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The ultimate technique-led guide to the graphic and expressive art of pen and ink – perfect for artists and illustrators!
Colombian-born architect and artist David Morales shares easy-to-follow advice and inspiring instruction in this essential handbook on pen and ink:
- Discover how to hold your pen to create different types of lines.
- Add a range of key strokes, from cross-hatching and stippling to freehand lines.
- Gain a completely new understanding of value, tone, and contrast.
- Learn to critically observe and successfully compose your subjects – whether still life, buildings, or people.
- Learn by doing, with exercises ranging from 15 minutes to 2 hours.
Whether you're just beginning to explore this bold and exciting medium, or you’re already an intermediate artist, illustrator, or designer, this book contains invaluable insights that both teach and inspire – even experienced artists will appreciate David’s tips on common mistakes and how to avoid them.
The book also includes David’s practical prompts to help you start your own drawings, insider tips, dozens of techniques explained with clear illustrations, exercises to develop your skills, and three categories of templates to copy or draw inspiration from: nature, still life, and urban scenes.
Publisher: Search Press
ISBN 13/EAN: 9781800922631
Size: 180x230 mm
Pages: 144
Language: English
