Sketchin

PENCIL SKETCHING
Second Edition

PENCIL SKETCHING
Second Edition

Thomas C. Wang

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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to my wife Jacqueline and my sons Joseph, Andrew, andMatthew

CONTENTS
PREFACE
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1. I NTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2. MATERIALS
Pencils 7 Papers 13 Accessories
AND

EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Landscape Sketching 41 Trees 43 Trees in the Foreground 51 Trees in the Background 52 Landforms 55 Water 59 Architecture 63 Sketching the Cityscape 67

3. TECHNIQUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Holding the Pencil 19 Pressure 23 Movement of the Hand Lines and Strokes 31 27

5. COMPOSITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 6. SKETCHING
FROM

MEMORY . . . . . . . . . 85

4. S KETCHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Introduction 37 Observation and Recording 39

7. EXAMPLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 I NDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 1 1 3

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The purpose of revising Pencil Sketching is to update the content and to make it more suitable to the needs of today’s users. Although the pedagogical intent established 20 years ago remains valid and intact, most of the examples were in my opinion outdated. There are also techniques I learned after over 25 years of teaching and practice that Iwant to incorporate in the new publication. Since the purpose of this book is to teach pencil sketching, I believe that a new book, with all new writings and illustrations, will serve the purpose well. Sketching with color pencil is intentionally left out because I feel strongly that the basics in learning how to sketch and draw must start with a simple black and white medium. Pencil is very specialbecause the traditional sketching techniques often go way beyond the tool itself and into the mind and body of the artist. To me, this is the only way to learn and to master pencil sketching. Pencil sketching is the door to all other drawing media, and good pencil sketching skills lay the foundation for a good artist. There are many great “technicians” who can draw, but what I really want is tomake you an “artist.” I hope this book will continue to be a helpful guide to all future artists.

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INTRODUCTION
Pencil: The Medium

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Pencil is special. Pencil is versatile. There is not a single drawing medium that can perform so many tasks as a pencil. Because it can produce lines of different widths, the same pencil can be used for shading, texture making, and emulating a wide...