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Role of Pencil and Pen in Drawing

From “Adding Pen to Pencil and Wash¨ in Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner

[…] your pencil drawing is used as a safety net, rather than for values. Pen offers both contour and value.

Pens are most useful for drawings that have (Garcia 2003, 85):

From “Adding Pen to Pencil and Wash¨ in Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner

[…] boldly defined, detailed objects with clear edges and segments, as opposed to a simple, rounded object […].

contour_drawing contour_line contour_lines tonal_value tonal_values pen pens edge segment

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bibliography

• Capp, Robbie, ed. “Adding Pen to Pencil and Wash.” In Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner, 85. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2003.