Explains the materials, techniques, metholds, and historical aspects of drawing with charcoal, crayon, and chalk.

"Beginner Art Guides instruct in the fundamentals of art, then present a series of projects for the student to master. Projects are presented in order of difficulty, and are supplemented with practical suggestions, ideas for color experiments, and techniques for creating special effects. The final page of each book presents a capsule biography of a famous artist whose work offers classic examples of the title's central subject. This volume summarizes basic art principles for art students and ambitious amateurs, and then presents several dry-medium projects for them to complete. This title presents a brief, enlightening illustrated discussion of James Ensor (1860-1949), a Belgian artist particularly noted for his work in charcoal, chalk, and sanguine."--Publisher's website.

Excerpt from Drawing in Charcoal and Crayon: For the Use of Students and Schools There are two methods of working in charcoal - one, in which the charcoal point is used alone, the shading being put in with lines which are not blended, no stump, or rubbing together of any kind being allowed. This style Of drawing is principally used in illustrating, as it is more easily reproduced than those in which the stump is used. Full details of working in this manner will be given later. The other method is that in which the charcoal is blended with a stump, no lines being visible in the modeling. This manner of drawing is that most generally employed in art schools, and is susceptible of higher finish than the other. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Hardcover reprint of the original circa 1885 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9"". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Fowler, Frank. Drawings In Charcoal And Crayon For The Use Of Students And Schools. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Fowler, Frank. Drawings In Charcoal And Crayon For The Use Of Students And Schools, . New York, Cassell, circa 1885. Subject: Charcoal Drawing

In an age of rushing around, dominated by technology and utilitarianism, taking up paper and pencil (or charcoal, sanguine, chalk...) and starting to draw seems of little purpose. Who has time for such things? Yet the growing interest in learning art techniques makes one think that there is something in the activity that lives on as time progresses and is part and parcel of our very nature. Setting lines down on plane surfaces is an instinctive gesture which hundreds of generations have gone on repeating. It is an action so typical of humankind that, with no pencil at hand, we draw on the sand with a stick. Book jacket.