About this item
Rendering artwork that leaves viewers contemplating whether they might actually be looking at a photograph is no easy task. Introducing Realistic Portraits in Colored Pencil - a comprehensive guidebook that shows artists the secrets to drawing lifelike portraits in this dynamic medium. This engaging resource is perfect for artists who want to improve upon their existing skills and learn how to render realistic portraits utilizing a wide range of techniques. After details about the essential tools and materials, readers will learn to employ a variety of colored-pencil techniques, such as hatching, crosshatching, shading, blending, layering, burnishing, and much more. Colored-pencil artists will also discover more complex techniques relative to creating realistic portraits, including how to render various textures, from hair and skin to clothing and facial features.
About the Author
Born in Melbourne, Australia in 1965, Karen Hull showed an avid love for drawing and particularly using coloured pencils from a very young age. She spent every spare moment drawing as a child but, as is often the case, put her art aside in her early adult years to pursue a career in nursing and to raise her family of four sons with husband Stephen. It was during a family holiday in Tasmania in 2006 that Karen rediscovered her passion for art and drawing, eventually leaving nursing to take up a full time career in art. Her style is a combination of photo-realism with whimsy and dynamic colours. She has won numerous awards, illustrated two children's books, designed coins for the Coin Club of Australia and her artworks can be found in private and public collections around the world. Over the years she has created a comprehensive range of tutorials on working with coloured pencils, contributed articles and step by step tutorials to numerous publications including both magazines and books and has also written a book on creating Realistic Portraits in Colored Pencil with Walter Foster books. Karen is a founding member and President of the Coloured Pencil Community of Australasia.
