Jumpstart Level 3: White Kitten

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• 10 easy steps with large images
• Clear instruction on color placement, pencil pressure and stroke
• Just 14 colors needed (Faber-Castel Polychromos)
• Reference photo and easy to trace line drawing included

Drawing your first cat in colored pencil can feel intimating at first, but with Sherry Goeben's approachable techniques, you'll be creating soft, white fur, embossed whiskers and crystal blue cat eyes in no time.

Capture the soul of this beautiful Ragdoll kitten by learning to look for subtle details, color and value change in your subject, and take your colored pencil skills to the next level! You'll use more than just white to create realistic fur, but Sherry will show you how to speed up the process.

Sherry's clear step by step instructions are complete with large images that point out exactly where to apply each color. This tutorial is perfect for artists who are newer to colored pencil but ready to take the next step learning how to use a variety of strokes and layers to build textures and color depth.

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Publish Date: September 2017. 

“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” - Plato