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Janie Gildow CPSA, provides a firm foundation to the colored pencil artist. In this workshop you will learn about a variety of pencils, erasers and papers. She shows you the proper grip for pressure control and exercises to improve variegated and smooth tones. She contrasts and demonstrates the major pencil techniques of layering and burnishing and discusses the benefits of each. Janie describes important modifications when working on dark paper, shows you how to incise lines. She describes how blending contrasting colors is considerably different with colored pencil in contrast to liquid media. Janie demonstrates color layering and how she achieves her elegant hues. There is an important discussion about the color wheel.
Skill Level: Beginning
(about 90 minutes)
Janie Gildow is your guide to the rich and elegant art of colored pencil. Janie Gildow covers a few basics then jumps into a project from design to completion. Janie Gildow shows her photo selection process, cropping to improve composition, use of a modified grisaille approach to establish values and then demonstrates how she layers color, often using four or more colors in an area for richness. Janie Gildow uses the 'light touch' for flexibility and elegance. You will learn pointers to improve your own technique as she shares her thoughts about the process. Your view is so close you will see when Janie's pencil point starts to dull! This workshop packs days of information into
Skill Level: Intermediate
(about 90 minutes)
This video was added to our catalog on December 22, 2005 in Arts & Crafts::Colored Pencil.
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I found this video pretty informational , it is a bit slow starting but there is alot of useful information in them . For someone looking to start out in colord pencil (disc one) or for someone looking to refine their skills , it is worth renting .
I was wondering where this was going but then everything came together. Very good.
I thought " Watching paint dry" was boring....both these videos top that
A very thorough, informative video, glad I rented it.
Super! I feel this video was made for me, a beginner. The instruction is logical and well-presented.
I am recommending SmartFlix to all my friends! What a WONDERFUL resource! I learned much about blending colored pencils from Janie Gildow. She is excellent!
I've rented 9 of your DVD's so far and have learned a lot from all of them. I have been recommending them to all of my friends. GREAT DVD's
I thoroughly enjoyed the DVD. It was excellent for its organization, narration and technical value. A must for beginners and intermediate CP artists.
Tony D. South Plainfield, NJ
