Apple Blossoms & Blue: In-Depth Tutorial

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• 32 detailed steps with full color images and instruction
• Learn how to draw dreamy backgrounds, green foliage, shiny curvy objects and white flowers
• Reference photo and line drawing included

Here is a still-life evocative of the old master paintings. Your confidence in your skills will soar once you've completed this beautiful colored pencil painting. Cynthia Knox's clear, precise direction will guide you through every pencil, every step, and every technique.

What you'll learn:

Backgrounds: Soft, dreamy, painterly...and not difficult with Cynthia's guidance. Apply the technique to all your future paintings easily!

Whites: How to shade white objects to give them depth and form. Whites can be intimidating. Let Cynthia show you how.

Greenery: Foliage is one of the most difficult things to get right. Greens can become just too green! Cynthia's colors choices will help.

Shine: Curving, shiny objects are so fun to bring to life. Learn how to recreate this beautifully 3-D porcelain vase and tea cup with ease.

Too Difficult? You might think this piece is beyond you...something to put off until you're "better". By why improve with fits and starts, figuring everything out on your own, when Cynthia is so willing to share her expertise?

A truly generous instructor, she'll help you master new techniques in no time. Simply trace the beautifully detailed line drawing (included), then follow the clear, detailed steps and you can't fail - instructions include what pressure to use, how sharp your pencil should be and where to apply which colors.

About In-Depth Tutorials:

Created by master colored pencil artists, each In-Depth tutorial features 30+ steps and focuses on teaching you why and not just how the artist applies their technique. No book or video comes close to the amount of instruction in an In-Depth tutorial. Art instruction books typically contain 4-6 steps per demo. That just scratches the surface! With large images and 30 or more steps, In-Depth tutorials truly show you exactly how the artist works, making it easy to truly learn new colored pencil techniques and achieve success.

Note: Stonehenge white drawing paper not included.

Publish Date: July 2015. Reference photo courtesy of Shutterstock.

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