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    Pencil, Ink and Charcoal Drawing
    Pencil, Ink and Charcoal Drawing
    Pencil, Ink and Charcoal Drawing
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    Pencil, Ink and Charcoal Drawing

    By Charles X. Carlson

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    This original compilation gathers together four of Charles X. Carlson's finest art instruction books and presents them in one comprehensive volume. A well-known artist, author, and teacher, Carlson offers clear, uncomplicated methods of drawing for aspiring artists at every level. Chock-full of step-by-step illustrations, this compendium expertly covers the fundamentals of drawing figures, portraits, still-lifes, and landscapes for a wide variety of mediums. An all-in-one guide for art students, it includes:
    • 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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDover Publications
    Release dateFeb 22, 2013
    ISBN9780486145785
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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

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