Portfolio: Beginning Pen & Ink: Tips and techniques for learning to draw in pen and ink (Volume 9) (Portfolio, 9)

**From the beloved and best-selling Portfolio art series by Walter Foster Publishing comes__Portfolio: Beginning Pen & Ink__, a book that invites you to explore this classic art medium in fun and refreshing ways. This comprehensive guide is packed with valuable resources for artists of all skill levels, starting with the basics and ending with intricate, original step-by-step projects that are sure to impress—and inspire!**__Portfolio: Beginning Pen & Ink__introduces drawing basics, including**stippling**,**hatching**, and**crosshatching**; how to master the fundamentals of**mark-making**and**line work**; and helpful exercises for**contour drawing, gesture drawing, perspective,**and more. Chapters on**value, tone, mood, light and shadow, and texture**follow, ensuring that artists gain the drawing knowledge they need before working on the step-by-step projects featured in the book. Artists can even learn to add color to their black-and-white art for a fresh, modern take on an age-old art form.Whether you're a new artist looking to try a celebrated art technique, a pen-and-ink enthusiast, a mixed-media master, or a graphite-pencil fan looking to branch out to new mediums,__Portfolio: Beginning Pen & Ink__will teach you everything you need to know about the fundamentals of drawing with pen and ink. Portfolio: Beginning Pen & Ink will teach you everything you need to know about the fundamentals of drawing with pen and ink. From the beloved and best-selling Portfolio art series by Walter Foster Publishing comes Portfolio: Beginning Pen & Ink, a book that invites you to explore this classic art medium in new and refreshing ways. This comprehensive guide is packed with valuable resources for artists of all skill levels, starting with the basics and ending with intricate, original step-by-step projects that are sure to impress—and inspire. Portfolio: Beginning Pen & Ink introduces drawing basics, including stippling, hatching, and crosshatching; how to master the fundamentals of mark-making and line work; and helpful exercises for contour drawing, gesture drawing, perspective, and more. Chapters on value, tone, mood, light and shadow, and texture follow, ensuring that artists gain the drawing knowledge they need before working on the step-by-step projects featured in the book. Artists can even learn to add color to their black-and-white art using watercolor for a fresh, modern take on an age-old art form. Whether you're a new artist looking to try a celebrated art technique, a pen-and-ink enthusiast, a mixed-media master, or a graphite-pencil fan looking to branch out to new mediums, Portfolio: Beginning Pen & Ink will teach you everything you need to know. The Portfolio series covers essential art techniques, core concepts, and media with an approach and format that's perfect for aspiring, beginning, and intermediate artists.Also available from the series: Beginning Acrylic, Beginning Drawing, Beginning Watercolor, Beginning Pastel, Beginning Colored Pencil, Beginning Color Mixing, Expressive Painting, Beginning Color Mixing, and Beginning Composition. Beginning Pen & Ink will teach you everything you need to know about the fundamentals of drawing with pen and ink. From the beloved and best-selling Portfolio art series by Walter Foster Publishing comes Beginning Pen & Ink , a book that invites you to explore this classic art medium in new and refreshing ways. This comprehensive guide is packed with valuable resources for artists of all skill levels, starting with the basics and ending with intricate, original step-by-step projects that are sure to impressand inspire. Beginning Pen & Ink introduces drawing basics, including stippling , hatching , and crosshatching ; how to master the fundamentals of mark-making and line work ; and helpful exercises for contour drawing, gesture drawing, perspective, and more. Chapters on value, tone, mood, light and shadow, and texture follow, ensuring that artists gain the drawing knowledge they need before working on the step-by-step projects featured in the book. Artists can even learn to add color to their black-and-white art using watercolor for a fresh, modern take on an age-old art form. Whether you're a new artist looking to try a celebrated art technique, a pen-and-ink enthusiast, a mixed-media master, or a graphite-pencil fan looking to branch out to new mediums, Beginning Pen & Ink will teach you everything you need to know. The Portfolio series covers essential art techniques, core concepts, and media with an approach and format thats perfect for aspiring, beginning, and intermediate artists. Also available from the Beginning Acrylic, Beginning Drawing, Beginning Watercolor, Beginning Pastel, Beginning Colored Pencil, Beginning Color Mixing, Expressive Painting, Beginning Color Mixing, and Beginning Composition. "From the beloved and best-selling Portfolio art series by Walter Foster Publishing comes Portfolio: Beginning Pen & Ink, a book that invites you to explore this classic art medium in fun and refreshing ways. This comprehensive guide is packed with valuable resources for artists of all skill levels, starting with the basics and ending with intricate, original step-by-step projects that are sure to impress--and inspire! Portfolio: Beginning Pen & Ink introduces drawing basics, including stippling, hatching, and crosshatching; how to master the fundamentals of mark-making and line work; and helpful exercises for contour drawing, gesture drawing, perspective, and more. Chapters on value, tone, mood, light and shadow, and texture follow, ensuring that artists gain the drawing knowledge they need before working on the step-by-step projects featured in the book. Artists can even learn to add color to their black-and-white art for a fresh, modern take on an age-old art form. Whether you're a new artist looking to try a celebrated art technique, a pen-and-ink enthusiast, a mixed-media master, or a graphite-pencil fan looking to branch out to new mediums, Portfolio: Beginning Pen & Ink will teach you everything you need to know about the fundamentals of drawing with pen and ink." -- (Source of summary not specified) Introduction......Page 4 Getting Started......Page 6 Tools & Materials......Page 7 Setting Yourself Up for Success......Page 18 Basic Techniques......Page 24 Line Work......Page 25 Exercise: Contour Drawing......Page 34 How to See Like an Artist......Page 37 Exercise: Gesture Drawing......Page 41 Exercise: Linear Perspective......Page 45 Proportion......Page 53 Overlapping & Atmospheric Perspective......Page 55 Value......Page 59 Tone & Mood......Page 65 Exercise: Value Scale......Page 67 Light & Shadow......Page 68 Texture......Page 70 Exercise: Gradient......Page 81 Composition......Page 83 Mastering What you've Learned......Page 112 Drawing From a Photo......Page 113 Adding Color......Page 146 Capturing Movement......Page 161 Lights & Darks......Page 172 What's Next?......Page 183 About the Artist......Page 190