Modern Colored Pencil

Learn to use coloured pencils and watercolour pencils to create vibrant, exciting works of art!

Modern Colored Pencil delves into all the basic techniques and concepts required to create fresh, colourful works of coloured pencil art. Talented artist Chelsea Ward takes you on a lively, easy-to-follow exploration of coloured pencils in this book, which is packed with creative exercises and projects designed to show you how to work with the versatile, approachable coloured pencil medium.

The Modern series of books offers a fun, contemporary approach to working with traditional art media, demonstrating that with the right type of instruction, encouragement, and tips, drawing and painting success can be achieved by any artist or creative type.

Modern Colored Pencil begins with a brief introduction to various tools, such as pencils (including coloured pencils, graphite pencils, and watercolour pencils), papers, and other tools. This handy book also demonstrates often-complicated concepts, such as colour mixing, shading, texture, and more, in an easy, approachable manner.

Once you have a handle on the basics, explore how to create dynamic colour palettes, use basic shapes and techniques to render a range of subjects, and create various marks and textures. From beautiful florals and nature motifs to animals and everyday items, Modern Colored Pencil provides a fresh, contemporary, and enjoyable approach to learning how to create vivid artwork in coloured pencil.