The sketching and drawing bible an essential reference for the practicing artist
This is a complete guide to the full range of drawing media, from pencils and charcoal to pastels and colored inks. Learn how to achieve exciting and unusual effects by combining two or more drawing media.
| Main Author: | Scott, Marylin. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edison, NJ :
Chartwell,
2005.
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Table of Contents:
- Choosing and using materials: Pencils and graphite ; Using pencils and graphite ; Charcoal and conté ; Using charcoal and conté ; Inks and pens ; Markers and fiber-tip pens ; Colored pencils ; Using colored pencils ; Pastels ; Using pastels ; Oil pastels and paint sticks ; Using oil pastels and paint sticks ; Drawing paper ; Colored papers
- Further Techniques: Tonal drawing ; Lifting charcoal : Featured drawings ; Shading ; Blot drawing ; Stippling : Featured drawings ; Contour drawing ; Frottage ; Sgraffito with colored pencil ; Sgraffito with oil pastel ; Scraperboard ; Erasing and scratching colored pencil ; Burnishing colored pencil ; Masking ; Impressing ; White-line drawing ; Wet-brush pastel ; Colored pencil on transparent paper ; Markers with colored pencil ; Graphite with colored pencil ; Pencil and pastel ; Resist techniques
- Subjects: Figure : Portraits ; Lighting for portraits ; Figures in action ; Drawing the nude ; Landscape : Seasons ; Space and distance ; Trees ; Tutorial, space and light ; Urban Subjects : Cityscapes ; Individual buildings ; Industrial settings ; Still life : Groups ; Fruits and vegetables ; Found objects ; Household objects ; Tutorial, still life ; Nature : Animal sketches ; Animal studies ; Pattern and texture ; Animal movement ; Tutorial, Photographic reference ; Flowers and foliage ; Container plants ; Cut flowers.