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ARTIST’S DRAWING TECHNIQUES US_001-003_Half_Title_Title_mm.indd 1 28/03/2017 11:26 US_001-003_Half_Title_Title_mm.indd 2 28/03/2017 11:26 ARTIST’S DRAWING TECHNIQUES US_001-003_Half_Title_Title_mm.indd 3 28/03/2017 11:26 Senior Editor Georgina Palffy Senior Art Editor Saffron Stocker Editors Nikki Sims, Katie Hardwicke s The basics US Editors Megan Douglass, Michelle Melani Editorial Assistant Alice Horne Getting started 10 t Designers Emma Forge, Tom Forge, Aspects of drawing 12 Helen Garvey, Vanessa Hamilton, Simon Murrell n Drawing from observation Jacket Designer Steven Marsden and imagination 14 Jackets Coordinator Laura Bithell Drawing inside and outside 16 Producer (Pre-production) Catherine Williams Senior Producer Ché Creasey e Composition 18 Creative Technical Support Sonia Charbonnier, Tom Morse Perspective and measuring 20 DTP Designers Satish Chandra Gaur, Rajdeep Singh, Anurag Trivedi Sketchbooks 22 Pre-Production Manager Sunil Sharma t Vocabulary of color 24 Managing Editor Dawn Henderson Choosing a medium 26 Managing Art Editor Marianne Markham n Art Director Maxine Pedliham Publishing Director Mary-Clare Jerram First American Edition, 2017 o Published in the United States by DK Publishing 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 2017 Dorling Kindersley Limited C DK, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC 17 18 19 20 21 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 001—294124—Aug/2017 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under the copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 978-1-4654-6174-2 DK books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk for sales promotions, premiums, fund-raising, or educational use. For details, contact: DK Publishing Special Markets, 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 [email protected] Printed and bound in China A WORLD OF IDEAS: SEE ALL THERE IS TO KNOW www.dk.com US_004-007_Contents.indd 4 20/04/2017 16:21 Pencil Drawing with pencil 32 Pencil and graphite 34 Pencil supports 36 1Beginner techniques 2 Intermediate techniques 3 Advanced techniques Basic mark-making 38 Linear compositions 50 Drawing with an eraser 62 Negative space 40 Contouring 3-D forms 52 Masking and stenciling 64 Hatching and crosshatching 42 Soft tones 54 Fur and hair 66 Weight of line 46 Creating depth 56 Layering graphite 68 Showcase drawing 48 Pattern and repetition 58 Reflective and Showcase drawing 60 transparent surfaces 70 Showcase drawing 72 Charcoal Drawing with charcoal 76 Charcoal 78 Charcoal supports 80 1Beginner techniques 2 Intermediate techniques 3 Advanced techniques Gesture drawing 82 Mass and volume 94 Aerial perspective 106 Shadow shapes 84 Toned paper 96 Layered drawing 108 Smudged tone 86 Chiaroscuro 98 Portraits 110 Subtractive tone 88 Tonal compositions 100 Creating atmosphere 112 Judging tonal value 90 Stippling 102 Combining charcoals 114 Showcase drawing 92 Showcase drawing 104 Showcase drawing 116 US_004-007_Contents.indd 5 13/04/2017 12:38 Pen and ink Drawing with pen and ink 120 Ink pens 122 Inks and other materials 124 1Beginner techniques 2 Intermediate techniques 3 Advanced techniques Making marks 126 Scribbling 138 Blending and softening 150 Line quality 128 Varying density 140 Layering with markers 152 Line width and direction 130 Adding water 142 Using colored inks 154 Hatching and crosshatching 132 Textured papers 144 Expressive texture 156 Stippling 134 Line and wash 146 Correcting mistakes 158 Showcase drawing 136 Showcase drawing 148 Showcase drawing 160 Colored pencil Drawing with colored pencil 164 Colored pencils 166 Supports and other materials 168 1Beginner techniques 2 Intermediate techniques 3 Advanced techniques Color theory into practice 170 Optical mixing 182 Skin tones 194 Mark-making for effect 172 Warm and cool colors 184 Mixed media 198 Monochrome 174 Complementary colors 186 Watercolor pencils 202 Order of drawing 176 Colored papers 188 Showcase drawing 204 Using a limited palette 178 Surface textures 190 Showcase drawing 180 Showcase drawing 192 US_004-007_Contents.indd 6 13/04/2017 12:38 Pastels Drawing with pastels 208 Pastels 210 Pastels and other materials 212 Pastel supports 214 1Beginner techniques 2 Intermediate techniques 3 Advanced techniques Mark-making in color 1 216 Paper texture 242 Scumbling 268 Mark-making in color 2 218 Using colored papers 246 Creating a visual focus 270 Using water-soluble pastels 220 Complementary colors 248 Working with shadows 272 Varying pressure 222 Layering 250 Drawing people Layering versus blending 224 Using fixative creatively 252 on the move 274 Understanding value 226 Working with edges 254 Impressionistic buildings 276 Feathering 228 Creating aerial perspective 256 Textured surfaces 278 Blocking in 230 Fur and hair texture 258 Skin tones 282 Lightening colors 232 Warm and cool colors 260 Drawing water 286 Darkening colors 234 Expressive effects 264 Moving to abstraction 290 Mixing neutrals 236 Showcase drawing 266 Showcase drawing 292 Mixing greens 238 Showcase drawing 240 Glossary 294 | Index 296 | About the artists 303 US_004-007_Contents.indd 7 28/03/2017 11:26 US_008-009_Basics_opener_mm.indd 8 28/03/2017 11:26