Modern Colored Pencil: A playful and contemporary exploration of colored pencil drawing - Includes 75+ Projects and Techniques

Modern Colored Pencil is a tutorial technique and project guide for colored pencil by Chelsea Ward. Due out 5th Nov 2019 from Quarto on their Walter Foster imprint, it's 128 pages and will be available in ebook and paperback formats.

Walter Foster are familiar and loved by readers everywhere for their specialized technique tutorial books and this one follows the same format. The introductory chapter (~27% of the content) includes beginning to intermediate techniques and information about form, composition, making marks (layering, shading, blending, color theory, etc), as well as tools and supplies and how to use them.

The following chapters include training the eye to find patterns, drawing different still life subjects, architecture and landscapes, animals, and life drawing/figure studies.  The text is accessible and the vibe is positive and encouraging. I intend to work my way through the studies and projects in the book, but I am pleased with the progress I've already made beginning with this book.

The tools are simple and easy to acquire and the author is a gifted teacher.  Well done!
Five stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.