Contents

Introduction

Mediums and Materials

Drawing Mediums

Drawing Tools

Graphite

Graphite Characteristics

Graphite Techniques

Charcoal

Charcoal Characteristics

Charcoal Techniques

Conté

Conté Characteristics

Conté Techniques

Colored Pencil

Colored Pencil Characteristics

Colored Pencil Techniques

Blending With Colored Pencil

Pastel

Pastel Characteristics

Pastel Techniques

Drawing Pens

Drawing Pen Characteristics

Drawing Pen Techniques

Ink

Ink Characteristics

Ink Techniques

Drawing Surfaces

Paper

Board

Drawing Surface Examples

Working With Line and Tone

Hard-Line Drawings

Soft-Line Drawings

Combining Hard and Soft Lines

Contour Lines

Descriptive Lines

Line Variations

Tone

Value

Using Value to Create Form

Positive and Negative Shapes

Understanding Light and Shadow

Lost and Found Edges

Adding Tonal Accents

Aesthetic Marks

Local Tone

Combining Line and Tone

Style

Style and Intent

Perspective

Point of View

Using Depth to Show Perspective

One-Point Perspective

Two-Point Perspective

Three-Point Perspective

Proportion

Using Tick Marks

Using Size Relationships

Using a Grid

Using Visual Landmarks

Conclusion

About the Author

Copyright

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