Name: Pen Drawing - an Illustrated Treatise
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Author: Charles Donagh Maginnis; Garrett Putman Serviss
ISBN: 9781329176713

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Charles Donagh Maginnis; Garrett Putman Serviss

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9781329176713

Synopsis "Pen Drawing - an Illustrated Treatise"

Art is not satisfied with mere unrelated beauty of form or color. It requires that the result confess some sensible relation to the means by which it has been obtained; and in proportion as it does... Leer másArt is not satisfied with mere unrelated beauty of form or color. It requires that the result confess some sensible relation to the means by which it has been obtained; and in proportion as it does this, it may claim to possess that individual and distinctive charm which we call ""Style.""Pen drawing is most apt to lose its individuality when it begins to assume the characteristics of wash-drawing, such as an elaborate massing of grays, small light areas, and a general indirectness of method....for if there is one characteristic more than another which should distinguish pen methods it is Directness. The nature of the pen seems to mark as its peculiar function that of picking out the really vital features of a subject. Pen drawing has been aptly termed the ""shorthand of Art;"" the genius of the pen-point is essentially epitome.(From Chapter 1)Get Your Copy Today!