Drawing: Colored Pencil Basics

Very good in-depth look at using colored pencils as your medium in recreating nature. Really good for intermediate level of expertise.

I received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review.

An excellent book that covers all aspects of drawing with coloured pencils.  The projects are amazing, so real, and there is such a variety.  The cupcake is an excellent one to have a go with.  The illustrations are very inspiring and the author really breaks it down and makes is so accessible.  Even a beginner could have a try.  Despite it being a very short book it is worth investing in and is definitely one I want to keep on my art book shelf.

Good guide to drawing with colored pencils. Surprising how interesting it is to learn a new craft. Great instructions and details on everything from the basic supplies and techniques to great illustrations. I would recommend this book to all ages with the younger ones being supervised of course. Great resource for learning and improving your colored pencils crafts. 


I was given this book as an ARC from the publisher and netgalley. 
The opinions are my own and given freely.

This book is absolutely fantastic. The tips and techniques are excellent and the steps are very well organized and detailed. It only has a few tutorials as the book is very short. But the skills covered are invaluable to those wishing to up their skill level in pencil drawings and I loved it. I definitely recommend it and plan to buy several copies. I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review.

I  grateful to the author, the publishers and Netgalley for a free ARC copy of this ebook. I had a little trouble downloading this ebook initially but had I read the instructions properly in the first place, I would have known to download the Pocketbook or similar app first. Having done so it downloaded easily. I really like this book and found it well illustrated, the descriptions clear and easy to follow.  I'm really impressed with it and will be lookong out for more books by this author and in this series.

A very basic but useful and enjoyable book, that in only 40 pages introduces to the essential kow-how of coloured pencil drawing. Simple, clean layout, beautiful artwork, very inviting to move the first steps into this technique.

When it is snowy and cold outside (and my car is buried under 2ft of ❄️ ), superspeed readers like me can read 250+ pages/hour, so yes, I have read the book … and many more today. LOL

I requested and received a temporary digital Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley, the publisher and the author in exchange for an honest review.  

From the publisher, as I do not repeat the contents or story of books in reviews, I let them do it as they do it better than I do 😸.

Discover the secrets to creating beautiful, realistic coloured pencil drawings with Drawing: Colored Pencil Basics.

Whether you’re a novice or an accomplished artist just getting started with coloured pencil, Drawing: Colored Pencil Basics provides you with the instruction and inspiration you need to master this versatile medium. By starting with the necessary supplies and basic techniques, this colourful, comprehensive guidebook gives you a solid foundation so you can work through each stunning project with ease and joy. Award-winning artist Cynthia Knox first teaches the fundamentals: tools and materials, coloured pencil techniques, colour basics, the basic shapes drawing method, the grid method, using photo references, and more. She explores blending, burnishing, and layering colours, plus a range of styles and techniques for creating your own works of art in coloured pencil.

After learning the basics of drawing in coloured pencil, move on to the step-by-step lessons, which demonstrate how to draw strikingly realistic still life and animals. Each drawing project focuses on a specific technique. Included drawing projects are a fall leaf, a colourful cupcake, a butterfly on a flower, a pony, a bowl of cherries, and a puppy—all in gorgeous, realistic detail. A reference photograph is used for each project, so you can learn how to transform your everyday photographs into beautiful pieces of art with only paper and coloured pencil.

Designed for beginners, the How to Draw & Paint series offers easy-to-follow guides that introduce artists to basic tools and materials and include simple step-by-step lessons for a variety of projects suitable for the aspiring artist. Drawing: Colored Pencil Basics allows artists to develop drawing skills by demonstrating how to start with basic shapes and use pencil and colouring techniques to create varied textures, values, and details for realistic coloured pencil drawings.

I am NOT an adult colourer - it makes me a little nutty as I prefer to go outside the lines and pour paint on canvas. However, if I ever wanted to DRAW (instead of filling in colouring books) I would choose this book in a minute. The instructions are clear and concise and would help anyone learning to make unique creations, vs. filling in the lines.

As always, I try to find a reason to not rate with stars as I love emojis (outside of their incessant use by "🙏-ed Social Influencer Millennials/#BachelorNation survivors/etc. " on Instagram and Twitter... Get a real job, people!) so let's give it 🎨🎨🎨🎨

Cynthia Knox knocks this one out of the park! Drawing: Colored Pencil Basics may be short, but it is packed full of information for anyone looking to begin drawing, or improve their techniques in drawing, with colored pencils.

I love Knox's clear and detailed, yet easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and watching the drawings come alive. The book itself is very visually appealing and covers virtually everything you need to know about using colored pencils. 

A five-star review from me!!

My thanks to NetGalley and Walter Foster Publications for allowing me to read a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. All opinions are my own.