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 . . .

INTRODUCTION

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Pencils

Papers

Accessories

TECHNIQUES

Holding the Pencil

Pressure

Movement of the Hand

Lines and Strokes

SKETCHING

Introduction

Observation and Recording

CONTENTS

Landscape Sketching

Trees

Trees in the Foreground

Trees in the Background

Landforms

Water

Architecture

Sketching the Cityscape

COMPOSITION

SKETCHING FROM MEMORY

EXAMPLES

INDEX