Olga Shmatova · E-books
Cover of the e-book Colored Pencil Drawing for Adult Beginners by Olga Shmatova

Digital product · EPUB e-book

E-book: Colored Pencil Drawing for Adult Beginners

A step-by-step self-study guide for adults who have never drawn: 19 colored pencil techniques, 5 complete lessons, more than 500 illustrations.

$12.99

Price excludes tax. Any VAT or sales tax for your country is added at checkout, before you pay.

Sales open in October

Digital download — no physical item will be shipped. You buy one EPUB file (about 40 MB). The download link arrives by email right after payment.

Free sample: download the first chapters (EPUB file)

What you get

  • One file in EPUB format, about 40 MB, in English: the complete e-book — 19 techniques, 5 step-by-step lessons, more than 500 illustrations, a materials guide, a glossary and frequent questions.
  • Practice files: the e-book links to PDF outline drawings for the techniques and lessons. You download them and print them on your own printer.
  • A personal license to read the e-book on your own devices: phone, tablet, Kindle or computer.
  • Nothing physical. No printed book, no colored pencils, no paper or other art supplies are sold or included. You draw with your own pencils on your own paper.

How delivery works

  1. You pay in the secure Paddle checkout on this page. Paddle.com is our Merchant of Record and emails you the receipt.
  2. Within a few minutes you receive an email from hello@olgashmatova.com with your personal download link.
  3. The link works for 30 days and for up to 5 downloads. If it runs out, write to us and we will send a new one.
  4. You save the EPUB file and open it in a reading app.

How to read

  • Phone and tablet: Apple Books on iPhone and iPad; Google Play Books or ReadEra on Android.
  • Kindle: via Send to Kindle — files up to 50 MB go through.
  • Computer: Apple Books on a Mac; Calibre or any EPUB reader on Windows.

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The EPUB e-book open on a tablet at the lesson on layers
The e-book on a tablet: a lesson on layers
The EPUB e-book on a tablet showing a page about pencil barrel color and core color
The e-book on a tablet: tips with illustrations
The chapter How to Draw with This Book in the EPUB e-book on a tablet
The e-book on a tablet: How to Draw with This Book
Contents of the EPUB e-book on a tablet: 19 techniques and 5 drawing lessons
The e-book on a tablet: contents

Photos show the e-book on a tablet screen. The pencils and paper in the photos are the author's own and are not part of the purchase.

Also available in Russian

Cover of the Russian edition of the e-book

«Рисование цветными карандашами для взрослых с нуля» — the same e-book in Russian. One EPUB file, about 40 MB, delivered by email in the same way. $12.99, excluding tax. Sales open in October. Free sample in Russian (EPUB file)

Frequently asked questions

Is this a printed book?

No. It is an e-book: a digital EPUB file that you download. Nothing is sent by post.

Do I need to buy anything else?

You will need your own colored pencils, an eraser and plain paper. Art supplies are not sold or included; the materials guide in the book only helps you choose them.

Can I get a refund?

Yes: within 14 days of purchase if you have not downloaded the book, and at any time if the file does not download or open and we cannot fix it, or if you were charged twice. See the Refund Policy.

I did not receive the email.

Check your spam folder, then write to hello@olgashmatova.com from the address you used for payment, and we will send the link again.

About the author

Portrait of Olga Shmatova, artist and teacher

Olga Shmatova is an artist and teacher. She has taught adults to draw since 1997 — first in her Moscow studio, then through her books. More than 700,000 people have learned to draw from her self-study guides (publisher's data, 2021). She is the author of this e-book and sells it herself. She lives in Tbilisi, Georgia.