Pen & Ink Drawing

$16.95

Publication Date: 22nd May 2013

An inspiring sourcebook for art students and hobbyists at all skill levels, this guide provides a wide variety of subjects and ideas for sketching. More than 140 of author Frank J. Lohan's own drawings illustrate a variety of topics in a half-dozen categories: nostalgic scenes, old engravings, atmospheric effects, photographs, landscapes, and life itself. Subjects range from barns and covered bridges to birches and evergreens and from desert to seaside settings.
In each section, Lohan offers an account of how, when, and why specific events, places, and people sparked his imagination. ... Read More
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An inspiring sourcebook for art students and hobbyists at all skill levels, this guide provides a wide variety of subjects and ideas for sketching. More than 140 of author Frank J. Lohan's own drawings illustrate a variety of topics in a half-dozen categories: nostalgic scenes, old engravings, atmospheric effects, photographs, landscapes, and life itself. Subjects range from barns and covered bridges to birches and evergreens and from desert to seaside settings.
In each section, Lohan offers an account of how, when, and why specific events, places, and people sparked his imagination. ... Read More
Description
An inspiring sourcebook for art students and hobbyists at all skill levels, this guide provides a wide variety of subjects and ideas for sketching. More than 140 of author Frank J. Lohan's own drawings illustrate a variety of topics in a half-dozen categories: nostalgic scenes, old engravings, atmospheric effects, photographs, landscapes, and life itself. Subjects range from barns and covered bridges to birches and evergreens and from desert to seaside settings.
In each section, Lohan offers an account of how, when, and why specific events, places, and people sparked his imagination. Each of his drawings includes partially finished details that illustrate how to achieve the desired visual effects.

Reprint of the Contemporary Books, Inc., Chicago, 1981 edition.
Details
  • Price: $16.95
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Art Instruction
  • Publication Date: 22nd May 2013
  • Trim Size: 8.25 x 11 in
  • ISBN: 9780486497150
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    ART / Techniques / Pen & Ink Drawing
Author Bio
A Detroit-based industrial electronics engineer, Frank Lohan turned his lifelong interest in sketching and painting into a career teaching adult classes in art.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
1. Nostalgic Subjects
2. Subjects from Old Engravings
3. Atmospheric Effects as Subjects
4. Subjects from Photographs
5. Subjects from Life
6. Landscape Subjects
7. Your Point of Departure
Bibliography
An inspiring sourcebook for art students and hobbyists at all skill levels, this guide provides a wide variety of subjects and ideas for sketching. More than 140 of author Frank J. Lohan's own drawings illustrate a variety of topics in a half-dozen categories: nostalgic scenes, old engravings, atmospheric effects, photographs, landscapes, and life itself. Subjects range from barns and covered bridges to birches and evergreens and from desert to seaside settings.
In each section, Lohan offers an account of how, when, and why specific events, places, and people sparked his imagination. Each of his drawings includes partially finished details that illustrate how to achieve the desired visual effects.

Reprint of the Contemporary Books, Inc., Chicago, 1981 edition.
  • Price: $16.95
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Art Instruction
  • Publication Date: 22nd May 2013
  • Trim Size: 8.25 x 11 in
  • ISBN: 9780486497150
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    ART / Techniques / Pen & Ink Drawing
A Detroit-based industrial electronics engineer, Frank Lohan turned his lifelong interest in sketching and painting into a career teaching adult classes in art.
Foreword
Introduction
1. Nostalgic Subjects
2. Subjects from Old Engravings
3. Atmospheric Effects as Subjects
4. Subjects from Photographs
5. Subjects from Life
6. Landscape Subjects
7. Your Point of Departure
Bibliography