Colored Pencil Painting Portraits: Master a Revolutionary Method for Rendering Depth and Imitating Life

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It is always great to learn new techniques. I have been using colored pencils as a professional artist for over 40 years . I thought I had come up with the techniques I developed , they evolved over the years. Nice to see so many others growing and developing new ways with colored pencil .

bottom line: this is a very interesting books full of qaulity and technical informations, BUT every other pages the author advertise the specific brand of product she developped to obtain her gorgeous and stunning results. Unfortunately those products are not so easy to find moreover being "exclusive they are pricey. Costing twice as much as other products of the same type. I realized it woul dcost me an extra 100€ to get the recommended products. The author skills and expertise is obvious, and well known. Her long term dedication to improve on classic colored pencil techniques is commendable. I also understand her desire to turn her work and research into a business. But you must be aware that the books heavily advertise the specific equipments she developped, and which she sells through her own website in the USA and through only a very few retailers worlwide. However the subtitle is fair, books is packed with insightfull advices and new ideas and help a lot understanding the process of layering colored pencils to obtain great results. The main focus is on "painting with colored pencil like the traditional oil painting approach, which means multiple layers covered by the speicfic textured fixative. Which remove the usual problem of applying colored pencil when the tooth of the paper is allready filled with previous layers. The technical discussion in itself is highly intersting. Also note that the book focus on portraits drawing, and several chapters are portraits specific, however the general tehnique can be applied to any subject. The content in itself is 5 stars, if it where not for the aforementioned issues. So this really depends on what you are looking for. This is not for beginner but even intermediate users might benefit a lot fromt his book. The equipment necessary to obtains those results is on the expensive side for an amateur but should not be a problem for professsionals. Even with the mentionned products you might benefit from the book you may find subsitute , but it will require some trials and errors. Recommended with reservations.

Libro de calidad artística tan bello como indispensable Disponía en mi modesta biblioteca personal de un libro anterior de esta gran artista norteamericana (Alyona Nickelsen), titulado "Colored Pencil Painting Bible". Me cautivó desde la primera hasta la última de sus páginas, tanto por la belleza de las ilustraciones como por las enseñanzas que esta artista imparte en dicho libro. Y ahora, con la compra de este segundo título, "Colored Pencil Painting Portraits", mi admiración por ella y por su talento ha aumentado en grado superlativo. Recomiendo sinceramente su compra; será un placer su lectura, estudio y consulta para cualquier persona con sensibilidad artística.

I'm sure it's a great book but it arrived damaged. I'll update my review after reading it.