Portfolio: Beginning Pen & Ink: Tips and Techniques for Learning to Draw in Pen and Ink

by Desarae Lee

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1633225771
• ISBN13: 9781633225770
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book for beginners!

I chanced on this on sale at Hobby Lobby. At 127 pages, it is a relatively short read. ( I always read through my art books before going back and going through the exercises.) The author starts with basics. Doing contour drawings, gesture drawings, and making a value scale. I have several books on pen and ink drawing. This is the first one that has told how she does that value drawing. A+ She talks about composition, balance, and touches on atmospheric and linear perspective. A+ I found her discussion on balance fascinating. It is only 4 pages, but her examples speak volumes! Then, bless her heart, she works you through 3 small projects and 3 large projects, explaining how she builds values. This is an excellent book for the aspiring Pen and Ink artist in your life!