Master the Secret of Creating Spectacular Flowers in Colored Pencil When it comes to choosing a subject, flowers are a perennial favorite for artists because of their exciting variety and complexity of color, texture and details. It's amazing, then, that their vibrant natures can be captured so realistically with the simple and direct medium of colored pencil. The "e;secret"e; is making the most of colored pencil's distinctive translucent properties with techniques such as layering, burnishing and underpainting. Gary Greene--along with six other respected colored pencil artists--shows you how in 64 step-by-step demonstrations. Arranged from azalea to zinnia for easy reference, these demonstrations detail the methods and specific colors for creating a variety of flowers, including: anthurium and#8226; amaryllis and#8226; aster and#8226; begonia and#8226; bird of paradise and#8226; cactus flower and#8226; calla lily and#8226; camellia and#8226; carnation and#8226; chrysanthemum and#8226; cineraria and#8226; crocus and#8226; columbine and#8226; daffodil and#8226; dahlia and#8226; Easter cactus and#8226; foxglove and#8226; fuchsia and#8226; geranium and#8226; Gerbera daisy and#8226; gladiolus and#8226; hibiscus and#8226; hydrangea and#8226; hyacinth and#8226; iris and#8226; lily and#8226; lupine and#8226; magnolia and#8226; marigold and#8226; nasturtium and#8226; passion flower and#8226; peony and#8226; petunia and#8226; poinsettia and#8226; poppy and#8226; primrose and#8226; rhododendron and#8226; slipperwort and#8226; snapdragon and#8226; sunflower and#8226; trillium and#8226; tulip and#8226; water lily Complete with advice on the best tools and reference materials, this unique guide helps you capture the beauty of flowers in colored pencil.