Pencil, Ink and Charcoal Drawing

Charles X. Carlson

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9780486460192
• eBook ISBN: 9780486145785
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: Art Techniques

This original compilation gathers together four of Charles X. Carlson's finest art instruction books and presents them in one comprehensive volume. A well-known artist, author, and teacher, Carlson offers clear, uncomplicated methods of drawing for aspiring artists at every level. Chock-full of step-by-step illustrations, this compendium expertly covers the fundamentals of drawing figures, portraits, still-lifes, and landscapes for a wide variety of mediums. An all-in-one guide for art students, it includes:

• Simplified Ink, Pen and Brush Drawing opens the door to a number of drawing techniques, including spattering, stippling, cross-hatching, accented strokes, and the use of chalk and crayon.
• Simplified Drawing teaches artists the ABCs of free-hand drawing and features the basic principles of an object's construction using the easy "block method."
• The Simplified Essentials of Charcoal Drawing discusses charcoal materials and how to use them, and includes various techniques of charcoal drawing with application to cast, life, and outdoor sketching.
• Simplified Pencil Drawing presents the various methods of pencil drawing, step by step, while building students' knowledge of the subject and encouraging them to develop their own individual pencil techniques.

PEN & INK

BRUSH & INK

BRUSH, INK & CRAYON

PAINTING WITH INK

THIS IS A QUICK, SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR BOTH OUTDOOR AND STUDIO SKETCHING. THE OUTLINES AND DETAILS ARE DRAWN WITH THE POINT OF THE BRUSH - THE TONES AND MASSES ARE “PAINTED” IN WITH THE DABBER. WITH A LITTLE EXPERIMENT AND PRACTICE THIS CAN LEAD TO INTERESTING POSSIBILITIES.

CHINESE BRUSH WITH CLOTH PAD ATTACHED IS THE PAINTING TOOL.

THIS OUTDOOR SKETCH WAS DONE ON A FINE TEXTURE PAPER WITH THE BRUSH AND DABBER.

SAME SUBJECT AS SBOVE - DONE WITH BRUSH AND DABBER ON A ROUGH TEXTURED PAPER - NOTE THE EFFECT OF LIGHT AND “PAINT” QUALITY.

FIGURE STUDY DONE ON ROUGH TEXTURED PAPER. DABBER IS RUBBED OVER PAPER-CAN BE USED AS STIPPLED TOO.

SCRATCH BOARD

SCRATCH BOARDS ARE COATED WITH A SCRATCHABLE SURFACE IN VARIOUS PATTERNS AND TEXTURES. PEN AND BRUSH LINES CAN BE REMOVED BY SIMPLY SCRATCHING IT OUT WITH A RAZOR BLADE OR KNIFE.

PEN LINES CROSS-SCRATCH

CROSS-SCRATCH ON BRUSH-STROKES

SCRATCHED OUT STAR ON PEN LINES

PEN AND BRUSH DRAWING WITH SCTRATCH EFFECTS

SCRATCHED BRUSH STROKES

SCRATCH EFFECT ON A ROUND OBJECT (PEN)

