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Pencil Workshop: Develop Your Sketching Skills in 50 Experiments
SKU
082465
ISBN
9781419741449
Grade 5-AD
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Description
Fine tune your drawing skills with 50 experiments that you work on directly in the instructional book. The basics of pencils are covered from graphite, colored pencils (wax and oil-based), and watercolor pencils to various types of blending tools. Experiments mainly focus on wax-colored pencils and watercolor pencils with some graphite. Explore and develop a wide range of drawing skills from mark techniques to texture, contrast and gradient techniques. Skills build as you work through the book, with the final section presenting 10 studies that inspire you to develop your own unique style applying what you’ve learned in the previous experiments. 176 pgs, pb.
Publisher's Description of Pencil Workshop: Develop Your Sketching Skills in 50 Experiments
Never has the humble pencil—the most readily available and affordable of art supplies—produced such exciting and sophisticated effects. In Pencil Workshop, author and artist Sasha Prood brings a sense of experimentation and fun to sketching with graphite, colored, and watercolor pencils. Through 50 different experiments, you’ll learn traditional techniques like hatching, contouring, and stippling; develop your skills by creating compositions; and try out the unique effects that you can achieve with blenders and water-soluble pencils. This unique instruction book is structured so that you have space to do pencil test swatches and draw directly on the pages next to the author’s examples. Pencil Workshop provides everything you need to explore the limitless creative potential of this versatile medium!
Category Description for Workshop: 50 Experiments Series
Part art reference and part sketch journal, these thorough art skills books break down techniques for each specific medium and have spaces throughout to practice. Each contain experiments (100 in Watercolor, and 50 each in Marker & Pencil) to try your hand at and develop your skills right along with the instruction. Material is presented in an inviting, non-intimidating way. The nice paper quality and texture lends itself to that specific medium of each book. Having the instructions and techniques along with your own personal practice areas combined into one book make these a convenient reference book. There is an amazing range of skills and techniques covered in the experiments and these books would make a valuable tool for any artist wanting to discover or enhance their skills in that medium. Each book features a contemporary square 8"x 8" format, with softcover and lay flat binding. ~ Emily
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Abrams Noteri |
| Author: | Sasha Prood |
| Grades: | 5-AD |
| ISBN: | 9781419741449 |
| Length in Inches: | 8 |
| Width in Inches: | 8 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.2 |
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