Pen and Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide
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- Author：Alphonso Dunn
- ISBN：0997046538
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Summary
Pen & Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide covers the essential aspects of pen and ink drawing and more。 It explores basic materials and instruments; fundamental properties of strokes and pen control; key elements of shading; and indispensable techniques for creating vibrant textures。 As a bonus， a chapter is devoted to what the author refers to as， the secret Line of Balance。 This book is not just written to instruct but also to intrigue and inspire enthusiasts of pen and ink drawing。
Reviews
Kelsey
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What a phenomenal art book！ It has the perfect balance between beautiful sketches to study and textual explanations that are detailed yet concise。 This guide to pen and ink drawing is a wonderful introduction that covers concepts that are useful in other types of drawing， too。 This is a timeless classic that I see myself turning to whenever I need inspiration or guidance。
Thomas Bronaugh
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I really appreciate the excellent approach。 Easy going， informative and practical。 His YouTube channel led me to the book。 It’s fantastic！
Barbaraellen58
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This book is worth every penny and minute （or hours） spent。 It is immediately useful for a total beginner or artist who wants to try something new。 Very helpful for aspiring visual artists in terms of learning how to see in ways that will greatly improve drawing， painting etc。。。。 For those not pursuing art in a structured way， it would also be great for those who enjoy doodling， illustrating for journal keeping， nature journaling， etc。。。 It's so hands on， especially when combined with the "Pen & This book is worth every penny and minute （or hours） spent。 It is immediately useful for a total beginner or artist who wants to try something new。 Very helpful for aspiring visual artists in terms of learning how to see in ways that will greatly improve drawing， painting etc。。。。 For those not pursuing art in a structured way， it would also be great for those who enjoy doodling， illustrating for journal keeping， nature journaling， etc。。。 It's so hands on， especially when combined with the "Pen & Ink Drawing Workbook'。 Progress happens quickly if you just spend a little time every day。 His YouTube videos that I've watched so far are an added bonus to the books。 Great for adults or kids （maybe 8 years+）。 。。。more
Sasitorn
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Easy to understand the basic of drawing I’m new with drawing and I’ve never learned from any art schools or institutes。 I’d found the clip on YouTube of Alphonso Dunn and after watching it， I understood immediately what he taught and I could improve my drawing of the dogs。 It’s simple and easy to follow his instructions。 Highly recommended to the beginners。
John Ross
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I liked it overall This book certainly underlines that gap between beginner and expert can only be bridged by practice。 There are suggested starting points and approaches and then masterful examples， but very little material in the middle。
Sejal
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I bought it with the intention to provide structure to the process so that I can jump into it without friction and it's been very useful！ The book is best when paired with his YouTube videos。 I bought it with the intention to provide structure to the process so that I can jump into it without friction and it's been very useful！ The book is best when paired with his YouTube videos。 。。。more
Cesar del Pozo
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Muy buena guia para los que nos gusta dibujar o intentarlo。
Aythami Gutiérrez
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This is not a book that you read once， it's a book to treasure and review every time！A must for every artist！ This is not a book that you read once， it's a book to treasure and review every time！A must for every artist！ 。。。more
Alexander Boffin
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If you want to get into inking this is a must to get the most imortant thing: the fundamentals
Jaysen Huculak
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Alphonso has authored an excellent ink drawing guide。 I've done a first read through and I am looking forward to using October to go through the workbook。 Most drawing books end up having a big leap in skill between the "draw two owl circles" and "draw the whole owl"。 This book breaks down all the steps and training into practice steps。 It doesn't let you skip the steps that will connect those large gaps in other drawing books。 It doesn't hide from letting you know that it is up to you to practi Alphonso has authored an excellent ink drawing guide。 I've done a first read through and I am looking forward to using October to go through the workbook。 Most drawing books end up having a big leap in skill between the "draw two owl circles" and "draw the whole owl"。 This book breaks down all the steps and training into practice steps。 It doesn't let you skip the steps that will connect those large gaps in other drawing books。 It doesn't hide from letting you know that it is up to you to practice。 One of the best drawing books I've read to date。 。。。more
Ana
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Tiene algunos conceptos interesantes， pero no me ha descubierto gran cosa en realidad。 A lo mejor está dirigido a los muy principiantes。
Carole
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A fascinating and inspiring book。 I now need to put what I've learnt into practice :-） A fascinating and inspiring book。 I now need to put what I've learnt into practice :-） 。。。more
Jessica Evans
