Drawing with Pen & Ink (Artist's Library series #06)

In this book you'll discover the unique qualities of art rendered with the ink line and pen point. Whether you finish a drawing in an hour or spend several days, pen and ink requires skills in drawing, designing, and planning--and it is a thoroughly involving and enjoyable medium. in this book, both accomplished artists and novices will find clear instructions and helpful techniques for crating pen and ink drawings of a wide range of subjects in a variety of styles.

o Find out what materials you'll need to get started

o Master the techniques of stippling (both with and without patterns), crosshatching, and the author's own "computer printout" style

o Experiment with textures for backgrounds, shadows, and filler

o Add color with watercolors and dyes

o Learn from dozens of inspiring drawings--from faces, figures, and animals to buildings, places, and more

Carl Glassford has had an ink pen in his hand for years. From small studies to 24" x 32" landscapes, it has become a way of life to draw line art for print production, advertising, packaging, and fine art prints. It is just this variety of challenges that makes pen and ink drawing so interesting.

Carl's art training began with his grandfather, "Hap" Glassford, a tall, formal, retired Army general who had gone from hobbyist to a pretty good watercolor artists. His approach to life as an artist set the hook in the grandson that later produced a career in art.

Carl received a college scholarship from the Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts and earned degrees in communication, design, and education. He spent some years as a designer/art director for Walt Disney Productions, and he then moved on to careers in pubic television, commercial art, and--with the influence of his grandfather guiding him--teaching. He is currently a professor of art at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California.