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This book is ideal for artists and beginners alike who wish to deepen their understanding of pencil techniques and expand their creative repertoire. It is particularly suited to those drawn to drawing, sketching, and mixed-media art.
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See moreAn original approach to the art of drawing using pencil, with a spread-based accessible formula allowing the reader to understand key concepts quickly and easily
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This third book in the popular Do More Art series exposes how the simplest of writing tools is, in fact, the key to an entire universe of artistic expression. From simple doodling and mark-making to meticulously built-up tour de forces, a piece of graphite is all that is needed to create whole new worlds.
Selwyn Leamy and Eve Blackwood explore the many different ways the pencil can be used: from hatching and smudging to frottage and even collage. Each technique is clearly explained and illustrated with works by some of the greatest contemporary pencil practitioners—demonstrating once and for all that the pencil really is mightier than the pen.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399601818
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 April 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Laurence King Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 166.0mm
Height: 214.0mm
Weight: 426g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Selwyn Leamy (Author)
Selwyn Leamy is an artist based in London. He is a co-founder of the creative travel company Frui, and has taught drawing and painting in various beautiful locations around the world. He has exhibited his landscape paintings extensively in the UK and also in Italy.Eve Blackwood (Author) Eve Blackwood is the Head of Art at Hampton Court House School. She graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a BA in Illustration and took a Post Graduate Diploma in Animation. Her graduation film was shown at that year's Edinburgh International Film Festival. She lives in London with her two young children.Also by Eve Blackwood
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Print
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