The ultimate technique-led guide to the graphic, expressive art of pen and ink: perfect for artists and illustrators!
Draw beautiful, technical pen and ink drawings with confidence – no matter if you're just starting out or an intermediate artist, illustrator or designer. Architect and artist David Morales provides detailed and comprehensive advice in this compendium for pen and ink mediums.
Discover how to hold your pen to create different types of line;
Add a range of key strokes, from hatching and stippling to scribbling;
Understand value, tone and contrast like never before;
Learn to critically observe and successfully compose your subjects, from still lifes and buildings to people;
Learn through doing, with a variety of exercises ranging from 15 minutes to 2 hours long.
Containing pearls of wisdom that will teach and inspire you, even experienced artists will appreciate David’s 'asides' on common mistakes and how to avoid them. The book also contains David's handy prompts for starting your own drawings; insider tips; dozens of techniques, each explained with simple illustrations; exercises to improve your skills; and, finally, three different categories of templates to copy or take inspiration from: nature, still life or urban.
Library Journal - Jan 15, 2025 Artist and architect Morales H. shares with readers his personal growth as an artist, showing how a dedication to daily drawing practice led to his mastery of the pen-and-ink medium. Having found that a pen and notebook were the most convenient tools to carry while completing architectural drawings in his native Colombia, the author shares his drawings—intricately detailed portraits, buildings, and natural subjects—that illustrate how different pens, pressures, and shading techniques achieve variations of depth and texture without the use of color. Providing information about different types of pens, paper, and inks, Morales H. doesn’t insist upon the use of any specific tools but helpfully shows how different line and hatching methods look when created with a variety of pens and pressure. Example exercises refer back to the sections of the book explaining how to use techniques like cross-hatching, contour hatching, and stippling, to create shading effects. The book also provides readers with subject prompts and drawing exercises to be completed within various time limits. VERDICT With its comprehensive examples of hatching techniques and excellent advice, artists of all levels will find something useful in this book.
David Morales is a Colombian-born architect and sketchbook artistbased in Barcelona. He is passionate about capturing the beauty ofeveryday life and documents his surroundings in sketchbooks, fromwhich he is inseparable during his work and travels. Since 2018, hehas been working on “One Day One Drawing,” sharing his work with his 128k Instagram followers @dava22.
The ultimate technique-led guide to the graphic, expressive art of pen and ink: perfect for artists and illustrators!
Draw beautiful, technical pen and ink drawings with confidence – no matter if you're just starting out or an intermediate artist, illustrator or designer. Architect and artist David Morales provides detailed and comprehensive advice in this compendium for pen and ink mediums.
Discover how to hold your pen to create different types of line;
Add a range of key strokes, from hatching and stippling to scribbling;
Understand value, tone and contrast like never before;
Learn to critically observe and successfully compose your subjects, from still lifes and buildings to people;
Learn through doing, with a variety of exercises ranging from 15 minutes to 2 hours long.
Containing pearls of wisdom that will teach and inspire you, even experienced artists will appreciate David’s 'asides' on common mistakes and how to avoid them. The book also contains David's handy prompts for starting your own drawings; insider tips; dozens of techniques, each explained with simple illustrations; exercises to improve your skills; and, finally, three different categories of templates to copy or take inspiration from: nature, still life or urban.
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Library Journal - Jan 15, 2025 Artist and architect Morales H. shares with readers his personal growth as an artist, showing how a dedication to daily drawing practice led to his mastery of the pen-and-ink medium. Having found that a pen and notebook were the most convenient tools to carry while completing architectural drawings in his native Colombia, the author shares his drawings—intricately detailed portraits, buildings, and natural subjects—that illustrate how different pens, pressures, and shading techniques achieve variations of depth and texture without the use of color. Providing information about different types of pens, paper, and inks, Morales H. doesn’t insist upon the use of any specific tools but helpfully shows how different line and hatching methods look when created with a variety of pens and pressure. Example exercises refer back to the sections of the book explaining how to use techniques like cross-hatching, contour hatching, and stippling, to create shading effects. The book also provides readers with subject prompts and drawing exercises to be completed within various time limits. VERDICT With its comprehensive examples of hatching techniques and excellent advice, artists of all levels will find something useful in this book.
Author
David Morales is a Colombian-born architect and sketchbook artistbased in Barcelona. He is passionate about capturing the beauty ofeveryday life and documents his surroundings in sketchbooks, fromwhich he is inseparable during his work and travels. Since 2018, hehas been working on “One Day One Drawing,” sharing his work with his 128k Instagram followers @dava22.
