The colored pencil is an easy-to-use, inexpensive and incredibly expressive medium. And nobody is more skillful than Bet Borgeson.Using many visual examples to illustrate her points, Bet will teach you how to use layering, burnishing, lifting color and other basic colored pencil techniques to create an exciting range of effects—from highly detailed realism to loose, luscious color. She also offers advice on choosing the right materials, conveying textures, laying in backgrounds, and combining colored pencil with other mediums.