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I bought this book because it came highly recommended for its pen and ink instruction， but after going through it， I think it may be the best instructional book I've ever come across for three-dimensional drawing。 It gives excellent descriptions of how to treat value， light， and shade。 Great instruction on local value and value control， which can be difficult with pen and ink。 There's lots of room in the margins for notes and practice （and you are encouraged by the author to do so）。 Great exerci I bought this book because it came highly recommended for its pen and ink instruction， but after going through it， I think it may be the best instructional book I've ever come across for three-dimensional drawing。 It gives excellent descriptions of how to treat value， light， and shade。 Great instruction on local value and value control， which can be difficult with pen and ink。 There's lots of room in the margins for notes and practice （and you are encouraged by the author to do so）。 Great exercises for shape， form， value， and movement。 Although the pen and ink specific instruction is truly excellent， any artist looking to improve their craft would benefit from this book， not just those seeking to improve their pen and ink skills。 。。。more
Paula
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I really enjoyed this one。 Helped me a lot to get started with ink illustrations， together with the workbook。
Daniel Franco carmona
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ExcelenteMe encantó que es una guía detallada， completa e inspiracional del dibujo con tinta。 Recomendado para todos los niveles de artistas
Eric
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This plus the workbook WILL make you a better artist。 One of the best books out there for ink。
Jreader
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I signed up for an art class at community college--$298。 I had to buy an art kit to go with it--$112。 The book we were encouraged to purchase--$10 off Amazon used， interesting but not good for beginners。 Daughter recommended Betty Edwards， bought that--also used from Amazon--$15 or so。 Worst one in the art class。 Teacher not really giving much demonstration。 Have not had an art class in 50 years。 Look stuff up on youtube。 See this guy who seems very pleasant and patient。 Draw along with him in m I signed up for an art class at community college--$298。 I had to buy an art kit to go with it--$112。 The book we were encouraged to purchase--$10 off Amazon used， interesting but not good for beginners。 Daughter recommended Betty Edwards， bought that--also used from Amazon--$15 or so。 Worst one in the art class。 Teacher not really giving much demonstration。 Have not had an art class in 50 years。 Look stuff up on youtube。 See this guy who seems very pleasant and patient。 Draw along with him in my sketchbook from the dollar store。 He is talking about how to see perspective， look at the volume。 I buy HIS book--$18。 I go through all the drawings page by page。 Instead of dreading the practice work， it seems to be a bit more fun。 He writes in a way for a non-artist wannabe to better understand。 First look at the volume and then the texture。 How to use line variety。 It is like having him sit in the room and explain it to you。 A few weeks go by。 I am drawing each page of his book in my sketch book。 The community college teacher says I am improving。 I am now not the worst but in the lower 3 of the class :）。 Recently I find myself waking up early to have some time to draw。 I appreciate his use of language， his art， that he shows it is OK to not be perfect and you can still make stuff that is pretty good。 I connect with that。 Art can be just lovely and special and it should be available to all of us。 It is a luxury to be able to spend time drawing。 You want it to look nice。 Thank you， Mr。 Dunn。 。。。more
Ietrio
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This is a hard to evaluate book。- plus: it's clear- minus: it's not focused- plus: the examples are nice- minus: the author's portfolio might come as a slap in the face of a beginner as the author seems to say : see how good I am compared with you？- plus: the book is not big- minus: the book is filled with useless data about the materials- plus for a cave person: wasted pages on the materials- minus for the above cave person: the data on the materials is so abridged it can only confuse- plus: ve This is a hard to evaluate book。- plus: it's clear- minus: it's not focused- plus: the examples are nice- minus: the author's portfolio might come as a slap in the face of a beginner as the author seems to say : see how good I am compared with you？- plus: the book is not big- minus: the book is filled with useless data about the materials- plus for a cave person: wasted pages on the materials- minus for the above cave person: the data on the materials is so abridged it can only confuse- plus: very basic lessons in one place- minus: anything in here can be found on YouTube， plus a lot more， any some things on YouTube are beyond Dunn's levelSo given the above， the book is quite a mess and not very helpful for 2015 （publishing year）。 Hence， it's probably just an ego trip "see， I have my own book！" 。。。more
Otto
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Art in all of its disciplines appears to come down to three things to getting good at it。 Which is different than being financially successful at it。 They are:1。 Do it everyday as much as you can。 Fit it into the weird periods of time you have to kill。 Do it when you're supposed to be doing something else。 Do it when your body is telling you to go to bed but you just can't quit because you're not done yet。2。 Rip off the people you like。 Copy them identically， figure out the literal process of wh Art in all of its disciplines appears to come down to three things to getting good at it。 Which is different than being financially successful at it。 They are:1。 Do it everyday as much as you can。 Fit it into the weird periods of time you have to kill。 Do it when you're supposed to be doing something else。 Do it when your body is telling you to go to bed but you just can't quit because you're not done yet。2。 Rip off the people you like。 Copy them identically， figure out the literal process of what they do to get to that point of seamless art that makes your brain pop and crackle in unexpected。 If you fail at copying them， congratulations。 You can present it as your own work。3。 Do things that make your brain pop and crackle of your own accord。 The more you do it， the harder this is to do to yourself。At the very beginning 1 is the most important， and as you gather experience 3 is the most important。 This book helps you the most with 2。 Alphonso shows you the basic techniques to repeat and rip off ad nauseum to develop pen and ink。 You'll learn some of this stuff from your own practice， but it's nice to be shown exercises and do's and don't every once in a while。 It's a gentle encouraging read。 You can tell the author does it for the love of the discipline and is as straight forward as he can be。 It's not magic though。 The magic is with your own pen。 。。。more
