The Complete Book of Drawing Techniques

178 Part Three – PENS, INK, BRUSHES and PAPER The more water you add the more transparent and thinner the wash will be. The wash ...

Flat head brushes 179 ...

180 Part Three – PENS, INK, BRUSHES and PAPER CREATING THE ILLUSION OF FORM As with some of the earlier examples in the previous ...

The illusion of form 181 You can clearly see the 3D effect in these examples. ...

ROTRING OR RAPIDOGRAGH PEN, FELT TIP AND FIBRE TIP PEN. Artists who have been specially trained often create drawings with these ...

Pens – projects 183 ...

184 Part Three – PENS, INK, BRUSHES and PAPER FELT TIP PEN PROJECT DRAWING OF A HARBOUR ...

Start this drawing by drawing the com - position first with pencil. That way, if you make any mistakes you can rectify them by r ...

186 Part Three – PENS, INK, BRUSHES and PAPER drawn as though it too is being rattled by a gusting wind. This line too is rhythm ...

frame, and similar with the other windows. In the foreground I have used a much thicker pen to make bolder and stronger marks so ...

188 Part Three – PENS, INK, BRUSHES and PAPER CORRECTION FLUID TEXT FOR ILLUSTRATIONS 1/ Correction fluid comes in a small plast ...

Correction fluid 189 ...

start to put in the tonal areas. Lay the darkest tones down first, followed by the thinner lighter tones. To make the lighter to ...

USING A DIP PEN AND INDIAN INK FREELY (EXPRESSIVELY) AND CONTROLLED (FORMALLY) The dip pen and ink together are very versatile m ...

In the third illustration there is a mixture of styles. The same is true for the drawings of the foot and the legs. 1/is the for ...

PEN, INK AND WASH DRAWINGS A pen, ink and wash drawing can be appropriate for any subject - still life, figures, interiors - but ...

5/the windows in this instance have lots of dots that give the impression of a curtain behind the glass. When you are happy that ...

indicate how it flowers. 8/ here are a series of marks that inform us of the structure of the chimney pot. 9/a row of oblongs wi ...

this, you now need to lay down the washes using a flat head brush. The washes will give you the tonal contrast in the drawing. I ...

there is a similar tonal transition but instead of these tones being separate there is a gradual continuous transition. Remember ...