Drawing with Colored Pencils. Workshops and Exercises for Beginner Artists

Material from our childhood — colored pencils. Professional artist Maria Margievich, who has already conquered the world with her charming, warm illustrations, created a large gift guide where she shares the secrets of her creativity.

In this guide, Maria will share the secrets of working with colored pencils — from well-known techniques to unusual methods. The author will talk about finding style and plot, as well as show how to work with color and select beautiful combinations. Together with her, you will create your first works with colored pencils, and the bright colorful works of the artist will immerse you in an atmosphere of magic and wonder.

Maria Margievich is a professional artist-illustrator and teacher from St. Petersburg. Maria works at a children's art school and is also the founder of her own free drawing school. In addition, she participates in city, regional, all-Russian, and international exhibitions.

Colored pencils are one of the most magical and beautiful artistic materials. In this book, professional artist and educator Maria Margievich will introduce you to them. Together with her, you will learn what illustration is, how an artist can find ideas and develop their style, understand what composition is, what rules it has, why rhythm is not just about music, and go through 9 magical workshops to create your first atmospheric drawings with pencils.

This book is the perfect gift for an artist: both a beginner and a professional. The guide will help you discover the familiar material from childhood in a new way and learn to find magic even in the simplest things.