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Foreword
• Elementaey Lines
• Elementary Shapes
• Elementary Forms
• Houses Elementry Forms Buildings
• Elenentary Forms in Various Objects
• Wagons And Carts
• Elementary Forms in Autos Trucks
• Elementary Forms in Construction Of Trains
• Shape and form of - Aeroplanes
• Ships
• Fruit
• Three Dimensional Block forms in Vegetables
• Shapes and forms of Flowers
• Two Dimensional Flat Shapes in Leaves
• Stems Three Dimensional of Tubukar Forms
• Elementary Forms in Trees
• Clouds
• Shapes and Forms of Fish
• Shapes and Forms of Amphibians
• Angular Forms in Birds
• Birds and Fowl Construction and Contrasts
• FOWL
• Block Forms in Small Animals
• Animals Cats And Kittens
• Pet Animals
• The Horse
• Cow
• Animals Construction of Pigs, Sheep, Kids etc.
• Monkeys
• Elephant
• The Simple Block Forms of Bears
• Deer
• Animals Line and form of the Zoo Felines
• Animals Forms and Planes of Ruminant
• Animals Planes and Forms of Other Zoo
• The Blocks and Planes of the Human Figure
• The Use of the Block Form for Drawing Heads
• Trunk
• Block Forms of Arms and Hands the Human Figure
• Forms and Planes Legs and Feet of the Human Figure
• Features
• Children
• Action and Balance
• Light and Shade
• Perspective
• Rules and Laws of Composition
• Contrasts
• Shape and Pattern of Design From Elementary Shapes
• Elements of Design Animals, Figures and Natural Objects
• Techniques
• Color
• Water Colors Painting
• Materials and Methods Painting
• The Necessary Materials for Pencil Drawing
• The ”LEAD” pencils
• The Carbon Pencils
• Other Pencils used in Pencil Drawing
• The Drawing Papers used for Pencil Drawing
• Pencil Control, How to hold the Pencil
• Pencil Textures—Combinations of series of lines
• Perspective—The elementary principles of
• Light and Shade—The elementary principles of
• The Angular Pencil Technique
• The Angular Technique applied to Portrait Sketches
• The Angular Technique applied to Figure Drawing
• The Angular Technique applied to Out Door Sketching
• The Vertical Pencil Technique
• The Vertical Technique applied to Figure Drawing
• The Cross-hatch Pencil Technique
• Figure Drawing in combination of Techniques
• The Cross-hatch Technique applied to Out Door Sketching
• The Cross-hatch Technique plus others in out-door Sketching
• The Blending, Pencil and Graphite stick technique
• The Blending Technique applied to Figures
• The Blending Technique applied to Out Door Sketching
• Blending, by the line and scratch method—Figure and Phantasy
• The Shadow Pencil Technique
• Thumb-nail Sketches in the Shadow and other techniques
• The Circular Pencil Technique
• The Circular Technique applied to Figure Drawing
• The Line Drawing, Pencil Technique
• The Line Drawing Technique applied to Figure Sketching
• Out-door Sketch in line compared to a shaded drawing
• Out-door Sketches in combination Line and Shadow Technique
• Out-door Drawing of Trees and Buildings in Combination Techniques
• Pencil Plus some so-called Tricks
• Toned Pencil Drawing compared to a Drawing with Color Washes
• “Jimmie” a Carbon Pencil Drawing in Angular Technique
• The ”Gypsy,” A Carbon Pencil Drawing in a Loose, Sketchy Technique
• “Catherine”—A Scratched Carbon Pencil Drawing
• Figure and Landscape in Same Technique for Comparison
• Old Shacks—Interesting subjects for Pencil Drawing
• The Various Pencil Techniques applied to a Figure
• The Fortune Teller and her Cat—A Carbon Pencil Drawing
• The Cross-Hatch Lead Pencil Drawing compared to the toned Carbon Drawing
• The Cross-Hatch and Combination Techniques for Comparison
• The Pens and Brushes
• The Papers and Boards
• The Accessories — Ink, Ruling Pens, etc.
• The Accessories — Pencils, Boards, etc
• Pen and Brush Control
• Pen Strokes and Textures
• Brush Strokes and Dry Brush Technique
• Pen Techniques — from Line to Tone
• Brush Techniques — from Line to Tone
• Rendering a Tree — Pen, Brush and Wash
• Outdoor Brush Sketching — Buildings and Trees
• Outdoor Brush Sketching — Boats etc
• Outdoor Brush and Pen Sketching
• Outline Pen Drawing
• Outline and Vertical Pen Line Techniques
• Dry Brush Technique — Figure Sketching from Life
• Shadow Technique — in Figure Sketching
• Wash Drawings — Sketches from Life
• Figure Sketching in Transparent Wash
• Brush Sketching — Costumed Figure
• Action and Folds — in Pen and Brush
• Pen Studies of Folds
• Brush Technique on Folds
• Tracing and Transfers — how to do it
• Shading Sheets and how to use them
• Boats No. 1 — Pen and Ink Rendering
• Boats No. 2 — Brush and Ink Rendering
• Boats No. 3 — Brush, Ink and Crayon Rendering
• Painting with Ink — Chinese Brush and Rag
• Scratch Board and how to use it
• Brush Drawing on Scratch Board
• Pen and Ink Rendering of page 35 (compare)
• Quick Thumb Nail Brush Sketches
• Brush and Litho Crayon Illustration
• Brush and Litho Crayon Illustrations from “Herman”
• The Spatter Technique — how to do it
• Dry Brush and Chalk on Toned Paper
• Grotesque Pen and Brush Drawings
• Grotesque Drawings and Design
• Grotesque and Symbolic Portrait Drawings
• Phantasy and Grotesque in Pen, Brush and Ink
• Pen and Ink Cartoons by the Author
• Free Design — Pen, Brush and Ink
• Phantasy in Line, Dot and Mass
• The necessary materials—Charcoals
• The necessary materials—Charcoal Papers
• The necessary materials—Accessories
• How to draw with Charcoal
• The Scale of Values and Their Importance
• The Line Technique—Shading in line
• Life Drawing in the Line Technique
• The Blend Technique
• Figure Sketches in the Blend Technique
• The Broad Stroke Technique
• Life Drawing in the Broad Stroke Technique
• Perspective as applied to the Figure
• Perspective Drawing from Life—Line Technique
• Balance-Rhythm-Symmetry in Figure Drawing
• Balance and Rhythm in a Life Drawing
• Light and Shade—Theory and Practice
• Light and Shade applied to Outdoor Sketching
• Contrasts and its application
• Contrasts of Figures and Backgrounds
• Contrast of Child to Adult—Life Drawings
• Contrast of Cast and Life Drawing
• Cast Drawing of a Back in Line Technique
• Life Drawing of a Back in Broad Stroke Technique
• Draped Figure—Study of Forms and Folds
• Draped Figure—How folds follow figure lines
• Portrait Sketch in Line Technique—Half Figure
• Portrait Sketch in Line Technique—Full Seated Figure
• Portrait Drawing from Photograph
• Head Sketches from Life in various techniques
• Elmer the Studio Cat in Compressed Charcoal
• Animal Sketching from Life
• Still Life and Object Drawing
• Still Life Rendering
• Skies in Charcoal
• Outdoor Sketching in Charcoal
• Old Cherry Tree—Outdoor Drawing
• Landscape Drawing in Charcoal
• A Study in Light and Shade
• Boats—on toned paper using white Chalk
• Charcoal on Cameo Paper—Figure Sketches
• Figure Sketching with Compressed Charcoal
• Outdoor Study with Vine Charcoal.
• Charcoal in Mural Painting
• Fixing the Charcoal Drawing