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This is a book whose title means exactly what it says. It is not a guide to pen and ink drawing, nor is it subject-based. It is all about technique stippling, cross-hatching, tick-hatching, shading.
This is an interesting approach and, somehow oddly, one I havent seen a lot of before. Youd think it was obvious, and technique-based books have appeared before (not just on drawing), but theyre usually subject led do this using that, rather than try this and heres a random example.
It is also not to say that David ignores the practical, creative side of things. The second half of the book, while sticking to the main theme, includes a series of exercises where everything youve learnt previously is applied in real life. He includes buildings, still life objects, figures, portraits, vegetation and animals as well as introducing composition, perspective and proportion. If the first half was learning the scales, this is creating the fugue.
Davids style is, I think, what you expect pen and ink drawing to look like and this is a thoroughly useful book that will help you get the most from not just your materials, but your ideas.
Leisure Painter, December 2024
The ultimate technique-led guide to the graphic, expressive art of pen and ink: perfect for artists and illustrators! Columbian-born architect and artist, David Morales provides easy-to-follow advice and inspiring instruction in this indispensable guide to pen and ink. Discover how to hold your pen to create different types of line, add a range of key strokes, from hatching and stippling to scribbling, understand value, tone and contrast like never before - and so much more.
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.
