With Pen & Ink: Expanded Edition

by James Hall, Jeff A. Menges (Foreword by)

Overview

Educator and artist James Hall draws upon his extensive teaching experience to demonstrate how to develop a successful approach to the use of pen and ink. His two-part treatment addresses both decorative and pictorial drawing. Starting with outlines, composing, and the use of solids and hatching, Hall progresses to the renderings for more advanced practitioners of still lifes, architecture, and figures. A great companion for beginners, this volume can help develop a casual interest into a rewarding pastime. The clear, well-illustrated directions offer a "work at your own pace" method that builds in complexity with the reader's progress.
This expanded edition updates the original publication's century-old materials list, reflecting the currently available products that best support these traditional skills. Also included are additional gallery samples, selected from the author's original list of exemplary sources, for guidance and inspiration to assist in learning from these timeless teachings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486847467
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	06/17/2020
Series:	Dover Art Instruction
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	43 MB
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Age Range:	10 - 18 Years

About the Author

Artist James Hall (1869–1917) was a well-regarded designer and educator who made significant contributions to the teaching of the arts in public schools. Hall taught in Massachusetts and New York City; this is his second and more developed book in ink work.

Table of Contents

Foreword for the Modern Reader Jeff A. Menger ix

Preface James Hall xii

Introduction, including Materials James Hall xiii

Decorative Pen Drawings

First Problem To draw in pure outline a typical leaf or other nature subject 3

Second Problem To utilize pure outline in decorative arrangements applied to initials, head and foot pieces, and book plates 7

Third Problem To draw plant forms in outline and solid black 9

Fourth Problem To apply outline and black to decorative arrangements of the types considered in the second problem 13

Fifth Problem To apply outline and black to a simple architectural subject 15

Sixth Problem To apply outline and black to a figure subject with accessories 18

Seventh Problem To make a cover design in outline and black, using a decorative floral panel with the necessary lettering 21

Eighth Problem To make a cover design in outline and black by surrounding the panel containing the necessary lettering with a border varying in width to correspond with the margins of the type page 23

Ninth Problem To draw flowers in outline, black, and middle value 27

Tenth Problem To render still life or still life with plant forms in several values 29

Eleventh Problem To render typical landscape subjects in several values 33

Twelfth Problem To render a figure subject in several values 35

Pictorial Pen Drawings

General Statement 40

Thirteenth Problem To render simple still life forms in light and shade 41

Fourteenth Problem To render still life in a free manner 46

Fifteenth Problem To render plant life pictorially 47

Sixteenth Problem Simple outdoor subjects 51

Seventeenth Problem The rendering of trees in winter and in summer 53

Eighteenth Problem The drawing of buildings 57

Nineteenth Problem The sketching of figures 61

Twentieth Problem Studies of heads 63

Twenty-First Problem Complete figure sketches 66

A Short List of Books 69

List of Illustrations Decorative Pen Drawings

1 Outlines of plant form 5

2 Initials, book plates, and panels in outline 6

3 Plant drawings in outline and black 11

4 Initials, book plates, and still life compositions in outline and black 12

5 Six renderings of an old house in outline and black 17

6 Four renderings of a figure composition in outline and black 19

7 Cover design embodying a floral panel in outline and black 20

8 Cover design embodying a floral border in outline and black 25

9 Flowers rendered in outline, black, and gray 26

10 Still life and plant form rendered in several values 31

11 Landscapes rendered in several values 32

12 Figure compositions rendered in several values 37

Pictorial Pen Drawings

13 Still life 43

14 Still life 45

15 Various plant forms 49

16 Outdoor subjects 50

17 Trees 55

18 Buildings 59

19 A page of small figure sketches 60

20 Typical heads 65

21 A young woman 67

22 An old lady 68

New Gallery of Illustrations (following page 70, see additional source material on pages 69-70)

23 "Summer Morning," F. H. Ball, from Pen, Pencil, and Chalk 71

24 "The Pirate," Monro Orr, from Pen, Pencil, and Chalk 72

25 "Love, Youth, and Death," A. Garth Jones, from Modern Pen Drawings 73

26 "The Vision of St. Agatha," Harold Nelson, from Modern Pen Drawings 74

27 "Grass Cutting," Lucy Kemp-Welch, from Modern Pen Drawings 75

28 "Rustum and the Simoorg," Patten Wilson, from Modern Pen Drawings 76

29 "Are not you he …," Arthur Rackham, from A Midsummer-Night's Dream 77

30 "Portrait of Moffat P. Lindner," Fred Pegram, from Pen Drawing and Pen Droughtsmen 78

31 Illustration for Quevedo's Pablo de Ségovie, Daniel Vierge, from Pen Drawing and Pen Draughtsmen 79

32 "The Modest Rose Puts Forth a Thorn," Louis Fairfax-Muckley, from Pen Drawing and Pen Draughtsmen 80