Basically - no art is worth considering unless it is "perfect"。 Also the author seems to have a bit of a chip on her shoulder; defending coloured pencil use against unseen critics who don't consider pencil work as real art。 I learned some technique but spare me the lectures。 As a lover of folk art I appreciate all attempts at creative expression。 I hope no one gets discouraged from sharing what is in their heart after reading this book。 。。。more
Miss OP
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this book taught me a lot and made me rethink a few things。 sometimes watching something plays out really gives you ideas。 it's not about copying a style it's about experimentation to find your own。 this book taught me a lot and made me rethink a few things。 sometimes watching something plays out really gives you ideas。 it's not about copying a style it's about experimentation to find your own。 。。。more
Eva Trubacova
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Great book！ I've read it several times and I'm going back again and again， I always find there something new that I haven't tried yet！ The word 'Bible' in its title is true。 I can recommend it to anybody who is interested in realist drawing / paiting by CPs。 Great book！ I've read it several times and I'm going back again and again， I always find there something new that I haven't tried yet！ The word 'Bible' in its title is true。 I can recommend it to anybody who is interested in realist drawing / paiting by CPs。 。。。more
R。L。
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This book explains in great depth and detail what is means to use colored pencils and how to make good art using colored pencils。 One of my favorite colored pencil books so far。
Tokies
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this book taught me a lot and made me rethink a few things。 sometimes watching something plays out really gives you ideas。 it's not about copying a style it's about experimentation to find your own。 this book taught me a lot and made me rethink a few things。 sometimes watching something plays out really gives you ideas。 it's not about copying a style it's about experimentation to find your own。 。。。more
Avril
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I've learn a lots from this book。 About how to use the tools and the technics。 It was really a good book。 I've learn a lots from this book。 About how to use the tools and the technics。 It was really a good book。 。。。more
Liz
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One of the best I've found yet on colored pencil techniques。 Very thorough with a lot of examples and ideas beyond just pencil and paper。 One of the best I've found yet on colored pencil techniques。 Very thorough with a lot of examples and ideas beyond just pencil and paper。 。。。more
Duncan Cameron
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Very good。 For those new to the medium I would say it's a must buy。 For anyone looking for a quick fix or inspiration maybe not。This is a written study of colour pencil art by a highly respectedartist。 Personally I found it a bit basic。 Not because i'm a brilliant artist， I just felt it could have covered more ground with1。 Clearer explanation of basic principles，2。 Much more examples，3。 A better balance of example paintings。 Every painting is from her own repertoire，（and mostly of fruit）。Having Very good。 For those new to the medium I would say it's a must buy。 For anyone looking for a quick fix or inspiration maybe not。This is a written study of colour pencil art by a highly respectedartist。 Personally I found it a bit basic。 Not because i'm a brilliant artist， I just felt it could have covered more ground with1。 Clearer explanation of basic principles，2。 Much more examples，3。 A better balance of example paintings。 Every painting is from her own repertoire，（and mostly of fruit）。Having said all that， this book is quite unique and deserves a roundof applause for being one of the pioneers of this wonderful art medium。 。。。more
Lynne Favreau
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Stunning， buy it。
Kalin
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Gorgeous。
Marilyn
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This is on my "BUY" list--and coming from me， that's quite an endorsement。 This is on my "BUY" list--and coming from me， that's quite an endorsement。 。。。more
I Read
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This book surprised me！ I almost overlooked it because my favoured medium is watercolour， but then I reminded myself that one often learns most from those working in different fields of art and that’s precisely what happened when I read this book。 It isn’t just the average ‘how to draw and colour in pencils’ manual， the text really delves into the properties， techniques and rules for success thoroughly and professionally。 For me， the most interesting subjects she tackled were those universal to This book surprised me！ I almost overlooked it because my favoured medium is watercolour， but then I reminded myself that one often learns most from those working in different fields of art and that’s precisely what happened when I read this book。 It isn’t just the average ‘how to draw and colour in pencils’ manual， the text really delves into the properties， techniques and rules for success thoroughly and professionally。 For me， the most interesting subjects she tackled were those universal to all mediums， such as composition， colour， light and shadows。 I can’t emphasise how much （useful knowledge） I learned。 Another thing the author taught me was a new， meaningful way to analyse a subject before one attempts to depict it。 I now know specific things to look for because she described （almost scientifically！） how things react and how the eye sees and colours mix。A bonus with this book is that the subjects are explained in detail but thenhave run down pages of the basic rules accompanying the text so that once one has read and learned the piece， there is a reminder for quick reference。 You can also pick up some clever tips as you flick through。I can’t really fault this book， but to give a balance review I’ll add a little shade to go with the light （as the book says， they are intrinsically linked in the world！）。 The author， though beneficially passionate for the reader because she treats the coloured pencil as a medium very seriously and in huge detail， when stating an opinion on art sometimes came across with a hint of sternness。 She has every right to hold strong opinions and voice them， but I wondered whether it might ‘freeze’ a new artist up as I firmly believe the most essential thing to producing good work is to be relaxed about it。 This said however， she redeemed herself with a sensible lesson on enjoying drawing and not being overly critical of your work， realising that without mistake one doesn’t learn and grow。 Would thoroughly recommend: much more than these ineffectual ‘copy me’ books。 。。。more
Makingamark
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