A Better Approach to Pencil Drawing
A Better Approach to Pencil Drawing
Brief Description: "Outstanding overview covers the finer points of pencil work, both for sketching and detailed finished drawings. Plentiful illustrations complement discussions of approaches to graphite work and techniques for...
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Brief Description: This guide offers an outstanding overview of the finer points of pencil work, both for sketching and detailed finished drawings. Author Frank M. Rines discusses approaches to graphite work and techniques for still life and landscape drawing. He emphasizes the importance of good design and composition as well as accuracy, showing how to develop an outlined drawing by adding lights and shadows together with the suggestion of color and texture. Table of Contents: Pencil Drawing: ForewordThe Old Swimming HoleInstructions for the BeginnersCenter or Focal PointPerspectivePencil TechniqueThe Country LaneThumb SketchesPencil TexturePencil Texture ExamplesSteps in Pencil RenderingProgressive Examples of Steps in Pencil RenderingTree ConstructionTree Construction DetailsCompleting the SketchThe Old FarmhouseThe Covered BridgeDetailed Examples of Tree DrawingSketchingFisherman's CabinStill LifeFloral TechniqueContrast of Light and ShadeThe Old MillInteresting TexturesNew England DoorwaysAn Old English DoorwayA Pastoral SceneThe Road by the River Pencil Sketches: Plate No. 1Plate No. 2Plate No. 3 Plate No. 4 Plate No. 5 Plate No. 6 Plate No. 7 Plate No. 8 Plate No. 9 Plate No. 10 Plate No. 11 Plate No. 12 Plate No. 13 Plate No. 14 Plate No. 15 Publisher Marketing: This guide offers an outstanding overview of the finer points of pencil work, both for sketching and detailed finished drawings. Author Frank M. Rines discusses approaches to graphite work and techniques for still life and landscape drawing. He emphasizes the importance of good design and composition as well as accuracy, showing how to develop an outlined drawing by adding lights and shadows together with the suggestion of color and texture. Suitable for artists and art students of intermediate and advanced skills, this single-volume edition combines two instructional manuals by Rines, Pencil Drawing and Pencil Sketches. Plentiful illustrations include full-page images as well as smaller images and progressive examples that demonstrate the use of perspective, the contrast of light and shade, and other elements of technique. Subjects include rustic scenes and rural landscapes, with many valuable tips for drawing trees, flowers, doorways, and buildings. |
Author: Rines, Frank M
Publisher: Dover Publications
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2017-06-21
BISAC: Art|Techniques|Drawing - Pencil|Art|Study & Teaching
Subjects: Technique|ART / Techniques / Pencil Drawing|Drawing
Weight: 0.5 lbs
ISBN: 9780486815916
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9780486815916
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