{"product_id":"9780486145785","title":"Pencil, Ink and Charcoal Drawing","description":"This original compilation gathers together four of Charles X. Carlson's finest art instruction books and presents them in one comprehensive volume. A well-known artist, author, and teacher, Carlson offers clear, uncomplicated methods of drawing for aspiring artists at every level. Chock-full of step-by-step illustrations, this compendium expertly covers the fundamentals of drawing figures, portraits, still-lifes, and landscapes for a wide variety of mediums. An all-in-one guide for art students, it includes: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSimplified Ink, Pen and Brush Drawing\u003c\/i\u003e opens the door to a number of drawing techniques, including spattering, stippling, cross-hatching, accented strokes, and the use of chalk and crayon. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSimplified Drawing\u003c\/i\u003e teaches artists the ABCs of free-hand drawing and features the basic principles of an object's construction using the easy \"block method.\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Simplified Essentials of Charcoal Drawing\u003c\/i\u003e discusses charcoal materials and how to use them, and includes various techniques of charcoal drawing with application to cast, life, and outdoor sketching. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSimplified Pencil Drawing\u003c\/i\u003e presents the various methods of pencil drawing, step by step, while building students' knowledge of the subject and encouraging them to develop their own individual pencil techniques. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119921053936,"sku":"9780486145785","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486145785_p0.jpg?v=1763708344","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486145785","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}