Recommended Books for Drawing Techniques
We've compiled a list of our favorite books for Drawing Techniques.
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Basic Colored Pencil Techniques
Teaches about layering, lifting, color interactions, error corrections, light and much more.
Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces
If you are intrigued by artists' abilities to capture those elusive qualities and characteristics that make a portrait so incredibly realistic, you won't want to miss these effective techniques.
Drawing Realistic Pets from Photographs
29 step-by-step demonstrations show you how surprisingly easy it is to render all your favorite animals, including cats, dogs, birds, rabbits, hamsters and more.
Lessons in Classical Drawing: Essential Techniques from Inside the Atelier
An essential book that provides a thorough overview of the underlying principles of drawing, and comes with a DVD to underscore the lessons and techniques presented.
Colored Pencil Painting Bible: Techniques for Achieving Luminous Color and Ultrarealistic Effects
In this must-own book, Alyona teaches you how to create brilliant hyper-realistic colored pencil paintings with her unique color layering techniques and use of odorless solvents.
Botanical Portraits with Colored Pencils
If your passion is botanical illustration, you will enjoy this step-by-step guide to working with water-soluble and oil-based colored pencils to create detailed drawings of flowers, foliage, fruits and vegetables.
Colored Pencil Solution Book
Step-by-step demonstrations and solutions to common mistakes and difficult subjects.
Keys to Drawing
Teaches the "how-tos" of drawing: composition, proportion, shading.
Masterful Color: Vibrant Colored Pencil Paintings Layer by Layer
Learn to create depth, drama, and extraordinary intensity of color with colored pencils.
Colored Pencil Portraits Step by Step
Helpful step by step demonstrations with highlighted hints sprinkled throughout the text.
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Art Courses: Drawing Classes & Workshops
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