PEN AND INK SKETCHING is great for anybody searching for a book that gives plenty of exercise for improving and refining ink drawing abilities and technique.
It is ideal for learners on all levels and is crammed with over 100 entertaining drills and activities.
The lessons in this comprehensive workbook are meticulously intended to take you from the core aspects like pen control, line consistency, basic strokes and variations to more complex topics such as, blending values, manipulating gradations, shading complicated shapes, and rendering textures.
It covers all the key pen and ink shading methods like cross-hatching, stippling, scribbling, and more.
In addition, there are 30 fascinating drawing activities on a range of themes, which enables you to sketch from within the book.
However, it may still be utilized on its own as a basic SIMPLE GUIDE for honing your abilities and allowing you to make magnificent ink drawings with confidence!
What will you learn in this book?Pen shading methods including hatching, cross-hatching, contour shading, stippling, and scribbling.Acrylic ink shading methods.Wet and dry brush methods for watercolor/ink.Materials used for pen-ink-watercolor painting.These contain the typical components as well as some 'strange' ones (such as table salt and toothbrush!) for generating unique effects.Creating textures utilizing various shading methods as well as diverse materials.
Of course, the actual learning occurs through doing, not simply reading.So, we will integrate all the shading methods and the brush skills into 10 step-by-step tutorials.Each lesson will show you how to produce the first rough pencil drawing, line work with pens, and coloring.The 10 step-by-step demos will cover the following topics: