Crosshatching in Pen & Ink: The Complete Practical Guide - Softcover

Lamm, August

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781578591 ISBN 13: 9781781578599

Publisher: Ilex Press, 2022

Synopsis

The essential guide to this unique and fascinating art practice, by acclaimed artist August Lamm.

About this title

About the Author

August Lamm has built a full-time career teaching workshops and online classes in crosshatching. She has a degree in art history and has worked as an art handler, art writer, and art podcaster. August shares her work online with her enthusiastic, 166,000-strong audience on Instagram.

From the Back Cover

Learn the unique art of crosshatching and create stunning works of art with expert guidance from August Lamm.

How to Crosshatch in Pen & Ink begins with a potted history of the artform, and elucidates exactly what crosshatching entails, and where it came from. After a helpful exploration of the materials and media that a crosshatcher may need, there then begins a practical guide to the very basics of crosshatching, approaching concepts such as how to look accurately, and how to depict light, shape, and shadow.

Once readers have the essentials under their belt, there are more complicated subjects such as anatomy, portraiture and still lifes to tackle. For each topic, August uses a combination of fine art examples, illustrations and step-by-step tutorials to take the reader through the fascinating and accessible process of crosshatching, from perception to execution.

This is the essential, comprehensive guide to this fascinating artform, and will appeal to complete beginners alongside long-time aficionados of the practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ilex Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1781578591
• ISBN 13: 9781781578599
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176