The Technical Pen
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.89 (523 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1626549125 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 146 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The Technical Pen features over 300 illustrations, including 34 full-color images in the hardcover edition (paperback edition is in gray scale).Although originally designed for architects and engineers, a technical pen is an ideal tool for fine artists, illustrators, and graphic artists. For instance, perhaps you’ve added a layer of hatched lines over a bird’s feathers to create a shadow effect, only to discover that you’ve obscured their texture, or maybe one area of your drawing has become too dark. Simmons has conducted pen-and-ink drawing workshops nationally for Koh-I-Noor, and he teaches fine arts at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.. Simmons demonstrates how to achieve the wide variety of strokes and stroke patterns that the technical pen makes possible—including continuous parallel lines, crosshatching, stippling, and more—and explores, through copious illustrations, the different effects various techniques have on their own and in combination with other approaches.Simmons shows how to put the pen strokes to work through step-by-step demonstration
. Simmons has conducted pen-and-ink drawing workshops nationally for Koh-I-Noor, and he teaches fine arts at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Gary Simmons has been working with pen and ink and the technical pen for nearly thirty years
EXCELLENT and at the top of its class!! mint snow i am a pen & ink artist and although my talent - for the most part - has come naturally to me all my life, i love to learn techniques from artists whose work i truly admire. gary simmons is one of the BEST pen & ink artists in the worldhis artwork is detailed and precise which is my favorite way to work. i al. "Awesome!" according to Cool Grandma. The book is just plain awesome. Besides taking the time to explain how to care for the technical pen, how to do the different strokes, and what type of beginner mistakes to be aware of, the artwork is the best pen work I've ever seen. If you work with pen and ink, or even if you don't, you will love this book. This book is excellent but the 2014 printing is not good Lonesome Fugitive I had previously borrowed the 1992 edition from my library and thought the book was excellent and thorough. The book was out of print at the time and I wasn't able to find a used copy at a reasonable price. I recently tried to find one and was pleasantly surprised to see that it was back in print and quickly
The technical pen is widely used in drafting and in architectural renderings to make a narrow, consistent line but is often neglected by artists who rely on the quill (flexible nib) pen because of its ability to make lines of various thickness. In an impressive series of drawings, Simmons offers 28 renditions of the same subject, demonstrating how to create specific textures and values for different results. . Simmons analyzes everything from the mechanics and maintenance of the technical pen to choosing specific nibs for desired effects. From Library Journal Simmons has written what could be termed the bible of technical pen artistry. of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, Pa.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. Recommended for graphic arts collections in public and academic libraries.- Jacqueline Garlesky, Univ. He also considers the use of colored inks. Through numerous examples, the author demonstrates how to compensate for the lack of a flexible nib by using cross-