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Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, Published 1987. Paperback, vii, 152 pp.; 21 x 27 cm (oblong); second printing; illustrated with black-and-white ink sketches and eight pages of color.
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In Very Good condition. Glossy illustrated paper covers (Venice street scene in India ink and watercolor by the author); light bumping, increasing to edges and corners, and mild shelf wear. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Introduction to sketching with fountain pens and fine-line markers, written and designed for architects, designers and artists by Paul Laseau, Professor of Architecture at Ball State University, formerly with Marcel Breuer in New York, and author of Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers. Includes drawing exercises aimed at perception, concentration, dexterity, speed and precision, and covers ink line combined with brushed ink, ink wash, color pencil, color marker and watercolor. Illustrated throughout with the author's own location sketches, each captioned with place, medium, size and drawing time, from Paris, Venice, Victoria (British Columbia), English villages, Louisiana plantations, New Orleans, Alabama and the Chateau d'Amboise. Contents: Preface; Introduction; Equipment; Learning to See; Building a Sketch; Tone; Detail, Texture, Pattern; Sketch-Building Examples; Ink-line Techniques; Drawing Conventions; Mixed Media; Color; That Extra Ingredient; Demonstrations: Studies; Demonstrations: Drawings; Bibliography; Index.