tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938918804357148344.post8369503385559866256..comments2023-08-09T20:39:49.128-07:00Comments on Barbara Newton Art Journal: Drawn from the HeartBarbara Benedetti Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06091855730335169479noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938918804357148344.post-43165784069332276882014-11-17T09:42:05.434-08:002014-11-17T09:42:05.434-08:00Forgot to add "Sharp point, light touch,"...Forgot to add "Sharp point, light touch," my mantra for students of the many workshops I taught. But, my technique is not the only technique for colored pencil, it is just the one I prefer.Barbara Benedetti Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06091855730335169479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938918804357148344.post-50860466888125490962014-11-17T09:40:27.786-08:002014-11-17T09:40:27.786-08:00I was introduced to colored pencil in a workshop w...I was introduced to colored pencil in a workshop with Bet Borgeson, one of the few artists who was creating fine in art in the this medium in the 1980's. I read her books and just began. After a decade, I co-authored Colored Pencil Solution Book for NorthLight. That is the book I would use if I were beginning in colored pencil today.Barbara Benedetti Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06091855730335169479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938918804357148344.post-57705529886278788902014-11-17T09:12:37.457-08:002014-11-17T09:12:37.457-08:00I have a hard time believing these are colored pen...I have a hard time believing these are colored pencil drawings they are amazing. How did you learn to use colored pencils, through a workshop/class or through experimentation?Deborah Ann Kirkeeidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05440137377504363408noreply@blogger.com