Colored Pencil for the Serious Beginner: Basic Lessons in Becoming a Good Artist

Colored Pencil for the Serious Beginner is a practical guide for anyone ready to develop genuine skill with colored pencil. This digital PDF edition delivers the complete text as an instant download.

Written by Bet Borgeson, a leading figure in colored pencil art, the book focuses on the foundations of becoming a good artist. It covers materials, color, composition, and the decisions behind successful drawings.

Book Overview

This book is aimed at the serious beginner and the newly serious artist. It introduces the unique handling properties of colored pencil and its broad color range. Readers learn how to create illusions of form, volume, and space, and how to avoid overworking a picture by knowing when it is finished.

The book includes step-by-step demonstrations in still life, floral, and landscape drawing. It also explores naturalistic, minimalistic, and imaginary approaches. The final chapter addresses blending a life in art with earning a livelihood.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• Guidance on selecting pencils, drawing surfaces, sharpeners, and setting up a workspace.
• Fundamentals of drawing, color mixing, and a colorist approach to colored pencil.
• Techniques such as color lifting and impressed line, demonstrated step by step.
• Methods for working from life and from photography, and for building your own techniques.
• Approaches to still life and floral drawing, including lighting and integrating subject with background.
• Landscape drawing from location to studio, with naturalistic and imaginary examples.
• Advice on appraising work in progress, knowing when you’re finished, and becoming a lifelong artist.

Why This Book Matters

Bet Borgeson is recognized as a pioneer in colored pencil as a fine art medium. Her first book, The Colored Pencil, became a best-seller and helped spark wider international interest in the medium. This follow-up distills her teaching experience into a clear course for serious beginners.

The book is especially useful for artists who want more than technique. It addresses the larger principles that guide artistic decisions and supports readers in developing a professional practice.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download. There is no physical shipping, and you will receive access immediately after purchase. The PDF can be read on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile devices.

It works with the free Kindle reading apps, Adobe Reader, and most standard PDF readers. You can also use it with apps that support PDF viewing on iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS devices.

FAQ

How do I get access after purchase?

You will receive an instant download link after checkout. No physical item will be shipped.

Is this a physical book?

No, this is a digital PDF edition of the book. You can store it on your device and read it offline.

Which devices are supported?

The PDF works with Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, and mobile reading apps.

Start your colored pencil journey today and learn from one of the medium’s most respected teachers.

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