Creating Radiant Flowers in Colored Pencil

by Greene, Gary

• ISBN13: 9781581801729
• ISBN10: 1581801726
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: North Light Books

Summary

Flowers are a perennial favorite subject because of their exciting variety and complexity of color, texture and detail. Using basic colored pencil techniques, artists can capture the rich textures and distinct personalities of elegant orchids, graceful roses, cheery pansies and dozens of other beautiful blooms. Gary Greene, along with six other respected colored pencil artists, show how to make the most of colored pencil's distinctive translucent properties. In 64 glowing, step-by-step demonstrations they show how to layer, burnish and underpaint colors to create floral portraits that are truly radiant. Features advice on choosing tools and materials plus the Plethora of Flora--a colorful gallery of finished blooms. Gary Greene is an award-winning artist, the author of Creating Textures in Colored Pencil, Painting with Water-Soluble Colored Pencils and the Artist's Photo Reference: Flowers. He teaches extensive workshops, seminars and college courses in colored pencil. He lives in Woodinville, Washington.

Table of Contents

Foreword	8	(9)
Introduction	9	(2)
Getting Started	11	(10)
Colored Pencils	12	(2)
Surfaces	14	(1)
Other Tools	15	(2)
Master Color List	17	(4)
Techniques & References	21	(10)
Layering	22	(2)
Burnishing	24	(2)
Underpainting	26	(2)
References	28	(3)
A Plethora of Flora	31	(95)
A
Azalea	32	(2)
Anthurium	34	(2)
Smaryllis	36	(1)
Aster, Another View	37	(1)
B
Begonia	38	(2)
Bird of Paradise	40	(2)
C
Cactus Flower	42	(2)
California Poppy	44	(2)
Calla Lily, Another View	46	(2)
Camellia, Another View	48	(1)
Carnation, Another View	49	(1)
Chrysanthemum	50	(3)
Another Chrysanthemum	53	(1)
One More Chrysanthemum	54	(2)
Cineraria	56	(1)
Crocus	57	(1)
Columbine	58	(2)
D
Daffodil, Another View	60	(1)
Dahlia	61	(1)
Another Dahlia	62	(2)
E
Easter Cactus	64	(1)
F
Foxglove	65	(2)
Foxglove, Another View	67	(1)
Fuchsia	68	(2)
G
Geranium, Another View	70	(2)
Gerbera Daisy	72	(2)
Gladiolus	74	(2)
H
Hibiscus	76	(1)
Hollyhock	77	(1)
Hydrangea	78	(2)
Hyacinth, Another View	80	(1)
I
Iris	81	(1)
L
Lily, Another View	82	(1)
Lupine, Another View	83	(1)
M
Magnolia	84	(2)
Marigold	86	(1)
Morning Glory	87	(1)
N
Nasturtium	88	(2)
O
Orchid---Lady's Slipper	90	(2)
Orchid---Hybrid	92	(2)
More Orchids	94	(1)
Orchid---Cymbidium	95	(1)
P
Pansy	96	(2)
Passion Flower	98	(2)
Peony, Another View	100	(1)
Petunia With Dusty Miller	101	(1)
Petunia, Another View	102	(2)
Poinsettia, Another View	104	(1)
Poppy	105	(1)
Primrose, Another View	106	(1)
R
Rhododendron	107	(1)
Rose	108	(2)
Rose, Another View	110	(1)
S
Slipperwort (Calceolaria)	111	(1)
Salpiglossis (Painted Tongue)	112	(2)
Shasta Daisy	114	(2)
Snapdragon	116	(2)
Sunflower, Another View	118	(1)
T
Trillium	119	(1)
Tulip	120	(1)
Tulip, Another View	121	(1)
W
Water Lily	122	(2)
Water Lily, Another View	124	(1)
Z
Zinnia	125	(1)
Contributing Artists' Biographies	126	(2)
Index	128