Framed Drawing Techniques: Mastering Ballpoint Pen, Graphite Pencil, and Digital Techniques for Visual Storytelling
$41.37
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No matter what stage artists are in their careers, “it’s necessary to look toward the future eager to learn and to be better every day,” writes artist and best-selling author Marcos Mateu-Mestre (Framed Ink, Framed Perspective Vol. 1 & 2) in his latest book, Framed Drawing Techniques, which is packed with opportunities to do just that. In exquisite and thoughtful detail, Mateu-Mestre lays out distinct approaches to drawing in the book’s chapters—The Ballpoint Pen, Graphite Pencil, The Digital Way, and The Gray Scale—outlining the benefits and challenges of each, and specific digital editing techniques that can be applied to one’s work in all the mediums to achieve the greatest results. Alongside his important technical lessons, on everything from depicting reflected light on a character’s hair to how to add rain to dramatize a scene, is Mateu-Mestre’s awe-inspiring artwork, which serves to educate and motivate artists of all levels to discover what incredible storytelling is possible with a single pen or pencil (or tablet).
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Framed Drawing Techniques: Mastering Ballpoint Pen, Graphite Pencil, and Digital Techniques for Visual Storytelling
$41.37
Kely M. –
I draw with pencil using a hatching style that is similar to pen and ink. I am an advanced beginner/retarded intermediate. I want to add BP pen as an adjunct. Hence this purchase.
Printed on heavy, glossy paper. The book focuses on rendering values and volume by linework, especially hatching. He also goes into detail on dark light value patterns. There are detailed discussions of line weights, directions, how multiple sets of lines work together etc. The authors drawings often use washes. I get the impression that all of his drawings have had some digital processing but the lessons are completely relevant to hand work.
This book is amazing. If you want to learn how to use language of hatching and lines in general, this is a goldmine. Every paragraph has yielded some specific, useful insight into how to apply lines. This book is not about mimicing his style, it teaches the language of linework that you can use for yourself.
There are some specific drills, but most of the book consists of example drawings with detail analysis of the lines in various parts. The
The first two sections are on BP pen and Graphite. The last is on “Digital Inking” which is not my thing at all. Nevertheless, after initial disappointment, I found that most of the commentary was useful in general and could be directly applied to brush and ink work.
The author is a master with a powerful narrative style of his own. The book is worth the price just for the drawings.
Amazon Customer –
Good practical advice from a master in the most common drawing mediums. Charcoal, graphite, digital.
Kely M. –
The product came with the cover torn and crumpled
Florian Tasser –
This book is really great, because it goes deeper into brushstrokes and “how to render” than most information I could get about it over the years. Can only recommend this one, like all his other books. He is truly a modern day master.
maddog –
Tenho quase todos exemplares da coleção de livros de desenho do autor. Didática excelente. Impressão e acabamento impecaveis.