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*WANG_FM(i-x)3rdpas 6/25/01 10:48 AM Page i (Black plate) PENCIL SKETCHING Second Edition *WANG_FM(i-x)3rdpas 6/25/01 10:48 AM Page ii (Black plate) *WANG_FM(i-x)3rdpas 6/25/01 10:48 AM Page iii (Black plate) PENCIL SKETCHING Second Edition Thomas C. Wang John Wiley & Sons, Inc. fcopyebk.qxd 8/21/01 9:43 PM Page iv (Black plate) Copyright ©2002 by John Wiley &Sons, Inc., New York. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 750-4744. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158-0012, (212) 850-6011, fax (212) 850-6008, E-mail: [email protected]. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. This title is also available in print as ISBN 0-471-39919-1. Some content that may appear in the print version of this book may not be available in the electronic edition. For more information about Wiley products, visit our web site at www.Wiley.com *WANG_FM(i-x)3rdpas 6/25/01 10:48 AM Page v (Black plate) to my wife Jacqueline and my sons Joseph, Andrew, and Matthew *WANG_FM(i-x)3rdpas 6/25/01 10:48 AM Page vi (Black plate) *WANG_FM(i-x)3rdpas 6/25/01 4:58 PM Page vii (Black plate) C ONTENTS P REFACE IX Landscape Sketching 41 Trees 43 1. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 NTRODUCTION Trees in the Foreground 51 Trees in the Background 52 2. M E . . . . . . . . . . 7 ATERIALS AND QUIPMENT Landforms 55 Water 59 Pencils 7 Papers 13 Architecture 63 Accessories 17 Sketching the Cityscape 67 3. T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 ECHNIQUES 5. C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 OMPOSITION Holding the Pencil 19 Pressure 23 6. S M . . . . . . . . . 85 KETCHING FROM EMORY Movement of the Hand 27 Lines and Strokes 31 7. E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 XAMPLES 4. S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 KETCHING Introduction 37 I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 NDEX Observation and Recording 39 vii *WANG_FM(i-x)3rdpas 6/25/01 10:48 AM Page viii (Black plate) Venice viii *WANG_FM(i-x)3rdpas 6/25/01 4:55 PM Page ix (Black plate) P REFACE The purpose of revising Pencil Sketching is to update the content and to make it more suitable to the needs of today’s users. Although the pedagogical intent established 20 years ago remains valid and intact, most of the examples were in my opinion outdated. There are also techniques I learned after over 25 years of teaching and practice that I want to incorporate in the new publication. Since the purpose of this book is to teach pencil sketching, I believe that a new book, with all new writings and illustrations, will serve the purpose well. Sketching with color pencil is intentionally left out because I feel strongly that the basics in learning how to sketch and draw must start with a simple black and white medium. Pencil is very special because the traditional sketching techniques often go way beyond the tool itself and into the mind and body of the artist. To me, this is the only way to learn and to master pencil sketching. Pencil sketching is the door to all other drawing media, and good pencil sketching skills lay the foundation for a good artist. There are many great “technicians” who can draw, but what I really want is to make you an “artist.” I hope this book will continue to be a helpful guide to all future artists. ix