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| Rendering in Pen and Ink: The Classic Book on Pen and Ink Techniques for Artists, Illustrators, Architects, and Designers (Practical Art Books) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Arthur L. Guptill, Susan E. Meyer
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (22 reviews)
Sales Rank: 84370
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 60 Anv
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0823045293
Dewey Decimal Number: 720.28
EAN: 9780823045297
ASIN: 0823045293
Publication Date: August 1, 1997
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Product Description
The 60th Anniversary Edition of a classic in the field of art instruction contains complete, profusely illustrated information on the tools and techniques of ink drawing.
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You'll want to keep this one! December 10, 2008
If I didn't have any other book on pen and ink, I'd have this one! It is packed with information and examples of different uses and techniques. It has so many ideas for the many kinds of styles of pen and ink that I would have to say it's a keeper! I think it is the most complete book on the subject of pen and ink. If you are serious about pen and ink, you'll want this book in your collection.
Best pen and ink book available on the market today. November 26, 2008
I teach at the local art league. I reference this book to all my students and recommend that they buy it. There isn't a better book on the market today. Pen and ink goes back a long way in history and the older techniques still hold true for those individuals wanting to learn to draw in pen and ink today. I highly recommend the book.
Scott L. Hendrie
scottlhendrie.com
 Not much has changed since 1930 April 24, 2008
Ink and pen was pretty much perfected around the turn of the century and the benefit of that expertise is captured quite well in this book. You still get the best and most expressive lines from a steel pen. This seems like a perfect book for a beginner or an experienced artist interested in all the nuances of the pen.
My only real issue with the book is it seems to be focused heavily on architectural themes and technical issues and less on art. So I give it 4 stars.
The Bible; 'Nuff Said March 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the Bible.
That's the long and short of it. To my knowledge, there is no other tutorial that is as complete and exhaustive as this 60 year old text on the then prominent art of pen and ink drawing. Arthur Guptill begins with a detailed exploration of the nature of pen and ink rendering as well as its limitations. Pen and ink is never intended to create photographic representations of the subject and so any comparison between the photograph and the ink rendering is fallacious. He then goes on to explain how the results of pen and ink are achieved. Some of the material will be superfluous to the artist who uses the Rapidograph pen because it illustrates the different techniques that are specific to the various flexibilities of the dip-pen nibs and how varying the pressure can produce different line effects. These techniques are the reasons I prefer the flex-tip nibs over the modern technical pen. (Or it could be that I'm just and old fashioned cuss.) Guptill stresses the importance of practicing pen-strokes much as a pianist must practice scales. Neither the instruments nor the lack of skill in the basic techniques should stand in the way of the artist in the midst of creating the picture. Practicing strokes is the surest way to freedom of expression when it counts most.
Many methods of producing grey scale with the pen and one value of black ink are also presented exhaustively. When this book was written, newspapers relied less on photographs and more on the pen primarily because printing techniques had not been developed that could inexpensively reproduce on newsprint the subtle shading of a photograph. Only the most important stories warranted a print photo. Artists had to rely on pen techniques to suggest them. That, more than any other thing, makes this text invaluable, for even though we have mastered the art of photographic printing, yet there is a charm to the pen and ink rendering that will never be replaced. It is good to have a ready reference to how these effects are achieved.
Also valuable are the principles of composition, light, shade and texture that are common to most art texts, but here these are presented with the specific ways they are achieved in monochrome ink and various pens. And, there are ample illustrations of works by the greatest illustrators of the time, showing how each one achieved results. Copying these artists is probably the most valuable experience an artists can get from a book.
Much of the work, in fact, the majority, is in the area of architectural rendering, and it seems that architects may be the ones who will get the most use of this textbook, but illustrators are well represented too, and the techniques are the same for both.
I have found this book essential in my own illustration work and recommend it highly to anyone in the graphic arts.
 Good, but ... November 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book to learn pen drawings but as this tome was written several years ago, it talks about a different set of instruments, principally a quill/or quill type pen. The uniqueness of this pen is that the width of the line varies with the pressure you put. These pens are now available only in specialty art stores. If you are planning to use the technical pen (available in a number of gages) a better and more apt alternative is The Technical Pen.
This book however, still rates 3 stars from me because of the depth of material. Some of the illustrations are very, well illustrative :) and the overall coverage of material is comprehensive.
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