Table of Contents

• 1: The basics
• • 1: Getting started
  • 2: Aspects of drawing
  • 3: Drawing from observation and imagination
  • 4: Drawing inside and outside
  • 5: Composition
  • 6: Perspective and measuring
  • 7: Sketchbooks
  • 8: Vocabulary of colour
  • 9: Choosing a medium
• 2: Pencil
• • 1: Drawing with pencil
  • 2: Pencil and graphite
  • 3: Pencil supports
  • 4: Beginner techniques
  • • 1: Basic mark-making
    • 2: Negative space
    • 3: Hatching and cross-hatching
    • 4: Weight of line
    • 5: Showcase drawing
  • 5: Intermediate techniques
  • • 1: Linear compositions
    • 2: Contouring 3D forms
    • 3: Soft tones
    • 4: Creating depth
    • 5: Pattern and repetition
    • 6: Showcase drawing
  • 6: Advanced techniques
  • • 1: Drawing with an eraser
    • 2: Masking and stencilling
    • 3: Fur and hair
    • 4: Layering graphite
    • 5: Reflective and transparent surfaces
    • 6: Showcase drawing
• 3: Charcoal
• • 1: Drawing with charcoal
  • 2: Charcoal
  • 3: Charcoal supports
  • 4: Beginner techniques
  • • 1: Gesture drawing
    • 2: Shadow shapes
    • 3: Smudged tone
    • 4: Subtractive tone
    • 5: Judging tonal value
    • 6: Showcase drawing
  • 5: Intermediate techniques
  • • 1: Mass and volume
    • 2: Mid-tone papers
    • 3: Chiaroscuro
    • 4: Tonal compositions
    • 5: Stippling
    • 6: Showcase drawing
  • 7: Advanced techniques
  • • 1: Aerial perspective
    • 2: Layered drawing
    • 3: Portraits
    • 4: Creating atmosphere
    • 5: Combining charcoals
    • 6: Showcase drawing
• 4: Pen and Ink
• • 1: Drawing with pen and ink
  • 2: Ink pens
  • 3: Inks and other materials
  • 4: Beginner techniques
  • • 1: Making marks
    • 2: Line quality
    • 3: Line width and direction
    • 4: Hatching and cross-hatching
    • 5: Stippling
    • 6: Showcase drawing
  • 5: Intermediate techniques
  • • 1: Scribbling
    • 2: Varying density
    • 3: Adding water
    • 4: Textured papers
    • 5: Line and wash
    • 6: Showcase drawing
  • 7: Advanced techniques
  • • 1: Blending and softening
    • 2: Layering with marker pens
    • 3: Using coloured inks
    • 4: Expressive texture
    • 5: Correcting mistakes
    • 6: Showcase drawing
• 5: Coloured pencil
• • 1: Drawing with coloured pencil
  • 2: Coloured pencil
  • 3: Supports and other materials
  • 4: Beginner techniques
  • • 1: Colour theory into practice
    • 2: Mark-making for effect
    • 3: Monochrome
    • 4: Order of drawing
    • 5: Using a limited palette
    • 6: Showcase drawing
  • 5: Intermediate techniques
  • • 1: Optical mixing
    • 2: Warm and cool colours
    • 3: Complementary colours
    • 4: Coloured papers
    • 5: Surface textures
    • 6: Showcase drawing
  • 7: Advanced techniques
  • • 1: Skin tones
    • 2: Mixed media
    • 3: Water-soluble pencils
    • 4: Showcase drawing
• 6: Pastel
• • 1: Drawing with pastel
  • 2: Pastels
  • 3: Pastels and other materials
  • 4: Pastel supports
  • 5: Beginner techniques
  • • 1: Mark-making in colour 1
    • 2: Mark-making in colour 2
    • 3: Using water-soluble pastels
    • 4: Varying pressure
    • 5: Layering versus blending
    • 6: Understanding value
    • 7: Feathering
    • 8: Blocking in
    • 9: Lightening colours
    • 10: Darkening colours
    • 11: Mixing neutrals
    • 12: Mixing greens
    • 13: Showcase drawing
  • 6: Intermediate techniques
  • • 1: Paper texture
    • 2: Using coloured papers
    • 3: Complementary colours
    • 4: Layering
    • 5: Using fixative creatively
    • 6: Working with edges
    • 7: Creating aerial perspective
    • 8: Fur and hair texture
    • 9: Warm and cool colours
    • 10: Expressive effects
    • 11: Showcase drawing
  • 7: Advanced techniques
  • • 1: Scumbling
    • 2: Creating a visual focus
    • 3: Working with shadows
    • 4: Drawing people on the move
    • 5: Impressionistic buildings
    • 6: Textured surfaces
    • 7: Skin tones
    • 8: Drawing water
    • 9: Moving to abstraction
    • 10: Showcase drawing

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