Very helpful; well written aid to great portraits.

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	• Colored Pencil Portraits Step by Step Ann Kullberg North Light Books, 1999 - 128 pages average customer review:based on 52 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

colored pencils

I have been hunting for a how to book related to colored pencils, this book more than met my expectations. I am a late in life artist and new to this media. I have played with drawing for many years, but only recently gotten serious.

Excellent reference for colored pencil enthusiasts

For those interested in the colored pencil medium, this is a descriptive reference for portraiture creation.

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Ann Kullberg Knows How to Teach!

I have taken a workshop by Ann Kullberg she teaches colored pencil so clearly that even I learned something. I have read this book and one of her other books. Colored pencil painting done by showing the importance of layering colors in creating shapes with depth and richness in colors. I've since used what I learned from Kullberg in my other painting mediums. I've got nothing but praise for this book!

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An excellent investment for the CP artist!

After having spent a great deal of money and time on other books which tend to just showcase only the artists work with little to no value to the budding colored pencil artist, finding this book made ALL the difference. My technique and understanding of the use of colored pencils for realistic painting has blossomed and I credit it to the extensive use of this book.

It is not only a fine book on the techniques used by Ms. Kullberg, but it also encompasses the ENTIRE piece, from structure and form of the background to the tiniest of details on the face, hands and clothing. I cannot sing of its praises enough.

If you are seeking a book on portraiture, you could not spend your money more wisely. I recommend this book above any others for presentation--it's like having an art teacher there whenever you need them!

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Very helpful; well written aid to great portraits.

Colored Pencil Portraits
I have been a non-professional artist for over 50 years, and I do primarily portraits of people and pets. This book offered very thorough help. For example, the author showed how to create your own guide for skin tones using the brand of pencils she uses. It made it very easy to create the same effects.

She also gave quite a bit of space to explaining how to do a background, and showing good and bad examples of how to place the main subject within the "frame" of the background. Many full color examples of what she is trying to explain make the book enjoyable and easy to understand the points she is making.

All in all, this book is well worth buying if you do portraits--or would like to.

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Kullberg is a born artist, self-taught and highly accomplished. In her first book, she proves to be a born teacher as well. She thoroughly and engagingly explores the details of the tools and techniques necessary for every element of creating portraits. Colored pencils is a medium that requires little money, no setup, no cleanup, and no health concerns-- just as much hard work and talent as any other medium. With her fresh enthusiasm, Kullberg makes the work a pleasure. Collections that have Lee Hammond's similar "Drawing Portraits in Colored Pencil from Photographs" may want to add this as well. In choosing between the two, Kullberg's personal approach edges out Hammond.

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