The New Colored Pencil || Kristy Ann Hutch

I’ll admit that I double-checked the publication date (it’s 2014) as most of the materials covered here have been around for a while and have been the subject of a good number of earlier books.

This doesn’t mean that this one isn’t any good, or is late to the party. In fact, having had time to consider its subject and the earlier treatments, it’s perhaps more of a considered opinion. The approach is highly practical and is based on a series of how-to’s such as Grating Pigment Over A Wet Surface, Creating a Muted Foliage Background or How to Use The Grid Method. All of these are subsections to general chapters on wax-based coloured pencils, water-soluble pencils and wax pastels as well as working with different media in combination.

I can’t say that the book offers any great new insights, but it does have a novel and accessible approach that, combined with a catholic selection of subject matter, gives it a wide appeal that may well make you think that, out of all that’s available, this is the one to buy.

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