The Complete Book of Drawing Techniques

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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 this is correct, you can then
start to work with the ink and pen.
6/in this illustration there is
the trunk of a tree and the
branches - a series of downward
marks gives us the idea as to what
type of tree it is.
7/the variety of lines tell us
about this flower. At the base of
the flower, a free flowing line
indicates the type of leaf. The
stem is a straight line that implies
the direction of the growth of the
plant. Whilst the circle with the
spikes protruding from it tells
about how the plant looks when it
is about to seed. The other arced
marks within the circular centre

1/implies the idea of flowers -
the mark consists of a series of
buckled circles with a dot in the
middle.
2/three rows of stagger squares
gives the impression of the stone
work on a cottage.
3/ Bunches of squiggly lines
that are placed close to each other
so as they overlap gives the
impression of a type of tree.
4/ the outline of a post has
been drawn and then filled in with
a series of parallel straight lines.
This gives the impression of wood


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