Sid
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This gentleman has a Youtube channel too - hes so kind in sharing tips for freee。 I love hearing "hey guys so its been a while since I shared something on this series。。" 😋 But he completely totally reframed my attitude towards drawing。 He's really reassuring and pro tryna ENJOY the organic process of drawing and not worrying about results or pressure （I had art block bc I was too focused on near perfect results） he also gives good constructive and practical exercises to play around with。 My favo This gentleman has a Youtube channel too - hes so kind in sharing tips for freee。 I love hearing "hey guys so its been a while since I shared something on this series。。" 😋 But he completely totally reframed my attitude towards drawing。 He's really reassuring and pro tryna ENJOY the organic process of drawing and not worrying about results or pressure （I had art block bc I was too focused on near perfect results） he also gives good constructive and practical exercises to play around with。 My favourite thing about it is there is a natural essence of joy about the whole thing。 Anyone can learn something from Alphonso despite your background or credentials in art， everyone can join in and with baby steps attain the coveted result of "I wanna be as good as that guy" he makes it possible and very fun too。 5 stars my dear。 5 stars for ye。 。。。more
Ross Berg
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This has been my #1 fav and most helpful drawing guide I’ve ever came across。 Huge improvement in my ability and quickly
Angela Tolsma
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I have filled a sketchbook with things learned from this book and am looking forward to continuing to work on the aspects I have learned。 Great book and I am looking forward to the workbook of this series next。
DarIO
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The best drawing instruction book I have read thus far。 It covers a multitude of important topics in depth， including: properties of line， form， shadow， and texture。 Not only is this an excellent book for learning how to draw with pen and ink; this is an excellent book for learning about the fundamentals of drawing。 Combined with the Pen and Ink Drawing Workbook， this really is an absolute masterclass in improving your understanding， process， and capability when drawing。
Patytrico
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Excelent！ The two book combo is really great， useful info， practice space， good explanations， examples a lot！
Serdar Gorumlu
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awesome book
Ro
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Many drawing books take you from stage 1 of a circle to a middle step no one understands， and then jump to Mona Lisa。 I really appreciate Alphonso's book （and his workbook） for the way in which it breaks down the drawing process。 My friend and I have been drawing every Saturday morning for the past year and half， using his book at first and now his workbook - it's been an amazing journey and I've learned a ton。 If you've ever wanted to pick up pen and ink drawing， and if you have the patience an Many drawing books take you from stage 1 of a circle to a middle step no one understands， and then jump to Mona Lisa。 I really appreciate Alphonso's book （and his workbook） for the way in which it breaks down the drawing process。 My friend and I have been drawing every Saturday morning for the past year and half， using his book at first and now his workbook - it's been an amazing journey and I've learned a ton。 If you've ever wanted to pick up pen and ink drawing， and if you have the patience and perseverance， Alphonso will show you the way。 Highly highly recommend this！ 。。。more
Stuart
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The publisher's printing is too cheaply done。 It looks like its done on a laser printer which causes the lines of the illustration to be imprecise and the text to be blurry and pixelated。 An art book should have a better eye for design。 Otherwise my review for this is the same as I wrote for the workbook。 The publisher's printing is too cheaply done。 It looks like its done on a laser printer which causes the lines of the illustration to be imprecise and the text to be blurry and pixelated。 An art book should have a better eye for design。 Otherwise my review for this is the same as I wrote for the workbook。 。。。more
Angela
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This was a fun， informative book。 If I keep practicing， I will improve my drawing skills。
Micah
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There are lots of great artists out there--most of them don't know how to write a helpful book on drawing。 Alphonso Dunn is not one of them。 I discovered Alphonso on youtube and I recognize most of these drawing from tutorials he has posted， but having the book in front of you in invaluable for practicing technique。 There are lots of great artists out there--most of them don't know how to write a helpful book on drawing。 Alphonso Dunn is not one of them。 I discovered Alphonso on youtube and I recognize most of these drawing from tutorials he has posted， but having the book in front of you in invaluable for practicing technique。 。。。more
Dee Renee Chesnut
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