Richly illustrated and containing dozens of simple exercises, Pen & Ink Techniques is a reader-friendly guide to a timeless medium, covering everything from basic tools and materials to the production of advanced effects.

Author Frank Lohan presents dozens of exercises for beginning, intermediate, and advanced artists. His topics range from the creation of hatching, tones, and stippling to dealing with the problems that can arise when adding texture, light, and shade.

Tips and techniques are enhanced by an extensive reference section featuring examples of landscapes, trees, foliage, flowers, faces, animals, and a wealth of other subjects. Lohan also includes helpful tips for copying, reducing, and enlarging sketches; instructions for easy matting; and guidelines for reproducing sketches on greeting cards and notepaper — making Pen & Ink Techniques a truly comprehensive guide.

Back in print by popular demand, this book is a reprint of the classic 1978 Contemporary Books edition.

Author — Frank J. Lohan.

Paperback. 112 pages. 8¼" × 11" (21 cm × 28 cm).