In preparing this volume we have presupposed that our readers would be, in the main, students of art or architecture or some allied subject, on the one hand, and architects or draftsmen, artists and art teachers on the other. We have endeavored to offer suggestions of value to all these classes of individuals and to do so it is plainly necessary to include much that is too elementary for the experienced man and much that is a bit too advanced for the novice. Therefore let the former omit or hurry over the rudimentary portions and the latter seek advice from his teacher as to the parts best suited to his state of progress. For the beginner needs a teacher and no book or books can take the place of personal instruction,—in fact, a book of this sort can do little but offer general instructions and suggestions, a bit of knowledge and a little inspiration; —if the reader gains a few thoughts that are new or has ideas which were partly forgotten brought back to him or is made to see familiar things from an enlarged viewpoint, this work will have served a useful purpose.
[...]... aid him in his selection he is usually safe in securing the standard drawing pencils and papers and the like which are carried in stock by reliable dealers in artists’ supplies After a time he will develop a liking for certain kinds for certain purposes and will eventually choose without hesitation the pencil and paper best suited to the subject to be drawn and the sort of drawing to be made And whether... by someone else Then there are others connected with the architectural profession besides the architect and his draftsmen and designers who find a knowledge of sketching of value, for engineers and construction superintendents can often explain to others or make clear in their own minds certain obscure points in construction by means of quick sketches And just as the architect and his assistants find... of work in which the pencil plays a leading or a most conspicuous part, there are many drawings in which it serves a less prominent but by no means less important one, for it is employed with great frequency in the preparation of drawings to be completed in other mediums;—pen drawings, for example, are almost invariably blocked out in pencil before any ink is applied, while its use is not infrequent... render in the presentation of form and of color and of materials New York City HOWARD GREENLEY Table of Contents Title Page Dedication Copyright Page PREFACE Table of Figures FOREWORD DRAWING AND S KETCHING IN PENCIL - PART I CHAPTER I - FIRST CONSIDERATIONS Chapter II - THE ESSENTIAL EQUIPM ENT Chapter III - OBJECT DRAWING IN OUTLINE Chapter IV - OBJECT DRAWING IN LIGHT AND SHADE Chapter V - FREE-HAND... work in all other mediums—drawings done in fine line train one for penand-ink, broad line shading being more like charcoal or crayon or brush work helps one in the use of these mediums, while pencil shading in mass or full tone prepares one directly for painting in wash or color With these various facts before us, it is not difficult to see that the pencil is an instrument which no artist or art student... gloss or shine if too much is applied A French fixatif made for spraying pastels has the advantage of being more transparent and of causing less shine, but is quite expensive Sandpaper Block—A scratch pad of sandpaper is essential as an aid in pointing the pencils These are sold in a convenient form with handles so attached as to make their use possible without soiling the hands A sheet of fine sandpaper... sheet of paper and pencils pointed ready for his hand without an itching to commence, a desire to seize a pencil and be at it, for there is something about such materials to lure one on—to urge one to do his best In fact the appeal of all such things is so strong that the beginner is almost sure, unless guided by his instructor, to buy too great a variety and quantity of materials and is inclined to attach... pencil perhaps offers him more assistance in learning architecture and in advancing in this profession than does any other one thing For it is natural that the draftsman who gains proficiency in the use of an instrument so frequently employed by the architect stands in line for promotion, especially if he is able to do all the free-hand work which the average draftsman is so often unqualified to handle... guide the student step -by- step through the work, explaining each part with the greatest care When arrangements were made in 1920 to prepare a serial article on the subject of Sketching and Rendering in Pencil for Pencil Points” it obviously became necessary to approach the whole subject from the standpoint of the architect and the architectural draftsman and student, so arranging the facts presented... KINNEY FOR HIS ETCHING “PROVOQUANTE” DRAWING AND SKETCHING IN PENCIL PART I CHAPTER I FIRST CONSIDERATIONS UNDOUBTEDLY the ready availability and low cost of the pencil and materials needed for use in conjunction with it are partly responsible for its popularity among artists, while the ease with which it can be carried from place to place and prepared and kept in condition for work are in its favor, also . Press, Inc., New York, 1922. Library of Congress Cataloging -in- Publication Data Guptill, Arthur Leighton, 189 1-1 956. [Sketching and rendering in pencil] Drawing and sketching in pencil / Arthur L. . Arthur L. Guptill; with a preface by Howard Greenley. p. cm. Originally published: Sketching and rendering in pencil. New York: Pencil Points Press, 1922. 9780486136486 ISBN-10: 0-4 8 6-4 604 8-7 (pbk.) 1 IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Bibliographical Note This Dover edition, first published in 2007, is an unabridged republication of Sketching and Rendering in Pencil, published by The Pencil Points