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.
