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Pennell, Ioseph

 
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Sinopsis

Master the art of pen drawing with a practical guide to its technique, reproduction, and the craft behind line.

This book argues for a clear, technique‑centered approach to pen drawing, viewing it as a distinct and valuable art. It surveys the field’s history, explains how pen work relates to other print processes, and explains how modern reproduction shapes what we see. The author selects the best work from many schools to show a wide range of methods, while pointing out the strengths and limitations of each approach.

  • Clear explanations of what makes pen drawing work, from tool use to line control
  • Discussion of how pen drawings have been reproduced for print and publication
  • Illustrations and comparisons that place pen drawing in a broader printmaking context
  • Insights into the aims, objects, and limits of the art through time
Ideal for readers of art history, illustration, and printmaking who want a grounded, practical understanding of pen drawing and its place in both past and present practice.

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Excerpt from Pen Drawing and Pen Draughtsmen: Their Work and Their Methods; A Study of the Art Today With Technical Suggestions

With a certain class of writers on art I am not concerned, since to them eloquent writing is of more importance than honest criticism, and their ignorance of the technique of any art is only equalled by their ability to write of it.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Pen Drawing and Pen Draughtsmen: Their Work and Their Methods; A Study of the Art Today With Technical Suggestions

There are endless series of art books - and endless school of art, endless lecturers on art and art criticism. But so far as I know there are no series of books on the Graphic Arts, written or edited, by graphic artists. This series is intended to be a survey of the best work in the past - the work that is admitted to be worth studying - and a definite statement as to the best methods of making drawings, prints and engravings, written in every case by those who have passed their lives in making them.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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