Rating: 5 stars
Cover synopsis: Included in these pages are 145 art works selected from almost 1,000 entries at the 4th annual Colored Pencil Society of America Exhibition. This book addresses the motivation that drove artists, and it documents the incredible possibilities open to those who create with colored pencil.
I liked this book even better than the last one I read (volume 5). The descriptive paragraphs are also paired with a specific explation of the artist's technique. I was introduced to the ideas of an electric eraser, masking tape and Frisk film to remove color. How to carve your signature in a dark corner by scratching the paper before you even begin.
And I was inspired to try a drawing on black paper. I've never tried that before -- or even thought of trying that before. But I went out to Michael's today and bought myself a big sheet of black paper. Can't wait to get started.
