The Complete Book of Drawing Techniques

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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 with diagonal marks
of varying density give the impression of
reflections in glass windows.
10/a rounded W mark which is put
down at random appears like a type of leaf.
11/a series of shapes to imply a stone
wall and post are then filled in with marks
that imply the texture of the wall. Tonal
crosshatching has been added to give the
illusion of form.


12/ a series of quickly made directional
lines with a small flicked mark at the top
give us the visual understanding of a type of
grass.
Your aim now with the pen is to load it
with ink. Dip it into the ink, and in the first
instance make some practice marks on
another piece of paper until you achieve
the right flow of ink from the pen to create
a steady, even flowing line. Now you can
begin to draw the line over the top of your
pencil drawing, replicating the marks you
have made with the pencil. Over the top of

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