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Textbook Details

  • EDITION:
    2nd Edition
  • ISBN:
    0471399191
  • ISBN-13:
    9780471399193
  • PUB. DATE:
    September 2001
  • PUBLISHER:
    Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Pencil Sketching / Edition 2 by Thomas C. Wang

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Enlightening and Very Educationalby Mark-Feldstein

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We live in a visual society and in my opinion, communicating ideas visually by learning how to sketch, is an important skill for everyone. This book transcends others on the same subject because it explains how to practice technique and over time improve, the technique itself.

For example, Prof. Wang explains and shows you the different ways of holding a pencil to produce different lines, tone...

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Pencil Sketching

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  • Pub. Date: September 2001
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Sales Rank: 216,416

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The complete, classic guide to the art of pencil sketching

Portable. Erasable. Inexpensive. No other single drawing tool is as versatile as the pencil. Through the centuries, generations of artists have used it to work out ideas, study form, and develop fundamental skills that are crucial to an artist's training.

Pencil Sketching has taught thousands of beginners the basic principles and techniques of pencil sketching. Carefully revised to meet the needs of today's artists, this edition features easy-to-follow instructions, dozens of new illustrations, and more-everything you need to explore the amazing potential of the pencil and learn to sketch with confidence.
* Techniques: shading, texture, value, line, strokes . . .
* Materials: pencils, papers, accessories . . .
* Skills: observation, recording, composition, sketching from memory . . .
* Subjects: trees, landforms, water, architecture, cityscapes . . .

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