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Colored Pencils for All: A Comprehensive Guide to Drawing in Color

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I bought this book hoping to get new ideas for colored pencils, as well as information on different kinds of pencils on the market. While this book shares some techniques and ways of using colored pencils, it unveils itself more as an endorsement for Caran d ache pencils, which happen to be one of the most expensive colored pencils on the market. The first two chapters of this book talk about supplies and materials needed, and for each one the author suggests buying Caran D ache colored pencils, water soluble pencils, pastels, fixatives, graphite, etc. It made me quite nauseated. I would have liked to know more about different brands of colored pencils available, strengths and weaknesses. This book made it sound as if it would not be worth investing in colored pencils unless you bought Caran d ache pencils, pencils which were much to expensive for me at that time in my life. (However, having tried some different brands, I can honestly say that Derwent makes a better coloured pencil, at a fraction of the cost as well.) This book is definitely not "for all". I do not recommend it. A much better book is "Painting with Water Soluble Colored Pencils", this book goes into detail about different brands available, pros and cons, and even offers color swatches comparing different brands, and much more about technique.

The pictures inside kinda suck, some is okay. It is not worth explaining in detail. It's too basic and mostly outdated. Colored pencil has come a long way since this book. There are many more techniques to better achieve the likeness you are trying to achieve. There are better books sold by better artists too.

It's just unnecessary. Some books are good for life, this is not one of them.

This book, which I bought in hard back, is somewhere to begin drawing with color, and allows you to grow without outgrowing the book. Very nice.