Pencil, Ink and Charcoal Drawing
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- Simplified Ink, Pen and Brush Drawing opens the door to a number of drawing techniques, including spattering, stippling, cross-hatching, accented strokes, and the use of chalk and crayon.
- Simplified Drawing teaches artists the ABCs of free-hand drawing and features the basic principles of an object's construction using the easy "block method."
- The Simplified Essentials of Charcoal Drawing discusses charcoal materials and how to use them, and includes various techniques of charcoal drawing with application to cast, life, and outdoor sketching.
- Simplified Pencil Drawing presents the various methods of pencil drawing, step by step, while building students' knowledge of the subject and encouraging them to develop their own individual pencil techniques.
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Pencil, Ink and Charcoal Drawing - Charles X. Carlson
Drawing
Pencil, Ink
and
Charcoal
Drawing
Four Volumes Bound as One
CHARLES X. CARLSON
DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.
Mineola, New York
Bibliographical Note
This Dover edition, first published in 2007, is an unabridged republication in one volume of the following four books: Simplified Drawing, originally published in 1952 by House of Little Books, New York; Simplified Pencil Drawing, originally published in 1943 by Melior Books, New York; Simplified Ink, Pen and Brush Drawing, originally published (n.d.) by Melior Books, New York; and The Simplified Essentials of Charcoal Drawing, originally published in 1944 by Melior Books, New York.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Carlson, Charles X., 1902-
Pencil, ink and charcoal drawing / Charles X. Carlson.
p. cm.
Originally published: New York : Melior Books, 1943–1952.
eISBN-13: 978-0-486-14578-5
1. Drawing—Technique. 2. Drawing materials. I. Title.
NC845.7.C37 2007
741.2—dc22
2007016081
Manufactured in the United States of America
Dover Publications, Inc., 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, N.Y 11501
CONTENTS
Foreword
Elementaey Lines
Elementary Shapes
Elementary Forms
Houses Elementry Forms Buildings
Elenentary Forms in Various Objects
Wagons And Carts
Elementary Forms in Autos Trucks
Elementary Forms in Construction Of Trains
Shape and form of - Aeroplanes
Ships
Fruit
Three Dimensional Block forms in Vegetables
Shapes and forms of Flowers
Two Dimensional Flat Shapes in Leaves
Stems Three Dimensional of Tubukar Forms
Elementary Forms in Trees
Clouds
Shapes and Forms of Fish
Shapes and Forms of Amphibians
Angular Forms in Birds
Birds and Fowl Construction and Contrasts
FOWL
Block Forms in Small Animals
Animals Cats And Kittens
Pet Animals
The Horse
Cow
Animals Construction of Pigs, Sheep, Kids etc.
Monkeys
Elephant
The Simple Block Forms of Bears
Deer
Animals Line and form of the Zoo Felines
Animals Forms and Planes of Ruminant
Animals Planes and Forms of Other Zoo
The Blocks and Planes of the Human Figure
The Use of the Block Form for Drawing Heads
Trunk
Block Forms of Arms and Hands the Human Figure
Forms and Planes Legs and Feet of the Human Figure
Features
Children
Action and Balance
Light and Shade
Perspective
Rules and Laws of Composition
Contrasts
Shape and Pattern of Design From Elementary Shapes
Elements of Design Animals, Figures and Natural Objects
Techniques
Color
Water Colors Painting
Materials and Methods Painting
... FOREWORD ...
Learning to draw free hand can be much simplified by understanding the simple basic principles of the construction of the object and learning to see it that way. Just as we learn to draw the A, B, C’s and later to put them in an order that carries an idea or thought — we learn to use lines to make shapes and forms that convey our impression of what we see or want to say in drawing. Lines and shapes are flat, but as we add the third dimension we have depth and form. The angular form which has definite sides, top and bottom is the simple basic form we use. The surfaces of these blocks are called planes. These planes catch light and shade which lead to sound, constructive drawing and painting.
First let’s learn to draw a block accurately and learn to draw it in every position possible. Next apply this block to some object — cut corners and add planes but don’t lose the basic form. Details and textures follow but are less important than the big simple forms and planes that are so easy to shade or paint later on. The following pages show the use of this block method applied to a variety of subject matter plus some rules, laws and mechanics of picture building.
It is the author’s firm conviction that by this simple method anyone can learn to draw anything well and with ease.
NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR . . .
Studied at the Art Institute, Chicago; National Academy, N. Y.; Art Students’ League, N. Y.; Abroad in Munich and Antwerp; Mural painter, cartoonist, teacher, lecturer and author of a series of simplified drawing and painting books. See Who’s Who in the East and Who’s Who in Art for further details.
ELEMENTAEY LINES
DRAWING IS A SERIES OF LINES ARRANGED TO FORM AN OBJECT OR CONVEY AN IMPRESSION
JUST AS IN WRITINGA SERIES OF CURVED AND STRAINGHT LINES FORM LETTERS AND WORDS THAT CARRY MEANING
PICTURE WRITING DRAWINGS OF THINGS DOTS DASHES ETC TO REPRESENT DAYS AND TIME WAS THE FORERUNNER OF OUR MODERN ALPHABETS ANDWRITING…THE EARLY EGYPTIAN AND THE CHINESE WRITING OF TO-DAY CAN BE TRACED TO PICTURES.
FROM THE INOAS
EGYPTIAN PICTURE WRITING
PICTURE WRITING FROM THE CHINESE
CIRCLE REPRESENTS ETERN ITY(NEVER ENDING)
ACTION AND MEANING OF LINES
VERTICAL LINES GIVE HEIGHT AND GRANDEUR
HORIZONTAL LINES QUIET AND PEACEFUL
LINES OF ACTION AND OPPOSITION VIOLENCE
GRACEFUL RHYTHMIC LINES MOVEMENT
ELEMENTARY SHAPES
FROM THE ELEMENTARY LINES ON PRECEDING PAGE WE ADVANCE TO TWO DIMENSIONALSHAPES.SHAPES HAVING ONLY HEIGHT AND WIDTH-NO DEPTH.
SQUARE
VERTICAL RECTANGLE
HORIZONTAL RECTANGLE
PARALELOGRAM
TRIANGLE