Book Review: “Colored Pencil Painting Portraits: Master a Revolutionary Method for Rendering Depth and Imitating Life” by Alyona Nickelsen
Dear Readers:
One of my favorite pastimes is drawing. I love to draw faces. I mainly use regular drawing pencils and had always wanted to experiment with coloring my drawings but was always afraid that it wouldn’t come out looking right.
I have a friend who only uses colored pencils to draw with and I have been always been amazed at how beautiful colored pencils drawings can be. My friend’s pencils drawings look like it’s a painting. I always wanted to learn her techniques but she only drop a hint or two of the materials that she used.
I found all the information I would need in “Colored Pencil Painting Portraits: Master a Revolutionary Method for Rendering Depth and Imitating Life” by Alyona Nickelsen. Ms. Nickelsen is an award-winning artist whose work has been featured in many major art magazines including American Artist, American Artist Drawing, The Artist’s Magazine, International…
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