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Pen & ink drawing : a simple guide / Alphonso Dunn.

by Dunn, Alphonso.

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Three Minds Press, 2015.

Pen drawing -- Technique.

Drawing -- Technique.

Artists, Black -- United States.

9780997046533 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Pen and ink drawing : a simple guide

165 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm .

Includes index.

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.

"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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