Practice Your Shading Skills With Colored Pencils: Use Photographs to Learn Coloring and Shading With Colored Pencils (Shading Skills With Colored

Practice Your Shading Skills With Colored Pencils: Use Photographs to Learn Coloring and Shading With Colored Pencils (Shading Skills With Colored

Light and dark. Brilliance and opacity. What makes objects pop, fade, contrast, and snatch our attention? The shades and shadows around them. Grab your colored pencils and step into the world of shading techniques with Practice Your Shading Skills With Colored Pencils by Sharon Hofer of Creating a Masterpiece. Each page contains a vivid photograph with depth, subtlety, range, and fluidity. You will see photographs come to life at the end of your pencil's etchings. Practice Your Shading Skills With Colored Pencils is a 60-page adventure in the art of shading using colored pencils. This shading skills coloring book is an excellent starting point for beginners through advanced art students who want to master this timeless technique. In the conversation about coloring books for colored pencils, this new canvas for creatives promises an engaging, vibrant artistic experience. About the Author: Hi, I’m Sharon Rose Hofer, artist, teacher, author, and child of God. I’ve been married to the love of my life Lonnie for over 40 years. As a pastor’s wife and homeschool mother, I’ve seen the way art opens up fresh, exciting conversations about our Creator. I’ve traveled all over the world connecting with audiences of homeschooling parents and traditional school educators. I first started teaching art in my studio in Omaha, Nebraska over 30 years ago. It’s been an incredible blessing seeing hundreds of students grow in their love for art. During the summer I get to also travel overseas teaching art to students in Zambia in south-central Africa. My art has also been featured in several national magazines such as the Contemporary Doll Magazine and the Artist’s Magazine. In the past, I’ve also sculpted for companies such as the Home Shopping Network and Artist Collectibles and further worked as a graphic artist. My primary passion today is to teach and encourage homeschooled students in the area of art through our award-winning “Creating a Masterpiece” online art curriculum. Anyone Can Be an Artist With Creating a Masterpiece Art is not reserved for only the ‘natural talents’. Anyone can be an artist — and no two artists are exactly alike. Pursuing artistic interests should never be limited by age. Young and old can create meaningful, beautiful art. It is a sacred gift to nurture our artistic interests and create art to the best of our abilities. We are all artists in development with an extraordinary opportunity to bring the beauty of everyday life to those around us. None of us are perfect artists, and so we strive for mastery, not perfection. Having patience, encouraging others, and taking pride in creating art are values we seek to embody. The lessons of art we learn today are essential to creating better art tomorrow. Art is best shared with those we love in a way that makes the world a better place to live. The true Masterpiece is not in a single work of art but in the moment by moment efforts of becoming better artists. We are Creating a Masterpiece. Visit creatingamasterpiece.com to see our award-winning online art programs for artists ages five to 105+.