Lifelike Drawing In Colored Pencil With Lee Hammond [Paperback]

Lee Hammond (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2008

Real life happens in color!

Colored pencils are wonderful tools for creating realistic drawings. Lee Hammond, popular instructor and North Light author of more than twenty instructional books on drawing and painting, is here to show you how. Now you can learn to draw lifelike flowers, buildings, animals and people in vivid color. Inside you'll find:

• Easy instruction on difficult subjects such as water, glass, silver, sunsets, skin tone, hair and more
• Over 40 step-by-step projects using basic techniques and readily available supplies
• More than 400 illustrations and photos for easy reference

Join Lee as she shares her easy-to-follow teaching methods to help you master colored pencil, from basic shapes and everyday objects to your own pets, friends and family members. You can do it!

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About the Author

A professional artist and instructor for 20+ years, Lee Hammond has authored 21 North Light books. She previously owned and operated the Midwest School of Art in Lenexa, Kansas, and now has a studio in Overland Park where she teaches. She conducts drawing seminars, gives school lectures and mentors nationwide. Lee is a certified police composite artist, and she has worked with the television series, America's Most Wanted, in addition to licensing art for NASCAR. More information about Lee Hammond is available at www.leehammond.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: North Light Books (October 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600610374
• ISBN-13: 978-1600610370
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #8 in Books > Arts & Photography > Drawing > Colored Pencil
  • #62 in Books > Arts & Photography > Drawing > Figure Drawing

More About the Author

A professional artist and art instructor for more than twenty years, Lee has authored seventeen North Light books. She owned and operated the Midwest School of Art in Lenexa, Kansas for six years and now has a studio in Overland Park, Kansas where she teaches. She conducts drawing seminars, gives school lectures and mentors nationwide. Also a certified police composite artist in the Kansas City metro area, she has worked with “America’s Most Wanted.” A contributing writer for The Artist’s Magazine, she is also licensed with many of NASCAR’s racing teams to produce art. Her work is seen online at www.leehammond.com.

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY pleasant surprise!, October 3, 2008

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Jennifer Spencer "HPs of Jennicysm" (Dallas, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
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I have tons of colored pencil instructional books and a few be Lee Hammond. Now, I'm very picky about the final outcome and therefore critical of instruction books. This book looked to be very different from Lee Hammond's other books and IT WAS! It's a great book for beginners, intermediate artists looking for a new technique and for folks like me who need to hone skills every day! After 3 years working in CP and all the books I have, I am pleasantly surprised for this one to be so great!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Colour pencil for ever!, July 25, 2010

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Laura Olmos (Montevideo, Montevideo, UY) - See all my reviews

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The book is really easy to read, everything is very well explained, I was also blown away by the wonderfull drawings, but what really captured my attention was to know that some of these drawings were produced with only five or six colours. I never thouht possible to be able to draw like she does, but now I do. Colour pencil technique can be a very rewarding and not too expensive lifetime hobby.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book, November 1, 2009

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Amanda G. Harbison (Huntsville, AL) - See all my reviews
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This book is detailed and gives step by step examples. Plenty of pictures with explainations. I highly recommend this book for beginners.