Portfolio: Beginning Colored Pencil

Table of contents

1. INTRODUCTION
2. GETTING STARTED
   1. TOOLS & MATERIALS
   2. CHOOSING COLOR
   3. SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS
   4. BASIC COLORED PENCIL STROKES
   5. HELPFUL HINTS
   6. THE CARE & FEEDING OF FINISHED DRAWINGS
3. BASIC TECHNIQUES
   1. LAYERING
   2. DRAWING WITH THE GRAIN
   3. BLENDING
   4. THE FINE ART OF THE TAPER, OR MANUAL BLENDING
   5. SOFT VS. HARD EDGES
   6. BUILDING A BASE
   7. SCRATCHING OUT
   8. FROTTAGE
   9. HIGHLIGHTING WHITE IN A DRAWING
   10. MIXED MEDIA MENTIONS
   11. PROBLEM-SOLVING SUGGESTIONS
4. MASTERING WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED
   1. SOFT LAYERS & SMOOTH TRANSITIONS
   2. VALUE CHANGES & SUBTLE SHIFTS
   3. COLORS & CONTRAST IN A STILL LIFE
   4. LAYERING IN A VIBRANT LANDSCAPE
   5. PLACING FOCUS IN A LANDSCAPE
5. WHAT’S NEXT?
   1. CONTINUING YOUR ARTISTIC EDUCATION
6. ABOUT THE AUTHOR