Hyper Realistic Drawing: Create Photorealistic 3D Art with Coloured Pencils

Hyper Realistic Drawing: Create Photorealistic 3D Art with Coloured Pencils

by Amie Howard

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Perfect for you if...

  • You're a coloured pencil artist who wants to move beyond basic shading and understand the layering techniques that create depth and shine.
  • You enjoy working through structured, visual tutorials with close-up detail shots so you can actually see how each texture builds up.
  • You're drawn to hyperrealistic subjects like animals, portraits, and reflective objects but haven't yet cracked how to make them convincing on paper.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You prefer working in other media like oils or acrylics and don't have coloured pencils or the patience to build up multiple layers.
  • You're looking for artistic inspiration or theory rather than concrete, hands-on technical instruction.
  • You want quick results. These techniques require time, precision, and plenty of practice.

About this book

Learn to create photorealistic 3D art using colored pencils through step-by-step techniques and tutorials. This book covers fundamental drawing methods including blending, shading, glazing, and scumbling—a technique for creating slick surface textures. Practice exercises accompany each technique section, with guidance on color blending, texture development, and adding fine details. The tutorials feature diverse subjects organized into sections: Surfaces, Animals, Birds, People, and Other Textures. Projects include animals, portraits, food and drink, tree bark, grass, synthetic materials like soda cans and candy wrappers, and challenging subjects such as water ripples and ice in glass. Each tutorial includes multiple step-by-step images showing how forms and textures develop across stages. Close-up studies focus on specific details: a cat's eye, dog's nose, single feather, lips, nose, and bird's beak and eye. The instructions break down complex subjects into clear steps with accompanying photographs, allowing you to follow the artist's process for rendering realistic representations of fur, feathers, and other surfaces.

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