Sketching as a Hobby

190 Pages·2018·29.95 MB·English

by  Arthur L. Guptill

Sketching as a Hobby
Sketching as a Hobby
ARTHUR L. GUPTILL
Introduction by
Carroll Leja Nichols, M.D.
DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.
Mineola, New York
Copyright
Copyright © 1936, 1963 by William Guptill and Ann Cooke All rights reserved.
Bibliographical Note
This Dover edition, first published in 2018, is an unabridged republication of the work originally
published in 1936 by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York. The color frontispiece has been moved to
the inside front cover for this edition.
International Standard Book Number
ISBN-13: 978-0-486-82837-4
ISBN-10: 0-486-82837-9
Manufactured in the United States by LSC Communications 82837901 2018
www.doverpublications.com
To a friend of long standing
WILLIAM P. F. ROBIE
Sketching Hobbyist
Who, when the author was of tender years, first pointed out to him the joys of
sketching, and proffered the needed advice and encouragement

Contents
INTRODUCTION
PREFACE
1. DRAWING IS NATURAL
2. FORMING A SKETCH CLUB
3. REALISM OR CONVENTIONALITY?
4. WHERE TO START
5. CONSTRUCTING PROPORTIONS
6. THE “FREE” METHOD
7. SIGNIFICANT SCRATCHES AND SCRAWLS
8. MAKING TRANSFERS
9. THE SKETCH BOOK
10. PENCILS AND THEIR USE
11. OUTLINE DRAWING
12. VALUES: LIGHT, SHADE, AND SHADOW
13. TONE BUILDING IN PENCIL
14. NATURALISTIC SHADING
15. A FREE YET REALISTIC STYLE
16. CHARCOAL DRAWING
17. SPECIAL PENCILS: CRAYONS
18. THE SQUARE STICK
19. SOLUBLE CRAYON EXPERIMENTS
20. ESSENTIALS OF PEN DRAWING
21. THE FOUNTAIN PEN
22. THE LARGE PEN
23. BRUSH AND INK
24. DRY BRUSH: SPLIT-HAIR BRUSH
25. STIPPLE, SPATTER, AND SPRAY
26. SCRATCH BOARD
27. WASH DRAWING
28. A WORD ON WATER COLOR
29. TINTED PAPER
30. DRAWING FROM THE PHOTOGRAPH
31. DISTANCE: DETACHMENT: EMPHASIS
32. OUTDOOR SKETCHING
33. TREES AND LIKE FEATURES
34. SKETCHING ANIMALS
35. THE HUMAN FIGURE
36. AND NOW PORTRAITURE
37. DECORATIVE DRAWING
38. THE SILHOUETTE
39. GOING MODERN
40. DRAWING “FUNNIES”
41. MEMORY AND IMAGINATIVE WORK
INDEX
Illustrations
FIGURE
1. CHILDREN DRAW NATURALLY
2. THE ARTIST EMPLOYS MANY CONVENTIONS
3. GLASS CAN TEACH VALUABLE LESSONS
4. A USE OF THE VIEW-FINDER
5. METHODS OF HOLDING THE PENCIL
6. THE CONSTRUCTION OF PROPORTIONS
7. CORRECT LAYOUT IS ESSENTIAL
8. TESTING THE SLOPE OF A LINE
9. “THUMB” OR “PENCIL” MEASUREMENT
10. A FAULTY METHOD EXPOSED
11. DEMONSTRATING “FREE” CONSTRUCTION
12. CONSTRUCTION BY MEANS OF TONES
13. A PAGE FROM A STUDENT’S SKETCH BOOK
14. ONLY THE MAIN ESSENTIALS ARE SOUGHT
15. PENCIL POINTING AND PRACTICE STROKES
16. OUTLINE TREATMENTS IN PENCIL
17. FIRST CONSIDERATIONS IN LIGHT AND SHADE
18. TONE BUILDING IN PENCIL (MASS)
19. VALUE AND EDGE TREATMENTS
20. STAR “A” LOOKS WHITER THAN WHITE
21. TONE BUILDING IN PENCIL (LINE)
22. A TYPICAL PENCIL SKETCH IN FULL VALUE
23. PENCIL SKETCHES FROM ACTUAL OBJECTS
24. CHARCOAL OFFERS ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES
25. THIS WAS MAINLY DRAWN WITH THE ERASER
26. LARGE PENCILS HAVE MANY ADVANTAGES
27. SUCH STICKS HOLD DELIGHTFUL POSSIBILITIES
28. QUICK IMPRESSIONS DONE WITH SQUARE STICK
29. CRAYON AND WATER CAN PRODUCE FINE RESULTS
30. THE PEN IS TRULY A REMARKABLE INSTRUMENT
31. TYPICAL PEN DRAWINGS FROM COMMON OBJECTS
32. AN OUTDOOR SKETCH IN PEN AND INK
33. THE FOUNTAIN PEN PERMITS VERSATILITY
34. LARGE PENS ARE SPEEDY AND EFFECTIVE
35. THE BRUSH HAS AMAZING POSSIBILITIES
36. A STRIKING BRUSH AND INK EXAMPLE
37. TRY SIMPLE BRUSH TREATMENTS
38. DRY-BRUSH WORK DEMONSTRATED
39. SPATTER AND PEN WORK COMBINED
40. SOME SPATTER AND SPRAY METHODS
41. THIS WAS “PRINTED” WITH PADS OF CLOTH
42. SCRATCHBOARD IS MOST INTRIGUING
43. SOME ELEMENTARY WASH EXERCISES
44. TYPICAL EXAMPLES EXECUTED IN WASH
45. WASH COMBINES WELL WITH OTHER MEDIA
46. PAINTED IN WHITE INK ON BLACK PAPER
47. WHITE AND BLACK BRUSH WORK ON GRAY
48. COMPARATIVE STUDIES FROM THE PHOTOGRAPH
49. IT IS HELPFUL TO TRY SUCH EXPERIMENTS
50. DEPTH AND DETACHMENT REQUIRE STUDY
51. COMMON TRICKS OF THE CAPABLE ARTIST
52. PRELIMINARY SKETCHES FROM ONE SUBJECT
53. SOME TREE STUDIES IN PEN AND INK
54. TREE SKETCHES IN MISCELLANEOUS MEDIA