Pen & ink drawing a simple guide
This book covers the essential aspects of pen and ink drawing and more. It explores basic materials and instruments; fundamental properties of strokes and pen control; key elements of shading; and indispensable techniques for creating vibrant textures. As a bonus, a chapter is devoted to what the au...
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| Language: | English |
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Woodland Park, New Jersey :
Three Minds Press,
[2015]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Start-up
- Supplies : Ink and paper ; Common ink drawing instruments ; Unconventional instruments ; Additional supplies
- Strokes : Effective pen control ; Basic types of strokes ; Ways to vary a stroke ; Ways to use a stroke
- Shading : Seeing values ; Value scales ; Gradation of value ; Structure and shading ; Shading block forms ; Shading round forms ; Shading complex forms
- Simulating texture : Texture reference chart ; Realistic texture ; Texture follows form ; Texture on block forms ; Texture on spherical forms ; Texture on cylindrical forms ; Bringing it all together
- Sketchbooking : The sketchbook is your battlefield ; You can learn a lot by copying ; Thumbnails are invaluable ; You can always find things to draw ; Abstract drawing ; Gesture drawing ; The human figure ; Faces and portraits ; Animals ; Sketching scenery ; Develop your own drawing process ; Creating with new ideas
- Stages of a finished drawing : Stage 1: Composition and design ; Stage 2: Pencil underdrawing ; Stage 3: Inking
- Secret line of balance : The line of balance ; In patterns of nature ; Movement ; Drawing portraits ; Drawing the human figure ; Drawing animals ; Drawing plants and flowers
- Send-off.
