Drawing the Joy of Nature with Colored Pencil

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Contents Introduction: The Beauty of Nature | 6 1. Getting Started | 12 Pencils.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Drawing Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Other Tools.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2. Basic Techniques | 18 Comparing Layering and Burnishing. . . . . . . . . 19 Demo: Drawing a Rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Demo: Drawing a Cherry Tomato. . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Demo: Drawing an Orange. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

3. Composition, Color, Shapes, and Shading | 24 Composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Shapes and Shading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Demo: Drawing an Egg.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Demo: Drawing Colored Eggs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Other Things to Remember. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Enjoy the Journey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

4. Capturing Your Image on Paper | 34 The Grid Method.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using a Viewfinder.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Segment Drawings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Try Different Viewfinders.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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5. Drawing Fruits and Vegetables | 40 Different Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Different Backgrounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Different Paper Colors.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Demo: Drawing a Pear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Demo: Drawing a Tomato Close Up. . . . . . . . . 46 Demo: Drawing an Apple Close Up.. . . . . . . . . 48

6. Drawing Lovely Leaves | 50 Vein Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Lights and Darks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Exaggerating Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Demo: Drawing a Sea Grape Leaf. . . . . . . . . . . 54 Demo: Drawing Waterdrops on a Leaf. . . . . . 56 Leaf Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Succulents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Demo: Drawing a Succulent.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Different Paper Colors.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Different Approaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Start Simple, Graduate to More Complex. . . 64

7. Drawing Trees | 66 Banyan Tree Details.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scratching for an Illusion of Realism.. . . . . . . . Demo: Drawing and Scratching Foliage. . . . . Tree Trunk Details.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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