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Painting With Water-Soluble Colored Pencils [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Gary Greene (Author)

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Product Description
Greene shows artists how to achieve a variety of effects with water-soluble pencils - from loose, watercolour like washes to precise airbrush looks. Greene, along with six guest artists, show how they use the medium in 18 painting demonstrations.'

About the Author
Gary Greene is a professional graphic artist and photographer as well as a successful colored pencil artist whose work has been featured in American Artist and The Artist's Magazine. Greene is also the author of North Light's Creating Textures in Colored Pencil and Creating Radiant Flowers in Colored Pencil. He lives in Woodinville, Washington. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: North Light Books; 1st edition (April 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0891348840
ISBN-13: 978-0891348849
Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Lack luster book, April 10, 2000

By	"caprig" (NY) - See all my reviews

I find it hard to explain why I was so disappointed in this book. Perhaps it is the redundancy of subjects(cherries), yet the cherry part was interesting in the fact that it compared a same subject with different techniques. Still it lacks something.

The other examples of pictures that were in the book were overwhelming for me. It is as if I were already expected to know how to draw the pictures. I did not find there to be enough step by step instruction.

I also have another book by Gary Greene- Textures. That book is far more inspiring and instructional than this one is.

This book just does not whet my appetite for watercolor pencils enough to make me want to race to my pencils and start drawing right away. Instead, it just makes me sigh, and put the tin away for yet another day.

This topic could be covered in a far more inspirational and effective way than was done in this book. And the examples should be more exciting and motivating than they are.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The first, and best, book on this medium, March 25, 2000

By	Mr. R. N. Ebdon - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A must have book for water-soluble CP users. At last, one book that shows everything that is possible with these pencils.

The introductory section lists tools and materials in a comprehensive way, allowing the user to compare brands and see what suits their style best. A short section - the cherries referred to above - then shows the wide range of different effects that can be achieved, and I found this informative and useful.

The bulk of the book is taken up by fabulous artists - including of course Mr Greene, but also Rhonda Farfan (Colored Pencil Society of America President) and Bernard Poulin (CPSA Advisor) - showing step by step how they achieve fabtastic art work! What more could you ask?

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4.0 out of 5 stars Overall a great introduction to the medium, March 24, 2006

By	WindRider (Midwest US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Painting With Water-Soluble Colored Pencils (Paperback)

As an experienced artist but a beginner in this particular medium, I found this book to be very informative. I noticed that some of the reviewers complained about the cherry paintings, but I found them to be quite helpful. I enjoyed seeing how one subject looked painted several different ways. Though some of the sample step-by-step paintings are pretty substandard, a few are quite good (such as the one of the three parrots). Though probably not the most inspiring art book in the world, this is the best book I have found as an introduction to water soluble colored pencils.

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5.0 out of 5 stars water soluble colored pencils
The book was in excellent condition . It was all I thought it would cover and the subject. I was very well please with the book . Thank You

Published 3 months ago by Mary V. Rose

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite
Not quite what I was looking for. As an absolute beginner in this medium, it is not quite inspiring and I am still lost. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Sharon G. Gooden

4.0 out of 5 stars cherries
I agree with others who have reviewed this book regarding to many cherry demonstrstions But it is a good way to show the various techniques with the same object. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Richard A. Hartline

4.0 out of 5 stars A classic on the subject...
This is a true classic, the first book to really cover watercolor pencils in depth. It's in my own library, and I wrote Watercolor Pencil Magic! Read more

Published 8 months ago by Cathy Johnson

5.0 out of 5 stars Duh, it's Gary Greene
Everything by him is good so it's no surprise that this is a wonderfully helpful book!

Published 14 months ago by Jennifer Spencer

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful
This is an excellent book for anyone wanting to learn the nuances of using watercolor pencils. The author's illustrations show the remarkable results that can be attained with... Read more

Published on April 27, 2007 by Joseph Reader

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent techniques
I don't understand the complaint with the cherries by some of the other reviewers. Gary is just introducing the reader step-by-step to the techniques using cherrys as the example... Read more

Published on April 8, 2007 by melrose

5.0 out of 5 stars Painting with water-soluble colored pencils
This book was a gift so I have no knowledge of the contents other than that the gift recipient was pleased with the content and found it helpful in learning to paint with... Read more

Published on January 3, 2007 by B. J. Devyak

1.0 out of 5 stars enough with the cherries
I purchased this book expecting challenging and wide ranging examples of this medium. What I got was endless pages of 2 cherries done over and over when these samples exploring... Read more

Published on March 4, 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars A 'One of a Kind' Book!
If you've been digging around for any tips and techniques on Watercolor (water soluble) pencils, look no further! Read more

Published on February 11, 2000 by Lainie Smith

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