Ebook: Pen and Pencil Drawing Techniques

Written and beautifully illustrated, this is the perfect guide to pencil and ink drawing. It explores materials and tools, different ways of handling strokes and lines, techniques for establishing and conveying tones and shadows, and technical tips. Other useful features include 28 step-by-step demonstrations, numerous exercises, and 474 black-and-white and 73 color illustrations.;Table of Contents; Copyright Page; Title Page; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART 1 -- PENCIL DRAWING; 1 -- MATERIALS AND TOOLS; PENCILS; DRAWING ACCESSORIES; PAPERS; DRAWING SURFACES AND LIGHTING; 2 -- STROKE TECHNIQUES; 3 -- BUILDING TONE; 4 -- SIMPLIFYING TONES; 5 -- EXPERIMENTING WITH GRAPHITE PENCIL; 6 -- EXPLORING CHARCOAL AND PASTEL PENCILS; 7 -- USING WAX PENCILS; 8 -- ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUES: SCRIBBLING, HATCHING, DISSOLVED TONE, SUBTRACTIVE TECHNIQUES; 9 -- USING COLOR; 10 -- TECHNICAL TIPS; SHARPENING PENCILS; KEEPING YOUR DRAWINGS CLEAN; PRESERVING YOUR DRAWINGS; DRAWING FROM LIFE.