A complete step-by-step guide to key colouring techniques using coloured pencils, with an inspirational gallery showing how artists use them.

Explains the basic characteristics and colour ranges of the main kind of coloured pencils: hard, soft, and pastel varieties.

Offers step-by-step, visual demonstrations of each key technique – from blending, blocking in and burnishing to sgraffito, stippling and impressing.

Includes an inspiring gallery of finished examples that show how professional artists make dynamic use of techniques to interpret a wide range of subjects.

An indispensable guide for anyone keen to learn coloured pencil techniques, or for the experienced artist who would like to build on their existing skills. Filled with information on the basic characteristics and colour ranges of the main kinds of coloured pencil, and step-by-step visual demonstrations of key techniques from blending, blocking in and burning to sgraffito, stippling and impressing. The reader will not only discover how professional artists use imaginative and dynamic styles to interpret a wide range of subjects, but they will also be inspired by the 150-plus full-colour illustrations to create brilliant artworks of their own.