A graduate of the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, Debra Yaun began her art career as a fashion illustrator and graphic designer. Later she discovered a book on colored pencil in a library and fell in love with the medium. Now she stays busy with portrait commissions and nature drawings. As time allows, she teaches an occasional art class. Her artwork has been published in several art magazines and books, and Debra is a juried member of the Portrait Society of Atlanta, where she serves on the board of directors. She is also a member of the Colored Pencil Society of America.
Although she considers herself primarily self-taught, Pat Averill has attended an array of workshops and seminars on oil, watercolor, and colored pencil. She considers the way she figuratively “inhales” the colors, values, and shapes she observes around her to be an integral part of her artistic process. To her, the creation of art is based on a combination of life experiences and the artist’s reaction to the subject matter. Pat is a charter member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, and she has won numerous awards in juried international exhibitions for her work in colored pencil.
Native South Carolinian Sylvester Hickmon, Jr., became interested in art at an early age. He received his formal art training at South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Art Education. For the past 13 years, he has taught art at the high school, middle school, and elementary school levels. He also conducts workshops on drawing with colored pencil. Sylvester has exhibited throughout the United States, and his works can be found in many private collections. He has also received numerous regional awards and national recognition for his colored pencil art. Sylvester is a signature member of the Colored Pencil Society of America, a member of the Sumter Artists’ Guild, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Sumter Gallery of Art.
Every artist has a group of favorite colors and brands they prefer working with; below are the colors each artist uses for the projects in this book. Keep in mind that the names of the colors may vary among brands; sometimes two pencils that have the same name are two different hues.
Debra Yaun
Pat Averill
Note: The colors shown here are for general color reference only. Although great care has been taken in the production of this book, the printing process has limitations, so some colors cannot be replicated with complete accuracy.
Sylvester Hickmon
