Colombian-born architect and artist David Morales provides easy-to-follow advice and inspiring instruction in this indispensable guide to pen and ink:
Whether you're just starting out in this bold, exciting medium, or you're already an intermediate artist, illustrator or designer, this book contains pearls of wisdom that will teach and inspire you - and even experienced artists will appreciate David’s 'asides' on common mistakes and how to avoid them.
The book also contains David's handy prompts for starting your own drawings; insider tips; dozens of techniques, each explained with simple illustrations; exercises to improve your skills; and, finally, three different categories of templates to copy or take inspiration from: nature, still life or urban.
Table of Contents
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Introduction
Meet David Morales
Supplies
Techniques:
- Holding your pen
- Types of lines
- Outlines
- Strokes
- Tones
- Values
- Textures
- Adding colour
- Combining techniques
Getting Ready for Action:
- Keep it simple
- How to observe
- Composition
- The world around us
Let’s Draw:
- Prompts
- 15-minute drawings
- 30-minute drawings
- 1-hour drawings
- 2-hour drawings
- Templates
- Nature templates
- Still life templates
- Urban templates
Index and Credits
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