Arlene Steinberg

Masterful Color teaches coloured pencil as a serious medium rather than a schoolroom one, building the surface through layering and burnishing until it reads like oil paint. The method is slow, and Steinberg is honest about how many hours one piece takes. Steinberg trained in fine art, worked as a graphic designer, and teaches the technique in workshops. The readership is people who were told coloured pencils are not proper art materials and intend to prove otherwise.