Pen And Ink Study Guide Robert Capitolo Ken Schwab by Robert Capitolo, Ken Schwab 9781402703836, 140270383X instant download after payment.

Drawing Course 101 is your introduction to those skills and techniques. Written by two accomplished artists and teachers who use their own works to illustrate what they teach, this guide takes you from basic to advanced concepts, with hands-on projects to help you each step of the way. From the qualities of shading to the principles of perspective, you'll discover a variety of drawing concepts. Get practical tips on lighting and composition, which will help you create strong, well-balanced works of art. Make rough sketches and transform them into finished drawings, practicing cross-hatching in ink and smudge-shading in pencil. Other techniques include montage and drawing with charcoal. & nbsp;Read more... Materials and Tools -- Pencils -- Charcoal -- Colored Pencils and Chalks -- Pen and Ink -- Papers and Other Surfaces -- Erasers -- Fixative -- Scratchboard -- Elements of Art -- Qualities of Shading -- Principles of Composition -- Sketching and Suggesting Depth -- Rough Sketches -- Drawing from Photos and from Observation -- More About Forms and Shapes -- Complex Forms -- Using Perspective and Other Ways of Suggesting Depth -- Linear Perspective -- Arrange and Sketch a Simple Still Life -- Working with Images: Cropping and Grids -- Using a Viewfinder to Help Choose a Composition -- Enlarging an Image by the Diagonal Method -- Using a Grid to Enlarge an Image -- Using a Grid to Distort an Image -- Smudge Shading on a Contour Drawing -- Creating a Series of Contour Drawings -- Creating a Composition from Contour Drawings -- A Few Words About Composition -- Practicing Smudge Shading -- Creating the Finished Smudge-Shaded Drawing -- Ink Drawing with Hatch and Cross-Hatch Shading -- Creating a Sketch -- Practicing Cross-Hatch Shading with Ink -- Drawing and Shading Your Composition -- Montage Composition with cross-Hatch and Smudge Shading -- Creating a Composition of Several Images -- Practicing Gradation of Value with Lines -- Making the Final Drawing -- Random Line Shading with Gesso -- Creating a Sketch -- Photos As a Source of Subject Matter -- Preparing the Gesso Board -- Transferring the Preliminary Drawing to the Gesso Board -- Shading the Drawing -- Charcoal Portrait on Toned Paper -- Working on the Sketch -- Basic Proportions of the Face -- Transferring the Sketch and Completing the Drawing -- Cross-Hatch Shading on Scratchboard -- Creating a Drawing -- Transferring the Drawing to Scratchboard -- Practicing Scratchboard Technique -- Executing the Drawing on Scratchboard -- Nonobjective Design with Colored Pencils -- Using a Viewfinder to Choose a Composition -- Enlarging the Composition -- Transferring the Sketch to Drawing Paper -- Practice Mixing Colors with Colored Pencils -- A Little Color Theory -- Creating the Final Drawing By successfully combining theory and practice, this on-the-page course provides the tools and information necessary for any artist to develop strong observational, organizational, and expressive drawing skills. The instructions include a discussion of the uses and history of drawing materials, then it’s on to the basics of composition and of controlling representational shading. Seven distinct shading techniques, including various forms of crosshatch shading, charcoal techniques, and shading with colored pencils, are laid out in detail and supplement a variety of compositional ideas. Read through this volume as a comprehensive primer in drawing, or refer back as needed to answer questions or refine particular skills. A supplemental glossary is included to assist in understanding technical terms