Pencil Sketching, 2nd Edition

129 Pages·2001·6.28 MB·English

by  Thomas C. Wang

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PENCIL SKETCHING
Second Edition
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PENCIL SKETCHING
Second Edition
Thomas C. Wang
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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to my wife Jacqueline and my sons Joseph, Andrew, and Matthew
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ONTENTS
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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
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Venice
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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most of the examples were in my opinion outdated.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.
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