Creative Pen & Ink Techniques

Rating:
Summary: Good Book for Pen and Ink Newbies
Review: There is something about the stark beauty of pen and ink that invites a lot of experimentation. This book can act as an introduction for creating such pen and ink drawings. I particularly liked the multi-media chapters. My favorites showed step-by-step demonstrations of creating color pen and ink drawings using colored inks, ink wash and stipple.

There are instructions for creating your own quill, bamboo and reed pens. Each demonstration lists the items needed to create the drawing project shown. Many types of pens are used such as brush pens, markers, dip pens, technical pens, fountain pens, etc. If you are already an experienced pen and ink artist it is doubtful this book will teach you anything new but for someone new to such drawings it can be a fun book with plenty of tips and projects to practice everything shown.