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Dunn, Alphonso.
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Pen drawing -- Technique.
Drawing -- Technique.
Artists, Black -- United States.
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Dunn, Alphonso.
Pen drawing -- Technique.
Drawing -- Technique.
Artists, Black -- United States.
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Pen
&
ink
drawing
: a
simple
guide
/ Alphonso Dunn.
by
Dunn, Alphonso.
Three Minds Press, 2015.
Call #:
741.26 D923p
Subjects
Pen
drawing
-- Technique.
Drawing
-- Technique.
Artists, Black -- United States.
ISBN:
9780997046533 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
Pen
and
ink
drawing
: a
simple
guide
Description:
165 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm .
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Start-up -- Supplies.
Ink
and paper; Common
ink
drawing
instruments; Unconventional instruments; Additional supplies -- Strokes. Effective
pen
control; Basic types of strokes; Ways to vary a stroke; Ways to use a stroke -- Shading. Seeing values; Value scales; Gradation of value; Structure and shading; Shading block forms; Shading round forms; Shading complex forms -- Simulating texture. Texture reference chart; Realistic texture; Texture on block forms; Texture on spherical forms; Texture on cylindrical forms; Bringing it all together -- Sketchbooking. The sketchbook is your battlefield; You can learn a lot by copying; Thumbnails are invaluable; You can always find things to draw; Abstract
drawing
; Gesture
drawing
; The human figure; Faces and portraits; Animals; Sketching scenery; Develop your own
drawing
process; Creating with new ideas -- Stages of a finished
drawing
. Stage 1: composition and design; Stage 2: pencil underdrawing; Stage 3: inking -- Secret line of balance. The line of balance; In patterns of nature; Movement;
Drawing
portraits;
Drawing
the human figure;
Drawing
animals;
Drawing
plants and flowers -- Send-off.
Summary:
"Covers the essential aspects of
pen
and
ink
drawing
and more. It explores basic materials and instruments; fundamental properties of strokes and
pen
control; key elements of shading; and indispensable techniques for creating vibrant textures. As a bonus, a chapter is devoted to what the author refers to as, the secret Line of Balance. This book is not just written to instruct but also to intrigue and inspire enthusiasts of
pen
and
ink
drawing
. Alphonso Dunn is an accomplished artist with a strong background in the sciences. Born in Jamaica, he moved to the United States at age 17. Inspired by childhood ambitions for a career in medicine, he completed his undergraduate study in Applied Chemistry at William Paterson University; however, his life-long passion for
drawing
led him to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree. He currently resides in New Jersey. He continually develops content for his very popular "Alphonso Dunn"
pen
&
ink
drawing
tutorials YouTube channel."--Provided by publisher.
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