101 Ways to Draw: A Field Guide to Drawing Mediums and Techniques

This guide provides a comprehensive exploration of drawing techniques beyond the pencil, covering a range of media and equipment. It offers valuable information for beginners and accomplished artists alike, encouraging them to experiment with different mediums and explore creative possibilities. From basic graphite pencils to mixed media, the techniques progress to cover line and tone, shading, creating textures, and erasing. The examples shown aid expression and skill development, and the book encourages artists to look at their work and style in a new light.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 13 April 2021
Publisher: David & Charles

From soft pencils to graphite powder, ballpoint to fibre-tip pens, conte sticks to watercolour pencils, this unique guide covers everything you need to know to begin mastering and combining different media in your drawing. This visual directory of drawing techniques beyond the pencil provides you with the skills to explore and experiment with all the different techniques and mediums. Use it as a handy reference for when you want to know how to use a particular tool, or as a catalogue of inspiration when seeking new ideas to try. A wealth of media and equipment is demonstrated, and each page features invaluable information for beginners and accomplished artists alike. As the techniques progress, you'll explore the creative possibilities beyond one medium, and be encouraged to look at your work and style in a new light. Use the examples shown to aid expression and skill development and to look at the myriad possibilities of mixed media, which have all been selected because of their compatibility. Start with basic graphite pencils, sticks, and powder to explore line and tone, shading, creating textures, and erasing. Then move on to coloured pencils to cover techniques such as burnishing, lifting, and sgraffito. There are various interesting methods to try with water-soluble coloured pencils, including different ways of applying water, blending, and overlaying colours. Explore the effects that you can create with charcoal or conte sticks on different coloured and textured papers, and discover how to use pastel pencils and chalks for expressive drawing. Then master blending, shading, and scumbling with hard and soft pastels, and perfect your techniques with crayons, oil pastels, and oil paint sticks. There are some really interesting ways to use ink pens for painting effects and instruction.

From soft pencils to graphite powder, ballpoint to fibre-tip pens, conte sticks to watercolour pencils, this unique guide covers everything you need to know to begin mastering and combining different media in your drawing. This visual directory of drawing techniques beyond the pencil provides you with the skills to explore and experiment with all the different techniques and mediums. Use it as a handy reference for when you want to know how to use a particular tool, or as a catalogue of inspiration when seeking new ideas to try. A wealth of media and equipment is demonstrated, and each page features invaluable information for beginners and accomplished artists alike. As the techniques progress, you'll explore the creative possibilities beyond one medium, and be encouraged to look at your work and style in a new light. Use the examples shown to aid expression and skill development and to look at the myriad possibilities of mixed media, which have all been selected because of their compatibility. Start with basic graphite pencils.

Sticks and powder to explore line and tone, shading, creating textures, and erasing. Then move on to coloured pencils to cover techniques such as burnishing, lifting, and sgraffito. There are various interesting methods to try with water-soluble coloured pencils, including different ways of applying water, blending, and overlaying colours. Explore the effects that you can create with charcoal or conte sticks on different coloured and textured papers, and discover how to use pastel pencils and chalks for expressive drawing. Then master blending, shading, and scumbling with hard and soft pastels, and perfect your techniques with crayons, oil pastels, and oil paint sticks. There are some really interesting ways to use ink pens for painting effects and instruction.

Weight: 430g
Dimension: 153 x 229 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781446308677