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The Pencil Box: A Treasury of Time-Tested Drawing Techniques and Advice

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I found this book to be very helpful. I am getting back into drawing after many years and the author provided many good points and great illustrations. The section on colored pencils was especially helpful. I bought the pencils listed in the exercises and did a few of the drawings. The suggestions for blending and shading were wonderful.

I just got this book and read most of it on my vacation. Probably it would make more sense to read it in smaller chunks or for specific projects. The book is organized by topics, starting with materials. From there it goes to techniques, then landscapes and portraits. I can't remember all the topics now. I would guess that the last 20-25% of the book presents articles on colored pencils. I haven't gotten to that section yet, but glancing at it, I see that it covers almost every topic that was in the colored pencil class I took.

The great thing about this book is that it has culled articles from American Artist magazine for the contents. I can't afford to subscribe to that year after year, so having the articles I really want collected in a separate book saves money and time. If you are not into colored pencils, which I am not, the book is still worth it.

This book is very good item for those that are just learning how to draw. The topics that are covered are very well written and are is to follow. I recommend this book to anyone that is just starting.

This book contains several articles by leading artists and teachers who have devoted their energies to drawing,including color pencils...It contains very practical methods and hints to improve drawing skills for all---beginner to advanced students.

A lot of people want to learn graphite and charcoal and then progress into colored pencil. I think that's the way it's generally done and this book would make a great gift for that purpose.