Pencil Sketching has taught thousands of beginners the basic principles and techniques of pencil sketching. Carefully revised to meet the needs of today’s artists, this edition features easy-to-follow instructions, dozens of new illustrations, and more–everything you need to explore the amazing potential of the pencil and learn to sketch with confidence.
Techniques: shading, texture, value, line, strokes . . .
Materials: pencils, papers, accessories . . .
Skills: observation, recording, composition, sketching from memory . . .
Subjects: trees, landforms, water, architecture, cityscapes . . .
INTRODUCTION
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
Pencils
Papers
Accessories
TECHNIQUES
Holding the Pencil
Pressure
Movement of the Hand
Lines and Strokes
SKETCHING
Introduction
Observation and Recording
CONTENTS
Landscape Sketching
Trees
Trees in the Foreground
Trees in the Background
Landforms
Water
Architecture
Sketching the Cityscape
COMPOSITION
SKETCHING FROM MEMORY
EXAMPLES
INDEX
