Drawing in Pen & Ink

by Claudia Nice

Got a yearning to pick up a pen and see what you can do? Go for it But don't sketch alone--let popular artist and teacher Claudia Nice be your guide. She'll make your first steps fun and successful In her trademark style--friendly and encouraging--Claudia will show you how to do a sketch of a subject that actually ends up looking like the subject. And she shares her secrets for turning simple lines and dots into all kinds of lifelike textures, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891347178
• ISBN13: 9780891347170
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: North Light Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Drawing in Pen and Ink by Claudia Nice is Claudia at her best!

This is the 12th book of Claudia's that I have purchased. What she can do with a simple pen and paper is amazing!!!! Let her add watercolor to the mix and you have beauty multiplied. In one of the books she has a self portrait done in dots. On her blouse button is a picture of her husband, who holds her together... The other books show art that she has done and what colors she mixed to get the watercolor washes. This book is just pen and ink designs. She starts out with materials needed. Then she describes exercises to practice to learn to control the pen. Then she shows how she draws all kinds of things. There are 14 projects to complete. Some are people, some are animals, some are landscapes. and some are still life. Her work is amazing! You won't regret getting it !

I'm an artist!!!!

This book is incredible. I started copying the pictures using the tips offered in the book and my pictures came out looking almost as good as theirs. It is a great book for beginners.

Great introduction to pen and ink

As a non-artist who's trying to learn to be an artist, this book really helped me find a medium that worked for me, and no other book has inspired me to get to work learning to draw. You'll need some experience sketching with pencil to make most of the drawings work, but the great pen-and-ink art in this book has inspired me to get better drawing with pencil. Note that online auction sites usually have great deals on sets of Rapidograph pens. Don't pay full price!

Outstanding

I wish I had had this book years ago. It would have saved me lots of mistakes and given me the courage to pursue my passion sooner.

Perfect for Beginners

This is an awesome book, especially for those just learning to draw with ink. It has hand control exercises and shows all the basic strokes. A great feature of the book is the progessive projects. And the tips about using your fine technical pen are very helpful. Claudia Nice's work is beautiful. This book makes it simple and rewarding to pick up a pen.

An excellent guide for a newbie

Having picked up a drawing pen after many long years (actually my last drawing instrument was a made by Crayola!) I found this book to be very helpful in learning the basics, fiding materials, and simply getting started. I have found it worth every cent I paid for it.