Pen and Ink Drawing Techniques
Search Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-80092-263-1 (ISBN)
Colombian-born architect and artist David Morales provides easy-to-follow advice and inspiring instruction in this indispensable guide to pen and ink:
Discover how to hold your pen to create different types of line;
Add a range of key strokes, from hatching and stippling to scribbling;
Understand value, tone and contrast like never before;
Learn to critically observe and successfully compose your subjects, from still lifes and buildings to people;
Learn through doing, with a variety of exercises ranging from 15 minutes to 2 hours long.
Whether you're just starting out in this bold, exciting medium, or you're already an intermediate artist, illustrator or designer, this book contains pearls of wisdom that will teach and inspire you - and even experienced artists will appreciate David’s 'asides' on common mistakes and how to avoid them.
The book also contains David's handy prompts for starting your own drawings; insider tips; dozens of techniques, each explained with simple illustrations; exercises to improve your skills; and, finally, three different categories of templates to copy or take inspiration from: nature, still life or urban.
David Morales is a Colombian architect and sketchbook artist based in Barcelona, passionate about capturing the beauty of everyday life. He documents his surroundings in sketchbooks, using them as inseparable objects for his work and travels. Since 2018 he has been working on a project called ‘One Day One Drawing’, chronicling his life in daily drawings and sharing them with his thousands of Instagram followers. Check out his remarkable art on Instagram @dava22.
Introduction
Meet David Morales
Supplies
Techniques:
Holding your pen
Types of lines
Outlines
Strokes
Tones
Values
Textures
Adding colour
Combining techniques
Getting Ready for Action:
Keep it simple
How to observe
Composition
The world around us
Let’s Draw:
Prompts
15-minute drawings
30-minute drawings
1-hour drawings
2-hour drawings
Templates
Nature templates
Still life templates
Urban templates
Index and Credits
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.11.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 288 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | Tunbridge Wells |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 180 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 456 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Malen / Zeichnen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80092-263-9 / 1800922639 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80092-263-1 / 9781800922631 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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