Author Archives: Gary Greene

Creating Layers with Colored Pencil | A Demonstration by Gary Greene

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Gary Greene provides an overview on a layering technique in this free demonstration from the November 2008 issue of The Artist’s Magazine.
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Burnishing with Colored Pencil | A Demonstration by Gary Greene

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The possibilities are endless with colored pencil. In this article, Gary Greene demonstrates one of many techniques that you can apply to your own work.
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Water-soluble Colored Pencil | A Demonstration by Gary Greene

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In this free demonstration, Gary Greene shows you how to manipulate water-soluble colored pencils. Read the entire article in the November 2008 issue of The Artist’s Magazine.
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Colored Pencil | Underpainting with a Solvent

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In Gary Greene’s feature article on using colored pencils (The Artist’s Magazine, November 2008), he demonstrates several techniques to get the effects you’re looking for. This is a bonus excerpt from the article, "Uptight is All Right."
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Colored Pencil Demo | An Orchid by Gary Greene

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Colored pencil artist Gary Greene demonstrates how to render an orchid step by step, using underpainting with solvents and burnishing.
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Drawing a Colored Pencil Layout

What’s the best technique for creating a preliminary line drawing for a colored pencil work. Full Article

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Colored Pencils: Getting Started

Artist Gary Green lists and explains the tools and materials you need to get started in colored pencil. Full Article

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Powerful Colored Pencil

How to make your colored pencil colors pop! Full Article

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Explore the Basics of Burnishing

Give your colored pencils the powerful opacity of oils with this simple
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