![]() This woman could not possibly be more generous with her talent and her skills.įirst, it's very difficult to wrap your mind around the fact that you are looking at hand drawn portraits and not photographs. ![]() Karen Hull's book on Realistic Portraits in Colored Pencil is stunningly beautiful and exceptionally well laid out throughout. Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in return for an honest review. For beginners, this might be a bit intimidating, but I'd still recommend you add it to your arsenal even if just for the incredible inspiration it provides. There is a lot of detail here, way more than I've seen in other books, and yet there's still, of course, but swathes of areas where she just does it and you have to practice a million times to resemble anything that looks like a human.įor those of you who are comfortable drawing portraits and have even colored some, I think this is a fantastic book. ![]() She walks you through a few very detailed projects, step by step with every single color she used. The last section is the most awe-inspiring section. In fact there's very little drawing instruction in this book at all, it's very coloring focused.) She gives detailed explanations of what you do with each (but not step by steps. She has the obvious ones like eyes and nose and mouth, etc but then much more detail like freckles, wrinkles, pores, membranes, etc. She then moves on to a section where she breaks down every facial feature. And then she moves on to show some colored pencil techniques with great examples of each and why you would use one over the other. I have read at least 20 of these in the last few years and yet, I learned some new things from this book. Like most art books, it starts with materials. This book is broken into several sections. From the layer of film on the iris to the spit in a crying kid's mouth, there is so much detail in these portraits it's incredible. While I try to dabble in sketching and some portraits, the artwork here is the kind that makes you do a double-take each time because you can't believe it's not a photograph. This book is really one of the most fantastic art books I've read in a long time. Karen is a founding member and President of the Coloured Pencil Community of Australasia. Over the years she has created a comprehensive range of tutorials on working with coloured pencils, contributed articles and step by step tutorials to numerous publications including both magazines and books and has also written a book on creating Realistic Portraits in Colored Pencil with Walter Foster books. She has won numerous awards, illustrated two children's books, designed coins for the Coin Club of Australia and her artworks can be found in private and public collections around the world. Her style is a combination of photo-realism with whimsy and dynamic colours. It was during a family holiday in Tasmania in 2006 that Karen rediscovered her passion for art and drawing, eventually leaving nursing to take up a full time career in art. She spent every spare moment drawing as a child but, as is often the case, put her art aside in her early adult years to pursue a career in nursing and to raise her family of four sons with husband Stephen. īorn in Melbourne, Australia in 1965, Karen Hull showed an avid love for drawing and particularly using coloured pencils from a very young age. ![]() Find more techniques for drawing realistically in colored pencil in Realistic Still Life in Colored Pencil. Packed with clear, easy-to-follow instructions, plenty of helpful artist tips, and beautiful artwork that's sure to inspire, Realistic Portraits in Colored Pencil is the perfect resource for any colored-pencil artist ready to take their skills to the next level. Also included is valuable information for collecting all of the elements for polished and professional results. This engaging resource is perfect for artists who want to improve upon their existing skills and learn how to render realistic portraits utilizing a wide range of techniques. After details about the essential tools and materials, readers will learn to employ a variety of colored-pencil techniques, such Colored-pencil artists will also discover more complex techniques relative to creating realistic portraits, including how to render various textures, from hair and skin to clothing and facial features. Introducing Realistic Portraits in Colored Pencil -a comprehensive guidebook that shows artists the secrets and steps to drawing lifelike portraits in this dynamic medium. Rendering artwork that leaves viewers contemplating whether they might actually be looking at a photograph is no easy task. *Named One of the 54 Best Colored Pencil Drawing Books of All Time by BookAuthority* *Named Art Book of the Year by Colored Pencil Magazine *
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